by Shannon Popkin | Dec 23, 2013 | Family, Gifts, Holidays, Roles, Women
When Lindsay was five, I took her shopping and let her choose a Christmas gift for each family member. For Mamaw (my mom), she chose a figurine of a little girl. You can imagine how lovely it was, since it was from the Dollar Store.Mom, of course, gave Lindsay a big...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 26, 2013 | Control Girl, Holidays, Women
Holidays have a way of bringing the ‘Control’ out in the ‘Girl’. It’s because we have visions of–not sugarplums–but Pinterest images, dancing in our heads. With each heightened expectation comes something new to control. But here’s the thing about Control...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 2, 2013 | Fear, Goals, Parenting, Women
I once overheard a 20-something girl at the gym say that she would never have a baby. When I glanced up, she was making this horrible face, telling the guy beside her, “I would never do that to my body.”Now, she did have a nicely sculpted body–the...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 14, 2013 | Holidays, Love, Marriage, Women
I asked a friend yesterday what she was planning for Valentine’s Day (I was fishing for ideas to steal), and she said (in essence), “Are you nuts? I don’t do Valentine’s Day.” I had just come from another gathering of friends, and they...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 28, 2013 | Communication, Differences, Marriage, Roles, Women
We Control Girls have this tactic called persistence. The more we bring something up, the closer we get to the tipping point–where our husbands abdicate their preferences to keep their sanity. I used this tactic on Ken by initiating regular...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 22, 2013 | Compassion, Rescue, Sin, Women
by: Heidi VriesmanI’m quickly approaching the second trimester of my pregnancy and have really enjoyed getting the babycenter.com updates in my inbox. The kids and I read them together and watch the video about how our baby is developing.The most recent...