Faith Ann Raider
@faithannraider.bsky.social
Divorced, 40+year old, mom of 6.
Homeschool alumni.
Early Child Care & Education student.
Homeschool alumni.
Early Child Care & Education student.
Flowers from my oldest son (for my birthday earlier this week).
August 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Flowers from my oldest son (for my birthday earlier this week).
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
This was such a satisfying read. Runaway Jury is one of my favorite movies and we agreed on the best adaptation. 💁🏻♀️
A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels.
Some John Grisham adaptations are better than others. We ranked them
A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This was such a satisfying read. Runaway Jury is one of my favorite movies and we agreed on the best adaptation. 💁🏻♀️
Bought myself a puzzle for the last weekend before my next semester of school starts.
August 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bought myself a puzzle for the last weekend before my next semester of school starts.
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I have a classroom wish list! If this would bring you joy that's great. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I have a classroom wish list! If this would bring you joy that's great. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If we met on Twitter, you may remember that Katie, my youngest daughter, had a rough couple of years in and out of the mental hospital.
Today she turns 20!! 🥳
Today she turns 20!! 🥳
August 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If we met on Twitter, you may remember that Katie, my youngest daughter, had a rough couple of years in and out of the mental hospital.
Today she turns 20!! 🥳
Today she turns 20!! 🥳
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Hey, poetry lovers! I have PDF arcs of Unrivered, and if you're interested in reviewing, I would love to send you one. Send me a message if you might be interested... I know reviewing is time-consuming labor, so thank you.
August 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hey, poetry lovers! I have PDF arcs of Unrivered, and if you're interested in reviewing, I would love to send you one. Send me a message if you might be interested... I know reviewing is time-consuming labor, so thank you.
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As @dlmayfield.bsky.social and I discuss in this interview, many of the harmful beliefs and practices that we see in the U.S. today when it comes to childcare and parenting have their roots in the white evangelical, religious authoritarian parenting model.
Interview with R.L. Stollar
a conversation about creating safer communities for children
strongwilled.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
As @dlmayfield.bsky.social and I discuss in this interview, many of the harmful beliefs and practices that we see in the U.S. today when it comes to childcare and parenting have their roots in the white evangelical, religious authoritarian parenting model.
I’ve not been online a whole lot but in the past week I have heard three separate dates for a blackout and my level of exasperation at the lack of solidarity (and organization) is at an all-time high.
August 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I’ve not been online a whole lot but in the past week I have heard three separate dates for a blackout and my level of exasperation at the lack of solidarity (and organization) is at an all-time high.
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I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)
August 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)
On the way to open house yesterday we were doing some math to figure out how long it has been since my oldest started high school and we figured I was 8 months pregnant with my youngest, who is now about to turn ten.
Kiddo number five has his high school open house this afternoon. My baby got so old (and so tall!!) so fast.
July 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
On the way to open house yesterday we were doing some math to figure out how long it has been since my oldest started high school and we figured I was 8 months pregnant with my youngest, who is now about to turn ten.
I don’t know if there is a name for the depressive drop that hits you after you take your last final of the semester but it is so real and hits hard.
July 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I don’t know if there is a name for the depressive drop that hits you after you take your last final of the semester but it is so real and hits hard.
Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
July 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
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The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving.
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving.
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
Kiddo number five has his high school open house this afternoon. My baby got so old (and so tall!!) so fast.
July 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Kiddo number five has his high school open house this afternoon. My baby got so old (and so tall!!) so fast.
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"All I’m saying is, I could not say,
I could not see whose mouth it was carrying me."
"Please Hang Up & Try Again" by @johnpauldavis.bsky.social
psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/28/p...
Art: "New Song" by Sarah J. Sloat
I could not see whose mouth it was carrying me."
"Please Hang Up & Try Again" by @johnpauldavis.bsky.social
psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/28/p...
Art: "New Song" by Sarah J. Sloat
Please Hang Up & Try Again
by John Paul Davis
psalteryandlyre.org
July 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"All I’m saying is, I could not say,
I could not see whose mouth it was carrying me."
"Please Hang Up & Try Again" by @johnpauldavis.bsky.social
psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/28/p...
Art: "New Song" by Sarah J. Sloat
I could not see whose mouth it was carrying me."
"Please Hang Up & Try Again" by @johnpauldavis.bsky.social
psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/28/p...
Art: "New Song" by Sarah J. Sloat
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"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
n.pr
July 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
Fried Deviled Eggs - at a burger place in Greenville (helping my daughter get settled into her new apartment!) surprisingly good, would try again.
July 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Fried Deviled Eggs - at a burger place in Greenville (helping my daughter get settled into her new apartment!) surprisingly good, would try again.
My youngest just and I watched the KPop Demon Hunter movie on Netflix and he has been blasting the soundtrack as much as possible. Now here I am listening to “Free” on my own time. 😂 But seriously, the ending gave me chills. Plus they understood what makes the “hand flex” scene in P&P work.
July 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My youngest just and I watched the KPop Demon Hunter movie on Netflix and he has been blasting the soundtrack as much as possible. Now here I am listening to “Free” on my own time. 😂 But seriously, the ending gave me chills. Plus they understood what makes the “hand flex” scene in P&P work.
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I think about this story a lot
"Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn't Tell the Trojans Because at that Point Fuck Them Anyway"
Title alone does so much work, characterization, setting, tone. Plus, I'm just a sucker for list stories.
An older story but worth a read!
www.smokelong.com/stories/shit...
"Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn't Tell the Trojans Because at that Point Fuck Them Anyway"
Title alone does so much work, characterization, setting, tone. Plus, I'm just a sucker for list stories.
An older story but worth a read!
www.smokelong.com/stories/shit...
Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn’t Tell the Trojans Because at that Point Fuck Them Anyway - SmokeLong Quarterly
Lightbulbs. Penguins. Velcro. Claymation. The moon made out of cheese. Tap dancing. Yoga. Twizzlers. Mountain Dew. Jello. Colors she can eat with her eyes. Methamphetamine. Bud Lite. T-shirts. Thin an...
www.smokelong.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I think about this story a lot
"Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn't Tell the Trojans Because at that Point Fuck Them Anyway"
Title alone does so much work, characterization, setting, tone. Plus, I'm just a sucker for list stories.
An older story but worth a read!
www.smokelong.com/stories/shit...
"Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn't Tell the Trojans Because at that Point Fuck Them Anyway"
Title alone does so much work, characterization, setting, tone. Plus, I'm just a sucker for list stories.
An older story but worth a read!
www.smokelong.com/stories/shit...
The more I see about Shiny Happy People Season 2 the angrier I feel about it.
July 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The more I see about Shiny Happy People Season 2 the angrier I feel about it.
Ugh, trauma responses just do not care about logic or your feelings or anything. The just suffocate you for little while (or whatever) and then (hopefully) pass.
July 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Ugh, trauma responses just do not care about logic or your feelings or anything. The just suffocate you for little while (or whatever) and then (hopefully) pass.
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You don’t get spared just because you don’t pay attention to it. In fact, inattention is how you guarantee it.
July 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You don’t get spared just because you don’t pay attention to it. In fact, inattention is how you guarantee it.