Posted in Parenting, Character on Dec 10th, 2009 Discussion »
By Monica Moore Smith, age 12
Do you ever think about what celebrity your daughter/son is admiring at the moment? And how they might be overly obsessed with that celebrity? Or practically worshipping them. Do they hang a million posters of celebrities all over their bedroom walls? Do they the wear the clothes that celebrities […]
Posted in Family, Character, Faith on Nov 16th, 2009 Discussion »
By Darcee Yates
While pedaling my stationary bike this morning (20 whole minutes!) I re-read President Eyring’s talk on Our Perfect Example from the October General Conference. As expected, it lifted my spirits.
I’ve grown up in the church and my memories are clear as day of sitting in Sunday School only eight years old and […]
Posted in Character, Politics on Sep 15th, 2009 Discussion »
[Warning: For the first time ever, a Mormon Momma column will include a curse word! Yes, it’s true. But remember, I’m just quoting the leader of the free world.]
Big uproar in Washington, D.C., today.
Kanye West—a man who is apparently famous for something that I missed in my cultural education—took the microphone from Taylor Swift—a woman […]
Posted in Character, Adoption, Race on Jan 25th, 2009 Discussion »
Most of you know that I have red hair. Bright red—but not quite clown-like—and now a bit more white than I’d care to admit. In spite of my dear parents’ best efforts, I grew up hating my hair—because everyone else seemed to hate it to. But I couldn’t figure out why.
Posted in Character, Politics on Oct 30th, 2008 Discussion »
On the eve of Halloween, the scariest thing going is Barack Obama.
You all know I can’t stand McCain. Not only is he not conservative but he’s wrong on issues about as often as he’s right. And his skanky “love story” of chasing his ages younger wife-to-be around a party—when he already had a wife-that-was with […]
Posted in Character, Politics on Oct 7th, 2008 Discussion »
Do you remember your first real friend?
What was it that brought you together? Most likely it was the similarities between you. You probably both enjoyed riding skateboards, or jumping rope, having deep discussions about life, or laughing at things that you both found humorous. Most likely you were on the same “wavelength”, had similar ideas […]
Posted in Service, Character on Oct 1st, 2008 Discussion »
A few years ago, when I lived in Eagle Mountain (aka: The Quirky Burg, Waldenville, and Idiot Voterville), a guy was convicted for sexually abusing his teenage stepdaughter. When he was released from prison—and ignoring a court-issued restraining order—the mother (!!!) brought the perp back into her home—where the victim still lived.
It was more important […]
Posted in Character, Television, Music on May 22nd, 2008 Discussion »
I’m not a big fan of TV and even less of a fan of TV shows. And even though I’m a singer, I never saw so much as a minute of American Idol until one of my daughters (can you guess which one?) dragged me kicking and screaming to watch the finale of AI (not […]
Posted in Character, Becoming, Race on Apr 26th, 2008 Discussion »
Elder Wirthlin’s talk in General Conference hit me hard for multiple reasons, but one is not obvious to those who don’t know my family well.
My family is Wonder Bread in the bakery section of life. My wife, our six children and I are not just white; we have been called transparent. However, our […]
Posted in Character, Of Good Report on Apr 17th, 2008 Discussion »
Have you received the email directing you to the YouTube clip that claims Oprah is anti-Christ?
If so, you have been exposed to a digital put-down; an example of the newest form of internet bullying. This modern outlet for malice has sparked efforts to criminalize—or at the very least, censor—internet character assassination.
