by Amanda Goodman | Apr 4, 2018 | Social Issues, Social Media
Likes and shares. It’s all about likes and shares on social media…and it’s ruining who we are. There are people eating detergent pods…for likes and shares. There are people snorting condoms…for likes and shares. I could go on and on but...
by Amanda Goodman | Mar 26, 2018 | Child Safety, Social Issues
It will be tough to ever see real change in our country because nobody is willing to have an open conversation. It feels like nobody is listening to UNDERSTAND another point of view…they’re only listening to RESPOND. My thoughts were proven over the...
by Amanda Goodman | Mar 21, 2018 | Mom Life, Social Issues
“What is the hardest part of being a woman?” My 9-year-old hit me with that DEEP question on the way to school this morning. “Um…what?” “It’s International Women’s Month. What is the hardest part?” I have to be...
by Amanda Goodman | Feb 21, 2018 | Child Safety, Social Issues
As a parent, we are used to getting alerts from our children’s schools aren’t we? Weather delays, need more money on the lunch account, progress reports, parent teacher conference sign-ups, upcoming bake sales…you know, the usual. But now, the alerts...
by Amanda Goodman | Feb 19, 2018 | Child Safety, Mom Life, Social Issues
I have permission from a fellow Mom friend to share this story. All names have been changed in order to protect the privacy of the family. I wanted to blog about this because when I heard it, it was the “punch in the stomach” wakeup call I needed. My...
by Amanda Goodman | Jan 29, 2018 | Child Safety, Social Issues
I’m still up in the middle of the night feeding the baby…that’s normally the time I get caught up on news headlines. I was scrolling through Twitter when I saw a man complaining. I’ll leave out his Twitter handle but he said: “That Judge...