When we first started watching The Great British Baking Show, I was totally chill, and now, I find myself screaming, "No, not the matcha flavor, it never goes well!"
"No, put down the rosemary. It will taste soapy!"
"Lavender, why? WHY."
"Banana extract, OH GOD NO."
I also yell, "Don't throw your sponge in the bin until the other batch is done!"

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7 Feb
A friend of my oldest kid invited her to a sleepover, which we politely declined.

And I am deeply tired of feeling like we are some of the only ones still taking Covid seriously.
"We're only inviting two other friends and you!"

Um, that's four kids from four different families who aren't taking the pandemic as seriously as we are.

I just...
Luckily my kid gets this, but boy, I am tired of being treated like an asshole when all I want to do is keep my family and other people safe.
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5 Feb
Today in virtual school, I whispered "fuck me" as I looked at the six pages of math worksheets that my 1st grader had been assigned.
On a bright note, I can now drink coffee again because I finally am feeling better.
Because assisting a 1st grader with at least 6 math worksheets a day requires coffee, lots of coffee.
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31 Jan
Any time folks call white Christian nationalism a fringe movement, I end up screaming, "IT'S ACTUALLY MAINSTREAM" while dying a little on the inside.
I have spent over an effin' decade trying to convince folks that white Christian nationalism is mainstream.

It doesn't matter how much evidence I bring to the table. There are still folks that insist loudly that it is a fringe movement.
And I'm not just talking about the people who are white Christian nationalists but the ways in which their ideas about faith and nation are common place.

White Christian nationalism isn't contained by a movement or movements. It's a mistake to think that it is.
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30 Jan
Well, this morning I managed to completely freak out the nurse practitioner at the clinic because my heart rate was so high (anxiety!).

I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to be able to be inside places that aren't home even after it safe to do so.
This was after I completely freaked out my mom by telling her that I hadn't been feeling well for days.

She assumed that I had Covid. I have a sinus infection.
I think I'm gonna start the day over as soon as my heart rate goes down.

(Panic is not fun.)
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29 Jan
My therapist reminded me today that when people are on their deathbeds that they don't think "Damn, I should have written more op-eds."
I've been having big feelings about not writing like I normally do because of virtual school and my paid gigs.

And my therapist brought down the hammer.
My therapist told me exactly what I needed to hear today, even though I didn't want to hear.

Honestly, I am still shook.
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So, I was asked to write down my thoughts on the coup for a major newspaper earlier this week.

I told them no, and let me tell you why.
In 2016, after the election I wrote an op-ed on white nationalism and the alt-right for a major newspaper and appeared on MSNBC.

I was hyped to have the opportunity to share my expertise with a wider audience.

I wasn't prepared for what came next.
The op-ed was shared pretty widely. It is probably as close as I've come to a viral piece.

I wrote for a prestigious pub, and people were reading about my scholarly research.

Cool, right?

Not quite.
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