Flashpop / Getty Lately I, and just about everyone I know, have been on edge, emotionally raw, and feel ready to snap if anyone says the wrong thing. It’s been there for a while thanks to Trump, but since the hate crime on the MAX train, this feeling has really ramped up. What can we […]
Nate Bagley
Posted inElection 2016
Opinion: Privilege, Malheur, and Writing in Teressa for Sheriff
Facebook I found myself in a coffee shop in downtown Portland last Monday night, just a few blocks away from the county jail and federal court house. I was there to hear Teressa Raiford, a Black Lives Matter activist and leader of Don’t Shoot PDX, announce her bid as a write-in candidate for the position […]
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Embracing the Worst Holiday Ever
Holidays can be complex for a plethora of reasons. You may have built up expectations in your head that would make Clark Griswold jealous. Or maybe you’re already stressed about your holiday budget or the emotional cost that could continue deep into 2016. It’s the time of year when we become acutely aware of recent […]
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Ask the Parent!
What’s the proper response to unwanted/unhelpful advice on how to raise your child? Recently, a stranger loudly chastised me in the store after my son slipped off a shopping cart. Then my mom-in-law (a real Bible pounder) said my 13-year-old daughter’s shorts and tank tops were “sexually inappropriate.” These buttinskies drive me crazy and ruin […]
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Build A Better Parent
“Temper Temper”
It happens to all parents: From time to time we lose our shit. Whether we’re trying to get our kids out the door so we won’t be late for work again, or attempting to get ’em to bed so we can get some self-care time—we huff and puff, raise our voices, slam doors, and say […]