Trigger Questions

I’ve been thinking and talking and reading and listening a lot about “trigger questions” lately. I think of trigger questions as questions that probably seem innocuous to the asker but that trigger some feeling in us that makes us feel hurt or offended or defensive....

The Importance, and the Challenges of Play

The words echo in my ears. “Mommy… will you play with me?” Panic sets in. It occurs to me that I should really start prepping dinner. I remember a phone call I have to make. I notice that there are dust bunnies the size of actual bunnies littering my entire floor. And...