Yesterday, I had a deeply personal article featured on Good Housekeeping. I almost never generate the titles for my pieces that are published outside of this blog. This was the… Read more My Life Doesn’t Suck….Seriously! →
“Oh. My. God. You are like soooooo totally skinny. Do you like even know how skinny you are? Do you ever eat?” Growing up, that question was hurled at me… Read more 4 Words That Can Crush Any Woman’s Soul →
A Year in Review When I launched Comfortable in My Thick Skin a year ago, out-ranking Kylie Jenner’s thigh brows was not a goal I set for myself. In my wildest… Read more Kardashians, Jenners, Thigh Brows and ………Me? →
What Distinguishes Humans From Barbarians? Like the rest of the world, I’ve been watching the news since Friday in absolute horror. The universe feels upside down as we search for… Read more Resuscitating Hope →
We Interrupt Your Child’s Academic Growth to Bring Her a Morsel of Childhood Some kids dream of becoming an astronaut, a lion tamer, or a rodeo star. As a child,… Read more Children are More Than a Dot on a Graph →
On September 6th, I received a comment from a woman named Dawn via my blog. Dawn’s remarks were in reference to the page that features my memoir; Does This… Read more To The Woman Who Told Me I Was “a Self-loathing Freak of Nature Attempting to Make a Buck” →
Am I Disabled Enough to Get Special Treatment? Earlier this year, I wrote an article describing a personal challenge I faced when people illegally parked in handicap spots. The piece got picked up by Yahoo! and garnered over 600 comments. Many people expressed support of my plight, but a fair number of commenters were downright cruel. People said I wasn’t really handicapped, I was just lazy, fat, mean, and a whole host of other insults. They insinuated that I do not really need a placard and am abusing the system.… Read more Playing the Handicap Card →
Since 1921, the Miss America competition has ignited public debate. Typically though, the controversy doesn’t revolve around a contestant’s attempt to convey the positive influences nurses have on their patients.… Read more When Was the Last Time an Opera Singer Saved a Life? →
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