Alica McKenna Johnson Alica Mckenna Johnson Alica Mckenna Johnson, being an author, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, Phoenix Child, writing 6
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 become. Your average eight year old feels things intensely and their emotions—joy, […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Monday Musings Alica Mckenna Johnson, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens 10
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 meals, which I made while thinking on […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Parenting Alica Mckenna Johnson, humor, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens 0
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 became a conduit for Wizened Wisdom. […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Alica Mckenna Johnson Alica Mckenna Johnson, omegal, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, pranks 9
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 pic […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Monday Musings Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, raising a teenage girl, safe sex, sex, teenage boys 15
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??? Not the no sex before marriage—while […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday Alica Mckenna Johnson, being a man, manly enough, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, wise witty and wacky wednesday 12
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 the problem, you’re part […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday Alica Mckenna Johnson, food, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, wise witty and wacky wednesday 3
This is the kind of thing I have to put up with: Daughter brings me dinner. “Here mom, I have dinner for you.” “Thanks, honey. It looks good.” “I’m not so sure about the potatoes. I ate a bite and then threw-up but maybe you’ll have better luck.” Laughing, she walks away. Really? My daughter […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday Alica Mckenna Johnson, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, wise witty and wacky wednesday 4
So the other day I am sitting on the couch with my son minding my own business, when my daughter comes up and says, “Hey mom do you want to see something cool?” “No.” This is the standard answer, it is always the answer, and always shall be the answer because in fourteen years of […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday Alica Mckenna Johnson, childhood, crazy things kids say, life, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, quotes 9
So I’ve been writing down the odd, creepy, and sometimes funny things my children have said. Please enjoy. “I always try to have a magnesium block when running from bad guys.” –Logan “Mom, that’s not how obsession works.” – Tala “I want Dad to divorce you and become gay and marry Adam Lambert or Cheeks […]
Alica McKenna Johnson Alica Mckenna Johnson Alica Mckenna Johnson, childhood, killing with your mind, life, parenting, parenting boys, Parenting girls, parenting teens, psychic teens, teenagers 4
There is a special time when I think with the right guidance people could learn psychic gifts. You see, when a teenager is angry, you can feel it. Not just hear the huff of irritation, see the eyeroll of angst, or watch the sharp angry movement of disgust at every adult in the world. No, […]
