There are lots of things that I don’t understand. In this post, I’m thinking about the everyday, mundane things that I don’t understand. I’m not talking about things like genetic engineering. That is something I don’t understand, but it is also something that I never encounter and have no reason to understand. These are things…
A lot of white people who support Black Lives Matter have been using a slogan lately. They use it on signs, in posts, in memes, and in tweets. It is, “I understand that I will never understand, but I stand with you.” I get it. I know what it’s trying to say, that as someone…
There are some things that people say that I simply do not understand. I would love it if someone could explain them to me. Babies prefer people who look like them. Do babies know what they look like? I know I didn’t give my daughter a mirror first thing. Did I do something wrong? Besides,…
