Autism Stereotypes Harm Women And Girls
To be fair, stereotypes are harmful, period. But in the latest news about the problems our society has with autism, women and girls are often going undiagnosed due to stereotypes about autism in general.
February 2021
Cat And Lynx BFFs
Have you seen the story yet about the stray cat who broke into the St. Petersburg Zoo in order to become chums with a resident lynx? The pair are BFFs who snuggle and look absolutely adorable together. Given that the cat was a homeless kitten when they paired up, it now looks to the lynx as a mother figure.
Weirdest Family Guy References
One of the best and worst things about pop culture is the way we reference EVERYTHING. Millennials and Zoomers are like walking pop culture encyclopedias who love their memes, GIFs, nostalgia and anything that mentions our fandoms. It can be just as annoying as enjoyable, as I'm sure we've all experienced.
Caring For Air Plants
I'm convinced that my air plants are dead... but how do you even know? My aunt, a green thumb, says that they are practically dead anyway, and I was just... what does that even mean? I see that there are plenty of articles out there about how you can tell if they are alive or not, and I'm sure she was kidding (she kids me all the time!), but every air plant I've ever had has seemed lackluster to me at best. Like she said...
Valentine's Diamond Art
Diamond Art Club sent us some fun ideas to check out for Valentine's projects this year, including this cute "Love Birds" piece and a pink and red project simply entitled "Love." The projects are great for people who love coloring by number and intricate crafts where you concentrate and maybe even meditate. They do require a steady hand!
The Poems of Angelina Weld Grimke
This year there's a strong call for celebrating Black voices and joy rather than strictly focusing on Black trauma during Black History Month, which I think is so important. The thing is, it's important all year, so implementing it every month is necessary! Last night my teen and I read about Angelina Weld Grimke, an LGBTQ Black writer who created the play "Rachel" in response to the awful pro-Nazi film, "A Brave New World."
Stronger Action Against Global Warming Is Needed
We all know that climate change presents a dire risk on our planet and civilization, right? Like my environmental science teacher in college always said, the earth with likely withstand anything we do to it, and eventually heal. But if we want to live here, we have to take care of it in order to keep it habitable for ourselves.