by Shannon Popkin | Mar 23, 2016 | Fear, Uncategorized
I’m writing at the True Woman Blog today. During parent-teacher conferences, I sat across the table from a very frustrated, concerned grandmother. Back then, I was sitting on the teacher’s side of the table, and I’m sure I looked rather young and...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 21, 2016 | Suffering
If there’s one thing I know about you, it’s this: your life will include suffering. Perhaps your suffering is public. You’ve lost a loved one, or been in an accident. Or maybe you suffer in silence. Perhaps it wouldn’t be right to talk openly...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Years ago, whenever we were having company, I would try to clean the whole house at once. And I do mean whole. I wouldn’t just vacuum and dust and scrub and scour. I would also organize the cupboards under the sinks and re-stack the clothes in the closets so...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 2, 2016 | Parenting, Uncategorized
By: Shannon Popkin, published on the True Woman blog: “Sit down so I can comb your hair.” “Don’t touch the pretties.” “Stay in your bed till Mommy comes to get you.” These are things I said repeatedly to my children when they...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 1, 2016 | Beliefs, Uncategorized
There are two types of people in this world: Those who think it’s perfectly normal for family members who are incapable of using a toilet to claim the front yard as their bathroom. And… those who don’t think it’s normal. I fit into the first...