Maybe That’s Your World but it Doesn’t Have to Be Mine

https://medium.com/@DinaHonour/maybe-thats-your-world-but-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-mine-3434fd960130 https://medium.com/@DinaHonour/maybe-thats-your-world-but-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-mine-3434fd960130 Maybe when you were six, skipping rope, a stranger showed you a part of himself you should never have seen. Maybe when you were eleven, one of the uncles who sat around your dinner table touched you in places you didn’t even know you had. Maybe when you were fourteen, Love’s Baby Soft... Continue Reading →

The Spy Who Loved Me

It's not like I didn't give my children fair warning. I mean, when they're little I went with the whole "I've got eyes in the back of my head" thing, which is in turns both true and deeply creepy. I once had my younger son pawing at my head while he straddled my shoulders. When... Continue Reading →

October 1, 2018 4

No Girls Allowed

This is a story of Sydney Ireland: Scout. Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. This is the story of Sydney Ireland, scout, who, for the past thirteen years has been working toward the highest recognition conferred in the Boy Scouts of America, the rank of Eagle Scout. Only... Continue Reading →

September 14, 2018 8

Parents are Losing The Screen Wars. I’m One of Them.

Admitting you're failing as a parent is never easy. Admitting it on social media means you're opening yourself up to unsolicited advice--some well-meaning, some not--judgement, and commentary. Despite that, I'm going to offer myself up as a sacrificial lamb. I'm going to lay myself bare on the altar of parental judgement because I know I'm... Continue Reading →