Family and Culture Stuff

Maybe Y'all Really Do Need Jesus

Without religion enforcing the bonds of marriage and family, it's much easier to drop off into solitude.

Dec 3 •

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Today's Experts are Wrong Too

From parenting to nutrition to psychology, we've apparently been "lied to" until now. How can I trust that today's experts aren't lying too?

Dec 1 •

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Most Marriages are Pretty Good

Young people are hearing the worst things about marriage online--and most of them aren't true.

Nov 19 •

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2000s Beauty Standards Weren't the Low Point

The body positivity movement did not end the unrealistic body standards of the 2000s--it's worse now.

Nov 18 •

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I Gentle Parent Because I'm Scared of My Kids Hating Me

At least I admit it!

Nov 17 •

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HR is the Mean Mommy of the Workplace

It's easy to hate the HR lady--for the same reasons it's easy to hate "wine moms" and "Karens."

Nov 13 •

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Don't Prove the Anti-Feminization People Right

If they're saying women are too easily offended and prone to silencing dissent, let's not dig ourselves in a hole immediately.

Nov 10 •

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Don't Get Sucked Into The Thoughtful Gesture Industrial Complex

From elaborate birthday parties to boo baskets, nobody is holding you to a high expectation except Instagram.

Nov 6 •

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Before 6-7, There Was "Sloosh"

Parents and educators can't figure out why kids keep saying 6-7. That's what they said about Sloosh in 1998.

Nov 3 •

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Temporarily Embarrassed High School Bullies

Your bullying isn't a necessary evil--you're just evil, and need a convenient target.

Oct 29 •

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I'm a Food Capitalist. My Husband is a Food Communist.

Or, why "family style" restaurants are causing drama in my marriage.

Oct 28 •

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The Loneliness Epidemic is Our Revealed Preference

We're all trying to find the guy who did this.

Oct 27 •

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