Humanist Thought of the Week

I’m not perfect

I am a mom. I teach other moms how to parent better. 

I know this stuff and I still lose my cool with my kid sometimes.

For instance: if I am tired, cranky or didn’t get much sleep and I’ve been dealing with a kid who chose today to be oppositional, well, I lose my cool.

Every parent I know has stories of losing it.  And every parent I know feels like a failure when that happens.

On the plus side – we care enough to get it right.

And to me, that’s what matters.  

Not just with parenting, but with life.

I am going to fail sometimes.  And that’s ok.

As long as I pick myself up and learn how to avoid making the same mistakes in the future.

Disappointment Haunted All My Dreams

How can we best deal with disappointment in our lives? 

How can we get over not getting our way or having things go our way?

I’ve had a lot of experience in this is the past few years.

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Sneeze Responses

This is a question I get a lot.  What should I say when someone sneezes that isn’t – bless you.

And this is an issue for Humanists because we feel like hypocrites blessing someone when we don’t believe in the magical powers of blessings.

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Sneeze Responses

This is a question I get a lot.  What should I say when someone sneezes that isn’t – bless you.

And this is an issue for Humanists because we feel like hypocrites blessing someone when we don’t believe in the magical powers of blessings.

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There are no blacks on Big Bang Theory

I am a geek and I am a fan of Big Bang Theory. No surprises there.

As I was driving the other day – I started to think about geek black role models.  

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