If you graduated school prior to the year 2000, chances are, you might have taken
a home economics or home studies class…if you were a girl that is.
There’s no denying how useful it is to learn these principles of domesticity.
Nowadays, the idea of women and men looking after the home and family is more accepted.
But sadly, home economics classes are dying out, and fewer schools are
giving their children – girls and boys – the opportunity to learn the basic skills of adulthood.
I took a deep breath and met the judge’s gaze head-on. “Your Honor,” I began, my voice steady though my heart raced, “I am here today…
When the hospital said my newborn was gone, my mother-in-law whispered cruel words, and my sister-in-law agreed. My husband turned away in silence. Then my 8-year-old son…
Inside the dimly lit room, a small lamp cast eerie shadows against the walls. Angela could make out the man, Daniel Harper, sitting at the edge…
On my daughter Emma’s eighth birthday, I wanted nothing more than a joyful, simple day. The kitchen was filled with balloons, heart-shaped pancakes, and her laughter as…
My heart drummed fiercely as I hung up the phone. The person I had just called was Brian Mercer, a name I hadn’t had any reason to…
I arrived at my sister’s house without warning and found her curled up asleep on the doormat, dressed in torn, filthy clothes. Her husband casually wiped his…