by Shannon Popkin | Feb 12, 2016 | Compassion, Conflict Resolution, Control Girl, Marriage
To my married and dating friends, I offer these suggestions from my vast history as a Control Girl. Over the past twenty-five+ years, I’ve found these to be the five most effective ways to ruin Valentine’s Day. Or not. It’s really your choice. 1....
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 14, 2015 | Control Girl, Uncategorized
Hey, friends! I need your help. I’m trying to compile an “Are you a Christmas Control Girl?” Quiz, so women can rank themselves. (Here’s what I mean by “Control Girl”) But here’s my dilemma. I know the ways that I tend to be...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 5, 2015 | Control Girl, Published
A little less than a year ago, I announced to the world with great joy and exuberance that I was “expecting”–not a baby, but my first book!! My manuscript’s due date was June 15, and I already had the name picked out: Control Girl: Putting God...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 20, 2015 | Control Girl, Uncategorized
I’ve been noticing that there are two types of Control Girls. I wonder if you agree. Control Girl, Type 1 She chafes at limits. Go ahead and tell her that the principal is only available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, between 8 and 11 a.m. Tell her that the 16th floor of...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 23, 2015 | Anxiety, Uncategorized
My bedside manners aren’t very good. Especially when I’m the one in bed. Oh how I remember those nights, when out of a sound slumber, I would feel the hot breath on my cheek, then hear a little voice in the darkness say, “Mom… Mommy?...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 18, 2015 | Anxiety
Our attic is above the garage. To get there, you have to go up through an opening in the garage ceiling. To get there, you use a ladder, then climb onto the refrigerator (which we have strategically placed under the opening), then climb in. It’s kind of a...