Skip to content

Amandatoryrant

Politics, parenting, and other irritations
Main navigation
  • About
  • Bias
  • Coaching
  • Current Events
  • Girly Things
  • Parenting
  • Philosophical

A Sweet New Year

Feeling a bit like a tumbleweed tossed around by life at the moment. Family and friends, a wedding […]

Amanda Shaffer 14/09/2015 Domestic, The Past

Frus Stra Shen

A A Read More

I wish I had a truth mirror. I would hold it up in front of my clients so […]

Amanda Shaffer 23/07/2015 Domestic, Feminism, Girly Things

Amanda Bear with Too Much Content

A A Read More

When our daughter was younger she was really into The Bearenstain Bears books and cartoons. The books, if […]

Amanda Shaffer 14/07/2015 Pages, Random Stuff, Writing

Crazy Busy is Not a Thing

A A Read More

I recently described the last six months of my life as a time of “unprecedented stress.” What would […]

Amanda Shaffer 22/05/2015 Girly Things, Philosophical, Writing

Losing Your Rhythm

Anyone needing an easy laugh should come to my Jazzercise class on days the instructor works in routines […]

Amanda Shaffer 07/05/2015 Girly Things, Mother Issues, Philosophical

Burning Down the House

While I was facilitating a discussion about race this week it came up that some people “didn’t want […]

Amanda Shaffer 30/04/2015 Current Events, Philosophical, Politics

Talking About Race

A A Read More

Given their druthers race is not usually the go to conversation topic for most people. It’s not hard […]

Amanda Shaffer 24/04/2015 Current Events, Feminism, Philosophical

Paper Cuts

A A Read More

One of the most painful things I watch my clients experience is not losing a job to a […]

Amanda Shaffer 20/04/2015 Philosophical, Writing

Woo Girls and Poker Face

A A Read More

I have a terrible weakness for good news. Other peoples success, accomplishments, and surprises are an instant empathy […]

Amanda Shaffer 13/04/2015 Random Stuff

Why We Still Need Women’s History Month

A A Read More

As Women’s History month drifts to a close I feel like we are running in place with once […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/03/2015 Feminism, Girly Things, Mother Issues, Philosophical, Politics

Story Weaving

This morning, I heard someone say “women hold up half the sky”, and I thought, “I would be […]

Amanda Shaffer 20/03/2015 Feminism, Girly Things, Philosophical

Women I’ve Known

The people who produce the William-Sonoma catalog are diabolical. Dinner plates in soft pastels, serving dishes with whimsical […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/03/2015 Girly Things, Mother Issues, The Past

7 Stages of Winter

February 26, 2015 and I have completed all 7 stages of winter in Cleveland. I’m done. See you […]

Amanda Shaffer 26/02/2015 Philosophical

Cowardly

A A Read More

I asked my daughter what she might say to help a friend have the courage to do something […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/02/2015 Philosophical, Writing

The Right to Be Right

The comment was “Anyone who doesn’t think we are living in a police state is deluding themselves.” It […]

Amanda Shaffer 05/02/2015 Current Events, Politics

Posts navigation

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 26 Next
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Home
  • About
  • Domestic
  • Girly Things
  • Parenting
  • Politics
  • Random
Secondary navigation
  • Search

Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Press Esc to cancel.

Amandatoryrant
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Follow Following
    • Amandatoryrant
    • Join 111 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Amandatoryrant
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...