Archive - Everyday Activism

On not talking to my kids about Uvalde

...what do you do when your country is waging a war on kids?

May 26, 2022 •

Not all white moms?

Avoiding Twitter and struggling through what the Buffalo shooting means for raising white sons

May 19, 2022 •

April 2022

When tragedy strikes close to home

Talking about the subway shooting with our kids

Apr 14, 2022 •

It's a big f**ing deal!

Getting your kids to celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's place on the court without essentializing

Apr 7, 2022 •

March 2022

"It's just TV, Mom!"

How to politically complicate kid's media without ruining their lives.

Mar 31, 2022 •

How do we talk about Ukraine? Also we moved to Brooklyn, got COVID...

...and how is it already March??

Mar 10, 2022 •

December 2021

I am Alma, strong and brave

The energy we all need for 2022

Dec 23, 2021 •

Going down rabbit holes...

Language politics, redlining, and a lil' abortion talk

Dec 3, 2021 •

November 2021

Where I rant about Thanksgiving for a few paragraphs

Nov 19, 2021 •

Thomas Jefferson, proud mama moments, and what no one will publish about parenting

Nov 11, 2021 •

October 2021

Y'all, her name is Ada.

Read this one instead.

Oct 28, 2021 •

Ada! Zoey! Vampires! Halloween!

Oct 28, 2021 •

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