The Ideal Homeschool Girl

“There’s a sick little article floating around the homeschool/ex-homeschool blogosphere right now. It’s basically one college professor’s gross fetish fantasy about ‘homeschool girls’ (meaning, his formerly homeschooled students who are actually presumably grown women).”

False Dichotomies: “Homeschooled Girls vs. Feminists”

“Robert Knight, an extremely conservative writer for Townhall and whose articles occasionally appear in publications like the Washington Times, wrote an article last Tuesday called ‘Homeschooled Girls vs. Feminists.'”

Sorry Gentlemen, This Homeschooled Girl’s a Feminist

“I just stumbled upon Louis Markos’ article, ‘Why Homeschooled Girls Are Feminism’s Worst Nightmare.’ Speaking as a homeschooled girl and a feminist, let’s see what Louis has to say, shall we?”

Child Marriage: I Dodged the Bullet

Ever since I can remember, my mom really really really wanted to be pregnant at the same time as me.

The Homeschool Lobby Now Has Public School Children in Its Crosshairs, Too

“The homeschool lobby is coming after Safe2Tell, a program inspired by Columbine, that has saved over 1,000 lives, and is critical to your kids’ ability to safely report violence in the public schools. If you are a non-homeschooler, this is exactly why you should care about the homeschool lobby.”

Oscar Nominated “Alone But Not Alone”: A Product of the Doug Phillips / Michael Farris Empire

“‘Alone Yet Not Alone,’ based on a book about two children who were kidnapped by Native Americans during the French and Indian War, was released as a movie in 2013 by Enthuse Entertainment. This film, with its surprise Oscar nod, is a product of the culture I grew up in.”

Wifely Duties and Baseball Bats: Morgan Dawn’s Story

“At the age of 3, I was adopted by a Navy couple. Life was great for about 6 weeks, when they adopted a baby boy. That was when the horror began. I was pushed aside, because I was ‘just a girl.’ By the time I was 10, the couple had 3 biological kids, on top of myself and the other adopted boy.”

The Difficulty with Admitting Trauma: Kandice’s Story

“I knew I was gay from a young age, and in college, in my Ethics class, we were taught ‘facts’ about homosexuality that didn’t connect at all with my experience. Such things as, people become gay through being recruited, usually at a bar (I’d never been to a bar and as far as I knew, I’d never met a gay person).”

Two Upcoming Series: Sex Education and Media Memories

For the first time since we started our topical series, we are going to announce two series at once. If you are interested in writing something, you are welcome to do so for either one (or even both, if you desire).

If I Could Wave a Magic Wand: Arachne’s Story

“If I could wave a magic wand and erase the past, I would. Trust me. In a heartbeat. I think about it over and over. What would I have been like if I’d had a decent education? If I hadn’t been abused and controlled by the people who had total power over me, where would I be?”