by Amanda Goodman | Dec 12, 2018 | Social Issues
This is Jacob Anderson. And apparently Jacob has some really good lawyers. After being accused of raping, choking and leaving a 19-year-old woman unconscious behind a tent at a party, this former fraternity president will be on probation for a few years and has to pay...
by Amanda Goodman | Dec 7, 2018 | Bullying, Social Issues
“The holiday TV classic “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” is seriously problematic.” Thanks for that tweet Huff Post (cue my eye-roll) but my kids and I will continue to watch Rudolph every single year. You know why? Because there are MAJOR life lessons packed into...
by Amanda Goodman | Nov 15, 2018 | Bullying, Social Issues
A 9-year-old girl recently committed suicide…her family says she was bullied. Let that marinate for a second: a 9-year-old girl recently committed suicide. Her name is Madison Whitsett…she lived in Alabama. Look at her. That sweet face. That beautiful...
by Amanda Goodman | Oct 23, 2018 | Child Safety, Social Issues
Injustice. Absolute injustice. I support the law…I support enforcement…but somebody needs to be called out on this one. Somebody needs to explain. Because as someone who runs a non-profit designed to protect children…I do not understand. As someone...
by Amanda Goodman | Oct 10, 2018 | Social Issues
Mad Dog. That’s what I was drinking one night in college. It’s not exactly what you call fine liquor but it was cheap and when you’re in college, you try to make your summer savings account last. Even though my funds never made it past October. My...
by Amanda Goodman | Sep 26, 2018 | Child Safety, Social Issues
This whole chastising women who are coming forward claiming sexual assault is setting up a dangerous precedent. The immediate refusal to believe a woman…could end up hurting even more children. Hear me out here… Before they turn 18 years old, 1 in 5...
