by Alica McKenna Johnson | Aug 18, 2014 | Monday Musings
I was part of a discussion on Facebook the other day about whether as a parent, you would buy contraceptives for your teens. I had to leave because some one said “No, because I believe in no sex before marriage, at least for girls—boys are another thing.” UM WTF???...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Aug 6, 2014 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
So the other day I had just finished dropping off the evil, um, precious children at camp, and the morning radio DJ asked for people to call in with the “Unmanliest jobs they had seen a man doing.” My first thought. “Fuck You. How dare you! This question is part of...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 12, 2014 | Parenting
I have waited fourteen long, trying years but finally the sweet honey taste of vengeance is mine to savor. My daughter has fallen in love with a book, The Fault In Our Stars, and she was sitting on the couch reading—totally lost to the world. Smiling, I sat down next...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Nov 25, 2013 | Alica Mckenna Johnson
So my thirteen-year-old daughter was on the bus this morning. It was crowded, so she was standing and some man touched her butt. Not an accidental brush, but he put his adult hand on her body and groped her. Tala, the shy delicate flower she is, turns to him and says,...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 26, 2013 | Parenting
There is a new kit from Optics Planet, the Invisible Man kit. They say it is great for hunting, hide-n-seek and dating. But I think they are missing a valuable marketing tool, although it would make for a truly epic game of hide-n-seek. I saw this kit and the first...
