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Obsessive writer, "Mimi" of seven, and darned good whole-foods cook. I enjoy coupling my interest in child-nurturing and mental health with politics. In a former life, I was a newspaper journalist and remedial reading teacher.
Miller's need for retribution is similar to what happened to Frank Abagnale Jr., the fraudster whose story is told in his autobiography and the movie "Catch Me if You Can." Both men had fathers who lost their standing in the the world due to financial problems. Their sons took the loss personally.
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Miller's need for retribution is similar to what happened to Frank Abagnale Jr., the fraudster whose story is told in his autobiography and the movie "Catch Me if You Can." Both men had fathers who lost their standing in the the world due to financial problems. Their sons took the loss personally.
I see this as deliberate retribution. Because no one can be that incompetent.
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I see this as deliberate retribution. Because no one can be that incompetent.
He's got Worm Tongue breathing poison in his ear.
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 AM
He's got Worm Tongue breathing poison in his ear.
How was your day, Daddy?
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM
How was your day, Daddy?
Who is running the show inside the Whipple Building? A private corporation, ICE or ? Money is at the root of the rot.
February 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Who is running the show inside the Whipple Building? A private corporation, ICE or ? Money is at the root of the rot.
Silence is complicity.
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Silence is complicity.
Love "Empathy as a weapon." Dr. Allan Schore of UCLA is an authority on right-brain development in infants - the social emotional brain, where empathy begins. Check out his Norway lectures on YouTube. I just posted a link to a blog article of mine on this topic. familyfieldguide.com/2015/07/26/t...
The Hands That Stopped Rocking the Cradle: Or the Very Bad Parenting Advice of Two Dead White Men | Family Field Guide | Stumbling Through Family Life One Day At A Time
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February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Love "Empathy as a weapon." Dr. Allan Schore of UCLA is an authority on right-brain development in infants - the social emotional brain, where empathy begins. Check out his Norway lectures on YouTube. I just posted a link to a blog article of mine on this topic. familyfieldguide.com/2015/07/26/t...
No offense intended. It was really his superciliousness and self-righteousness, that I wanted to point out. I should be more precise.
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
No offense intended. It was really his superciliousness and self-righteousness, that I wanted to point out. I should be more precise.
My comment was intended to be satirical. At any rate, Johnson isn't Catholic - a correction I made to subsequent commenters.
February 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My comment was intended to be satirical. At any rate, Johnson isn't Catholic - a correction I made to subsequent commenters.
Creating a society that values empathy instead of violence starts in infancy. Letting babies cry unnecessarily... "changes the nervous system so babies are overly sensitive to future trauma.” Michael L. Commons, Harvard Medical School’s Dept. of Psychiatry familyfieldguide.com/2015/07/26/t...
The Hands That Stopped Rocking the Cradle: Or the Very Bad Parenting Advice of Two Dead White Men | Family Field Guide | Stumbling Through Family Life One Day At A Time
familyfieldguide.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Creating a society that values empathy instead of violence starts in infancy. Letting babies cry unnecessarily... "changes the nervous system so babies are overly sensitive to future trauma.” Michael L. Commons, Harvard Medical School’s Dept. of Psychiatry familyfieldguide.com/2015/07/26/t...
Waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Waste, fraud, and abuse.
I previously posted that I stand corrected. Johnson does not profess to be Catholic.
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I previously posted that I stand corrected. Johnson does not profess to be Catholic.
I stand corrected: I must have been thinking of JD Vance. According to an interview in www.deseret.com, "Johnson is currently a member of the Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Baptist Message..." www.deseret.com/2023/10/30/2...
The controversy over Mike Johnson’s Christian faith
Before entering Congress, Johnson worked as a lawyer on religious liberty issues for Alliance Defending Freedom
www.deseret.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I stand corrected: I must have been thinking of JD Vance. According to an interview in www.deseret.com, "Johnson is currently a member of the Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Baptist Message..." www.deseret.com/2023/10/30/2...
I stand corrected. He has long been a member of Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana. Whatever his religion, he's a modern pharisee.
February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I stand corrected. He has long been a member of Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana. Whatever his religion, he's a modern pharisee.
I wonder if he had life insurance.
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I wonder if he had life insurance.
Unsure of your meaning. Please continue.
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Unsure of your meaning. Please continue.
What if there had been ten "watcher" cars following the agents? Would they have had 100 more agents show up? ICE's mere presence is a threat to everyone.
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
What if there had been ten "watcher" cars following the agents? Would they have had 100 more agents show up? ICE's mere presence is a threat to everyone.
Is America great yet?
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Is America great yet?
Getting out in front of anything requires preparation, whether it's a math test, having a baby, or an election. It takes a willingness to swap complacency for focus, and letting in that crack of light.
"Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet."
"Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet."
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Getting out in front of anything requires preparation, whether it's a math test, having a baby, or an election. It takes a willingness to swap complacency for focus, and letting in that crack of light.
"Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet."
"Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet."
I can't imagine the process of filing an auto insurance claim against ICE. We were hit by a Safeway semi-truck's tire tread on I-25. Our insurance company couldn't figure out how to get back our deductible from the company, because the driver was a contractor. My husband did the research himself.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I can't imagine the process of filing an auto insurance claim against ICE. We were hit by a Safeway semi-truck's tire tread on I-25. Our insurance company couldn't figure out how to get back our deductible from the company, because the driver was a contractor. My husband did the research himself.
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In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed search of Georgia election office, arrest of Don Lemon, and the latest in Minnesota. You can listen here. Plus, our favorite protest songs.
www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 PM
In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed search of Georgia election office, arrest of Don Lemon, and the latest in Minnesota. You can listen here. Plus, our favorite protest songs.
www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
In Colorado, Grand Junction HS athletes "across multiple sports" were not allowed to compete on Saturday because they participated in Friday's walkout, which was part of the nation-wide walkout protesting ICE violence against immigrants and citizens alike. Why don't we just stop teaching US history?
February 3, 2026 at 1:34 AM
In Colorado, Grand Junction HS athletes "across multiple sports" were not allowed to compete on Saturday because they participated in Friday's walkout, which was part of the nation-wide walkout protesting ICE violence against immigrants and citizens alike. Why don't we just stop teaching US history?
He hasn't got the huevos to admit wrongdoing. He's a weak, sick man.
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
He hasn't got the huevos to admit wrongdoing. He's a weak, sick man.