At 32 weeks pregnant with her daughter, my cousin’s vision suddenly began cutting out. As she stood trying to do her job as a pharmacy tech, confusion set in. She couldn’t count by fives, her ability to do simple tasks began to fade—and the pharmacist on staff believed (correctly) that she was in some kind…
This piece isn’t starting out the way that I planned. In fact, it’s about 500 words from what I had planned. But, sometimes life (or in this case, a computer with an attitude problem) doesn’t go as planned. I finally finished my 9-5 for today, finished fixing and serving dinner, and once my husband (who…
I love myself a good thin mint … or five. I agree with this disappointed cookie consumer when she says “I’m gonna sue those Girl Scouts. After 3 boxes, I’m neither thin nor minty.” True story. When I was young, my friend was in Girl Scouts and so therefore I was dying to be in…
Abortion is a Natural Offshoot of Socialism “What am I gonna do? What’ll I say??” said Tracey Lord in the film “High Society,” during the scene where she’s decided to call off her wedding. “Your father will make an announcement,” replies her mother, “Anything special you want me to say?” “Oh, thank you. No,” replies…
“The focus of ‘Last Moments,’ in part, is to help those going through this process to know they’re not alone, and that their grief should not be overlooked, nor minimized by others.” That’s a line from a Buzzfeed article highlighting the work of Ross Taylor, a photojournalist who has captured the moments of pet owners and…
I started my day out like every other. I had a million things to do today, including two projects I needed to submit to clients. It was your standard “I can’t afford to lose any time” kind of day. I’m about an hour into my workday, and the phone rings; it’s our daycare (cue the…
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece imploring my fellow Americans to—if we truly want to protect our children—do three things in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting: Stop spreading false information Seek truth Deal in reality I missed one … a big one. Care about human life no matter…
Dear Tomi, You’re a unique phenomenon. You’re a millennial who doesn’t shy away from a tough conversation because feelings might get hurt. And you’ve got a heck of a following. Millions of people hang on your every word. So that means you have an immense responsibility to get it right. No, not “right” as in…
There’s absolutely nothing, nothing as relaxing for me than to curl up with a cup of tea and a really good classic movie. One of my favorites came on the other day: “Giant.” It’s a film about Texas cattle man Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) who meets and marries a girl back east (Elizabeth Taylor), and…
You might wonder why Mommy didn’t go and march for you. You might wonder why there are no Facebook pictures of us two out there together, like so many of your future counterparts’ mommies posted.
That’s why I’m writing you this letter.
A Future Free 