Archive for June, 2021

THE DISINTEGRATING STUDENT by Dr. Jeannine Jannot (Book Excerpt)


The Miraculous Transformation I have always been fascinated by the changes we see in our children as they grow; physically and psychologically. In what seems like the blink of an eye they go from infancy to adolescence, and the miraculous transformation starts the moment they are born. We revel in their ...

Am I Destined to be a Bad Parent? by, Bailey Gaddis, author, Asking for a Pregnant Friend (Book Excerpt)


All too often, pregnant women and the mothers of newborns have questions they are too ashamed or scared to ask their doctors, friends, mothers, and sisters. What is that smell? Is the fetus really okay when I have sex? What should I do if I’m sad about my baby’s gender? Why ...

Gender norms. A tale of 2 titties by Pamela Francis


Student Interviewer: Gemini season is wrapping up and I know that you're a... double Gemini...? Me: Double Gemini.  Yes.  Sun and Moon. Student Interviewer: Tell me a distinctly Geminian joke. Me: Hmmm.... Ok.  I made this one up myself.  Where did the heavy-set woman get her psych degree? Student Interviewer: I don't know.  Where ...

The tried… the true… the revolutionary. 6 Ways to Combat Loneliness at Work by Pamela Francis


As a workplace influencer, under my company name Admin On-the-Go, LinkedIn asked me to weigh in on the issue of workplace loneliness.  I thought I’d share my contribution here on MLTS.  I don’t think I knew that folks were experiencing this, since I erroneously believed everyone’s just out there having ...

Meet Later Mom Dina Lewis


AGE:  53 RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  Single RESIDENCE:  Chicago AGE OF YOUR DAUGHTER: 9 years Did you always want to be a mom?  I always wanted to be a mom, I just didn’t know when it would happen.  I spent my 20's and 30's figuring myself out and then building a career.   When I was ...