by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 20, 2015 | Alica Mckenna Johnson
Teenagers frequently come into magical powers in fiction, my characters included. Of course it’s an metaphor for puberty, the power of their budding sexuality, and their maturing into adults. But I also think it’s an expression for the forces of nature that teenagers...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Dec 30, 2014 | Monday Musings
I started out as a totally hippie, granola-munching, tree-hugging mama. I gave birth to my kids at home. I breast fed them for two years. I used Waldorf style toys and books (all wood, silk scarfs for dress up, and lovely fairy stories). I fed them organic vegan...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Dec 11, 2014 | Parenting
So there I am lying in bed my body racked with fever and doused with Nyquil (okay Walgreen store brand Nyquil) when my dear daughter walks in and begins to complain about … well… pretty much everything. As she complained I felt a deep connection to something grater. I...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 16, 2014 | Alica Mckenna Johnson
Me How was the party last night? DD It was awesome. We went on Omegle and there were some cool people we chatted with and then we got this old guy showing up his dick, and we screamed, and I think R was damaged cause she’s actually nice and innocent. Anyway we found a...
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???...
