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Sarah Palin defends family over 'Rumble in the Tundra' fracas - and says liberal media to blame.
They’re calling it the Rumble in the Tundra. Two weeks ago the Palins, Alaska’s former first family, waded into a brawl at a party in Anchorage. Now, self-described “Mama Grizzly Bear” Sarah Palin has referred to the incident on Facebook, writing that she is “proud” of her eldest daughter Bristol, who is said to have punched the party’s host in the ( Read more... ) -
Desperate Hunt for Day Care in Japan
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Published: February 26, 2013
TOKYO - Ayaka Okumura was barely pregnant when she began fretting over how she would hold on to the management job that would have been out of reach just a generation ago, when Japanese women were often relegated to dead-end “office lady” jobs pouring tea and greeting guests ( Read more... ) -
crib sheet for those fun mealtime "discussions"
A holiday guide to arguing with your right-wing relatives
Explaining voter fraud, Benghazi and the fiscal cliff to Fox-watching family members
BY ALEX PAREENETOPICS: 2012 ELECTIONS, BENGHAZI ATTACK, POLITICS, THANKSGIVING, POLITICS NEWS ( Read more... ) -
My So-Called Ex-Gay Life
A deep look at the fringe movement that just lost its only shred of scientific support.
TW: Mentions of suicide, severe depression, and abuse.
Early in my freshman year of high school, I came home to find my mom sitting on her bed, crying. She had snooped through my e-mail and discovered a message in which I confessed to having a crush on a male ( Read more... ) -
GLBT story reminds us that many are bullied by their own family.
This story struck me as a reminder of how many GLBT people are oppressed in ways we can't even imagine. From the very moment they realize they're different, they're told to shut themselves down by the people closest to them- by their own 'support' groups. Stories like this exist in the milllions, yet people still survive and thrive to come out, ( Read more... )
