Jody Allard
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Jody Allard Articles
For all of the touchy-feely awesomeness of the idea of "focusing on compassion," there are moments in life when it's simply not practical. One of those moments is when it takes every last bit of internal fortitude simply to survive.
Read...Science has finally confirmed what moms have been saying forever –– that newborn baby smell is intoxicating.
Read...As you might imagine, assuming that men and women are exactly the same hasn't worked out too well.
Read...Shakhiel Akbar was shocked to find a letter describing the torture inflicted on Chinese factory workers tucked into the socks he bought at a British Primark store. He used his phone to translate the letter, which chronicled the plight of a 39-year-old factory worker.
Read...After sorting through all of the reasons why people claim that dress codes are needed, I can't find a single one that holds any weight or that isn't founded in strangely Victorian ideals about girl's bodies.
Read...I don't know what your family has told you, but it isn't normal for a brother to fondle his sisters as they sleep or while he reads them a story.
Read...Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was
Read...ICYMI, half of my home state of Washington, as well as our neighboring state of Idaho, has been or is currently on fire.
Read...It's hard to think of anything more synonymous with childhood than playing tag.
Read...What I do know is what it is like to be the wife of an addict, and those years taught me to claim responsibility for addictions that aren't my own. Thankfully, while that is still my first instinct, I have come far enough now to pause and remind myself that I am no one's caretaker. I am not responsible for my ex-husband's addiction, and I am certainly not responsible for Macklemore's.
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