by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 20, 2014 | for Mind
Dear friends: this post is for you. Whenever you are in a conversation (particularly one on a blog or, better yet, on a news site (where anonymity reigns and civility vanishes)) that involves an accident of some kind (particularly accidents involving children) and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 29, 2014 | for Mind
When Judging Comes Back to Bite You The circularity of those who judge the judgmental is a delicious irony that has long amused me. To be clear, yes, I'm judging those who judge the judgmental, but there is a significant difference in the judgment I'm making and that...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 4, 2013 | for Love, for Mind
See the title, above. That is currently the most common homeschooling question I get these days. (And, lest you are wondering, it's almost always from people who don't know my children, so it's not a reflection on them.) This is followed closely in frequency by,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 11, 2013 | for Love, for Mind
I have a friend I have known since elementary school. Great guy. Smart, successful, interesting. Also one of the oddest ducks you'll ever meet. Back then and now. He is married with children. His wife and kids are also odd, in just about the same ways and same ratio...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 21, 2013 | for Mind
I grew up with a math professor and married an engineer. Entered college loving math, accounting, statistics, but hating science. What I didn't realize was that I really hated was the dull, pointless science classes I was forced to take in junior high and high school....
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 6, 2013 | for Good, for Mind
[Yesterday a friend posted the image to the right on her Facebook account with the comment, “Oh, yes it does!” Ever the fiscal conservative, I responded, “No, it doesn't!” She asked me to explain my rationale. The response became unwieldy for a...
