Archive for June 2018

The United States is stealing children and doesn't give a damn about the lifelong trauma it is causing

The United States is stealing children and doesn't give a damn about the lifelong trauma it is causing
NOTE: This post may trigger some people because I share the story of my childhood trauma when one of my parents left in the context of separating children from their families at the Mexican border. I’m not angry about my experience nor am I placing any blame because I fully believe that we are all... Read more »
By Jessica Gardner,
June 25, 2018 at 10:56 pm • 

Mister Rogers is the neighbor we still need

Mister Rogers is the neighbor we still need
I cried seeing the trailer for Won’t You Be My Neighbor? in the theater a couple of months ago, so I knew I’d be emotional when I saw the documentary. I had no idea what I was in for though. I loved Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood when I was a kid. To say he was my one... Read more »
By Jessica Gardner,
June 14, 2018 at 2:33 pm • 
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