politics – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Moving forward /post/2016/11/12/election/ /post/2016/11/12/election/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:50:07 +0000 /?p=7036 I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent way more time on Facebook than I should have over the last several days. Or rather, since the election. It’s been so distracting, and not in a good way. I mean, an HGTV binge … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/11/12/election/feed/ 6 The next day. /post/2016/11/09/the-day-after/ /post/2016/11/09/the-day-after/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:06:21 +0000 /?p=7029 I’m in complete disbelief over the results of this election and I’ll need a while to process everything. But this is what I know right now. I know that in my household, love, kindness and acceptance will always win. I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/11/09/the-day-after/feed/ 14 Another perspective. /post/2016/10/25/another-perspective/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:25:27 +0000 /?p=6988 My good wonderful, brave friend wrote the following post on Facebook and told me I could share it. So I’m leaving this here. I am one of the very few and very unlucky mothers who, for both medical and ethical reasons, likely … Continue reading →

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]]> (The lack of) gun control and feeling vulnerable /post/2015/12/07/gun-control/ /post/2015/12/07/gun-control/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:50:48 +0000 /?p=6087 Sometimes most of the time I avoid talking about political things on this blog because I like blogging to be lighthearted and semi-neutral and relaxing to write and to read. However, my mama heart is aching because of gun violence … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/12/07/gun-control/feed/ 19 In Illinois we vote early and we vote often! /post/2014/11/04/midterm/ /post/2014/11/04/midterm/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:24:00 +0000 http://006c00f1-7e25-4351-a8c9-9290a92749dc We took Clara to the polls with us. It’s never too early to start good habits! I voted because… I care about many issues and voting is something I can do about them (for free and involving little/no time). I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/11/04/midterm/feed/ 0 … and that’s all I have to say about that. /post/2013/03/28/politics/ /post/2013/03/28/politics/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:26:00 +0000 http://1fc80626-8145-439f-8f72-d7040bb244f1 I married a conservative man (at least politically). Yep, hard to believe but true! Actually, I’m not sure the Husband would have labeled himself at all, but he grew up in the country and owns guns and is very traditional … Continue reading →

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