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Have you seen the face of poverty?

http://dirtandnoise.comA left leaning mom's blog about her boys, politics, and other musings   Read more >

Beautiful. In My Own Brown Skin.

Ilina Ewen

Perhaps we didn't know then what we know now about children and their sense of self worth. Perhaps confidence was thought to be earned or innate, not nurtured or learned. I spent many years feeling insecure and timid. To know me now makes this difficult to believe, but that shy girl still lives in a pocket inside me.  Read more >

911 Needs a Boost

We hammer the numbers 9-1-1 into our children's brains from an early age. Parents, teachers, firemen, police officers, librarians, babysitters. They hear those fateful digits, sometimes couched in fear, sometimes in bravery, sometimes in service. We read hot topic stories about first graders saving their mom from choking on a Cheeto. We see Matt and Meredith interview preschoolers who called the authorities to report a burglar creeping in through the attic window. At my house we even have a sticker on the cordless phone with a picture of an  Read more >

The Thing About Facebook

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Full Name
Ilina
Member Since
April 2008
About Me: 
I'm a left leaning mom, marketing consultant, and shoe fanatic with a bit of a potty mouth and opinions galore. 
Location: 
Raleigh, NC
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