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Just Say Thank You

1/23/12 7:36am by fineandfair
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I recently went through two days of training on "Nurturing Parenting" for my work as a Parent Coach. They were an incredible two days filled with bonding with my coworkers, learning how to better serve the families we work with, and a healthy helping of self-reflection for good measure. On the first day, we did an exercise on giving and receiving praise. Before we broke out into small groups to give and receive praise, we discussed the tendency of many people, particularly women, to downplay or refute the praise we receive.I do that. All the time.  Read more >

Privilege and Mindfulness: Part 2

1/17/12 8:33am by fineandfair
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After I realized the extent to which men work from a base of unacknowledged privilege, I understood that much of their oppressiveness was unconscious. Then I remembered the frequent charges from women of color that white women whom they encounter are oppressive. I began to understand why we are justly seen as oppressive, even when we don’t see ourselves that way. I began to count the ways in which I enjoy unearned skin privilege and have been conditioned into oblivion about its existence.***  Read more >

Privilege and Mindfulness: Part 1

1/16/12 7:45am by fineandfair
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on which we celebrate and remember Dr. King's life, work, and advocacy for civil rights and equality for all. It has been almost 50 years since Dr. King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. I hope to make it an annual tradition to recognize this day by reading or listening to Dr.  Read more >

Those Kind of People

1/12/12 7:05am by fineandfair
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Being referred to as one of "those kind of people" isn't anything new to me. You're still breastfeeding your 2 year old? Oh, you're one of those kind of people. You don't eat meat? Oh, you're one of those kind of people. You have compassion for addicts and the mentally ill? Oh, you're one of those kind of people. You voted for Obama? Oh, you're one of those kind of people. You don't clean with bleach? Oh, you're one of those kind of people.  Read more >

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Full Name
Joella
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November 2010
About Me: 

I'm a mother, a wife, a student, and a helper. I love gardening, camping, hiking, playing guitar, and a variety of crafts. I'm a part-time Substance Abuse Counselor and currently completing a BS in Addiction Studies with a minor in Women's Studies.

I write Fine and Fair, a blog of letters to my beloved daughter about the joys and challenges of raising her to be a responsible citizen of the world.

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Substance Abuse Counselor
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Wisconsin

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