PinnedPublished inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsA Tale of Two Water Bottles, True Love, and the Children of ConsumerismOn the futility of fighting against the Stanley wave.Jan 9, 2024A response icon9Jan 9, 2024A response icon9
PinnedPublished inILLUMINATION90s Nostalgia For the Uncool KidsGrowing up Poor in a Decade of ProsperityMar 30, 2023A response icon40Mar 30, 2023A response icon40
PinnedPublished inAbout Me StoriesAbout Me — Naleen MitchellFirst of all, my name is not actually Naleen Mitchell.Jun 7, 2022A response icon38Jun 7, 2022A response icon38
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsI’m About to Be Fired- But I’ll Likely Quit FirstI am a failure and hate this.Apr 12A response icon5Apr 12A response icon5
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsIn Defense of a Good, Old-Fashioned Black Friday FrenzyCome back with that Martha Stuart cast iron skillet, or in it!Nov 28, 2024A response icon8Nov 28, 2024A response icon8
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsThere Were Never Any Witches, Only WomenHonoring the humanity behind the witch hunts and Halloween.Oct 31, 2024A response icon10Oct 31, 2024A response icon10
Published inThe MemoiristHow Studying the Dead Allowed Me to Embrace Life and Learn to Rely on OthersWorking with skeletons in the lab while confronting the ones in my own closetOct 11, 2024A response icon6Oct 11, 2024A response icon6
Published inModern WomenFighting My Anxiety and Reclaiming a Joyful Summer With My KidsOr at least attempting toAug 28, 2024A response icon15Aug 28, 2024A response icon15
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsTrailer Park Kids and Growing up in Poverty: Does Trauma Trump Resilience?On not letting the hardest parts of my history define me.Aug 16, 2024A response icon10Aug 16, 2024A response icon10
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsI Will Always Choose the Bear Instead of a ManBecause some men don’t get it. And probably never will. But I keep trying anyway.May 9, 2024A response icon8May 9, 2024A response icon8