Page 1 of Roschelle Nelson's writing

1. Jonah Goldberg's Delusion That Islamophobia Doesn't Exist Jonah Goldberg, founding editor of the National Review Online , had a few choice words about the preposterous notion that our nation is in the grips of an anti-Islamic movement and sentiment unparalleled by anything we've ever seen before. ... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 276 days ago.)

2. The Tender Years We have control over the choices we make in life; not the consequences As a functional adult from a single parent home, one of my greatest accomplishments was marrying the man who would one day be a father to our future children. Things were... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 325 days ago.)

3. My Mama Visited Me Today As long as I live, I will consider myself fortunate for so many different things. I've been blessed with two beautiful sons, a loving family, a rewarding professional career, good friends and good health. These are factors I can measure without... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 331 days ago.)

4. Camille Paglia, You Need To Get Laid! The implication is that a new pill, despite its unforeseen side effects, is necessary to cure the sexual malaise that appears to have sunk over the country. But to what extent do these complaints about sexual apathy reflect a medical... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 333 days ago.)

5. I'm A Marked Woman With Awesome Furniture and Window Treatments In the immortal words of Tupac, Only God Can Judge Me Now...for the story: I moved into my first house about a month ago. My crib; my piece of the pie; my sanctuary - MY MORTGAGE!!! In working out the details of the biggest contractual... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 335 days ago.)

6. My Response To A Question About The Inherent Advantages of Being White I'm sure this is not the customary way to write an article. I certainly never have written one on this site in this manner. However, I was responding to a comment recently and I wanted to share it with readers here. The comment is in brackets and... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 338 days ago.)

7. Childhood Stardom: An Oxymoron of Epic Proportion I remember as a child fantasizing and envying the child actors of my day. Gary Coleman, Dana Plato, Kim Fields, Kristy McNichol, Lisa Bonet and so many others. They were cute, talented and super rich. Wow, what a life! Now that I'm older I've... (posted by Roschelle 1 year 346 days ago.)

8. So They've Got PETA But What About Me I've always loved dogs and have owned a couple of really great ones in my life. However, living in a two bedroom apartment and working crazy hours has made owning a dog impossible. To satisfy my pet lover's addiction, I was convinced by a... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 128 days ago.)

9. The Promissory Note - My Thoughts About Martin Luther King and His Legacy In a few days our country will celebrate the memory of a truly great man, Martin Luther King. This national day of remembrance was hard fought and long over due in being recognized. And now that it's here what does it really mean? The... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 130 days ago.)

10. Ladies - Eat Now or Starve Later For the sake of leveling the playing field to get my point across, let's remove a few things from the equation. Exclude the fact that women are incubation chambers solely responsible for the world's population or the dirty hand we were dealt by... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 132 days ago.)

11. Post-Avatar Depression - Why Am I Not Surprised The longer I live the less likely it is that I'll be surprised by anything I see, read, hear....or smell ! Blame it on sensory overload, growing pessimism or accepting the reality that we all are some how scarred in one way or another from... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 135 days ago.)

12. All I Wanted Was Kool-Aid - I Got Life Instead When I become an adult I'll be able to drink all the Kool-Aid I want and YOU won't be able to stop me!!! I remember mumbling this to myself at least a thousand times growing up as a kid. My mother made it abundantly clear the only thing I... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 145 days ago.)

13. Street Corner Casanova As a product of what is now termed "the hood", I've got a few things I'd like to get off my chest. The people I grew up around were hard working, church going, switch toting men and women who believed in family values, disciplined children and... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 241 days ago.)

14. The One Lesson I Wish Mom Had Never Taught Me There are so many valuable lessons my mother taught me over the years. She had the patience of a saint and was compassionate to no end. My mother was my greatest champion, my best friend and my fiercest protector. Being just like her was something... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 242 days ago.)

15. When Your Child Lies As new parents let me be the first to tell you that there will come a day when your precious little bundle of joy is going to look you right in the eye with the sweetest, most innocent face he can conjure up and lie his tender little buns off.... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 246 days ago.)

16. Engaging With Readers Through Comments Blogging is much more than just writing posts and designing a user friendly page for viewing. Comments are truly (in my opinion) the most important aspect of blogging. Blog comments extend the conversation or point presented in the original... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 255 days ago.)

17. My Thoughts on 9/11/01 My youngest child is 8 years old. He was born 2001 just 5 months before that terrible day in September. I will always know exactly how many years it's been because of that fact. Time is so relative. It just doesn't seem like eight years have... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 259 days ago.)

18. Twitter, Aplusk and What It All Really Means I was on Twitter for quite a while yesterday...just reading tweets and posting a couple. Most of mine always seem to get lost in the other gazillion that are being submitted at the exact same time. I was just about to sign off when I noticed a... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 262 days ago.)

19. Protecting Him - My Little It It was a cold morning in November almost 18 years ago. As the anesthesia wore off and my vision began to clear, I could vaguely see my mother standing in the door of my hospital room. The TV news was humming along in the background and I remember... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 263 days ago.)

20. Bandaids, Stethoscopes and my 9mm Being sick isn't a pleasant experience. Coming to the emergency room makes matters even worse. You're not feeling well, you've dragged yourself out of the house or either been rushed there by ambulance seeking the best medical attention... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 265 days ago.)

21. I Was Attacked by a Grandmother It's often difficult to make younger mothers understand why their babies have to be poked and prodded when they're being seen by nurses and doctors. Lab work, x-rays, injections and other invasive and uncomfortable procedures are a necessary... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 266 days ago.)

22. What's At The End? Have you ever wondered what actually happens once you die? I'm willing to bet everyone of us have thought about it at some point in our existence. The many religions that are practiced in this world all seem to vary in some way or another on where... (posted by Roschelle 2 years 267 days ago.)

23. The Internet Reveals Just How Ugly Our World Can Be The power of the internet is remarkable. Webcams, chatrooms, blogging platforms, search engines and many other features have created a portal that brings the world right into your living room, bedroom or where ever your home computing device is... (posted by Roschelle 3 years 187 days ago.)

24. Barack Obama Didn't Raise the Bar For Blacks - He Shattered a Cornerstone of Racism You know it really gets old after a while. Everytime a black person in a leadership role who is articulate, intelligent, and successful hits the scene...the masses start proclaiming that blacks finally have a reason to be proud again, excel again... (posted by Roschelle 3 years 195 days ago.)

25. The Iraqi Army Our Nation Is Financing Is Killing Our Troops Millions of Americans thought the war in Iraq would be easy. U.S. and other coalition troops raced across the desert toward Baghdad as America watched (thanks to embedded journalists) with little to no resistance. The country's dictator, Saddam... (posted by Roschelle 3 years 196 days ago.)