by Shannon Popkin | Feb 29, 2020 | Young Control Girl
I was twenty years old, single, and getting ready for a date. (If that sentence makes no sense to you, it’s because this story took place about three decades ago—back when people who weren’t dating went on dates. Weird, I know.) Our house didn’t have air...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 20, 2020 | Control Girl, Young Control Girl
Back in my teens and twenties, if you had asked, “Do you have control issues?” I would have given you a sweet, but dismissive, smile. Me? Controlling? It never crossed my mind. I knew, of course, that there were manipulative, pushy, demanding women in the world who...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 1, 2019 | Control Girl, Uncategorized
I used to get so mad when I would find wrappers shoved under beds and socks shoved between couch cushions. It was evidence that, not only had my kids disobeyed (“Throw away your wrappers!” and “Put your clothes in the hamper!” were instructions...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 13, 2019 | Control Girl
To my married friends: I offer these suggestions based on my vast experience as a Control Girl wife over the past 25 Valentine’s Days, spent with my husband Ken. Here are 5 Easy Ways to Ruin Valentine’s Day. Or not. It’s your choice. 1. Create a...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 5, 2018 | Control Girl
I watched a little toddler lay completely face-down on at the end of my driveway the other day. His mom, who was holding the dog’s leash and pushing his stroller, stopped and waited, trying to coax him to get up and walk, but he wasn’t having it. She...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 26, 2018 | Control Girl
This post originally appeared on ReviveOurHearts.com, where I serve as one of the bloggers. She left the Church and came out as a lesbian, all at age nineteen. I didn’t meet Rachel Gleason until years after this point, when her poetry group performed at my son’s...