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Bossy Women’s Dance Club

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called “bossy”. Or “intimidating”. Or how about “too” anything as in […]

Amanda Shaffer 28/01/2020 Feminism, Girly Things, Random Stuff

With Your Shield or On It

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Anti-Semitism is on the rise. The series of attacks and incidents taking place almost daily over the last […]

Amanda Shaffer 08/01/2020 Current Events, Mother Issues, Politics, Religion

Two steps forward

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Much remains the same since I wrote this post back in 2014, and some are actually worse. One […]

Amanda Shaffer 25/11/2019 Current Events, Politics

Mea Culpa

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Almost daily I tell folks in my workshops and discussions that it’s okay to make mistakes. When we […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/10/2019 Philosophical

Identity Politics

Way back in 1992 it was considered deviant to have a tattoo. People with tattoos fell into categories […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/09/2019 Current Events, Philosophical, The Past, Writing

First Days

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When my daughter was younger, like many parents, we marked important days with a photo. First day of […]

Amanda Shaffer 14/08/2019 Domestic, Mother Issues, Pages, Uncategorized

Invitation to Discomfort

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For the first time since the slaughter of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, hearing […]

Amanda Shaffer 09/08/2019 Current Events, Politics, Uncategorized

Carrot and Stick

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I don’t know about you but I seem to have an almost magical ability to catalog every moment […]

Amanda Shaffer 31/07/2019 Philosophical, Random Stuff, Uncategorized

Risk Management

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I’m updating my website with the help of a super talented, visually oriented friend. An unexpected response to […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/06/2019 Feminism, Philosophical, Writing

A Trip around the Sun

birthday wishes
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There are some milestones in life where there is an expectation that we engage in a little self-reflection. […]

Amanda Shaffer 05/06/2019 Philosophical, Uncategorized, Writing

Blindspot

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Watching the students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School become activists has both […]

Amanda Shaffer 06/03/2018 Current Events, Politics

What It Means to Love

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Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. Mr. Man and I are apart this year because he’s attending a […]

Amanda Shaffer 13/09/2017 Domestic

What We Remember

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A friend I met when I was 12 is now in critical condition in the ICU. A friendship […]

Amanda Shaffer 16/08/2017 Philosophical, The Past

Hate speech is protected speech

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It seems like every day now we see another example of people protesting and shutting down speakers when […]

Amanda Shaffer 22/07/2017 Philosophical, Politics

Chopping Brush

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A post on the Facebook group Pantsuit Nation made me cry this morning. It was by a young […]

Amanda Shaffer 09/06/2017 Girly Things, Pages, Philosophical, Politics

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