What’s Happening Wednesday: The grossest thing you’ll read all week

Check out these 14 extremely gross facts about your groceries. OK one, maybe two of them aren’t that gross, but the rest made me ill to look at. How much is it to ask that food only contain—food?

These six students lost their diplomas because of the graduation speeches they gave.

Homeschooling is growing exponentially. I mean huge growth here. It’s outpacing public school by 7 times.

Kids aren’t only abused in certain types of churches; reports are in about child abuse in Buddhist monasteries, of all places. Like I told Wood Sprite earlier today, there are good and bad apples on every tree.

Working moms are said to be happier than stay-at-home moms—what do you think? I’m especially interested in hearing from moms who’ve experienced both. I am NOT interested in more mommy wars—neither is “better” than the other, for pity’s sake, so please don’t engage in that kind of thing, but I really am interested in hearing about personal experiences here. I was laid off for about six months while Wood Sprite was 3, and I really enjoyed that. I loved spending so much more time with her. Since I work from home, I do spend part of my day working away from her as she plays independently (and much of my night working, too, which makes me more tired). Then again, I also really missed working, too.

Kids with gay parents are apparently turning out fine—who knew? Um, a lot of people. I remember arguing in favor of this in college several years ago and the outrage of my classmates blew me away. I did go to a bit of a conservative school (a choice I’d rethink if I could), but I was really surprised at how many of my classmates would not support gay adoption. You’d really rather leave a kid an orphan than let him/her be adopted by two loving parents just because they’re gay? I really, really hope that climate is changing. Wood Sprite is just experiencing how some of her friends are against gay marriage (well, pretty much gay anything) and she is SO angry about it. I’ve been trying to teach her to channel that rage into positive action, but c’mon folks, it’s 2013. Can you please let go of all that fear and hate already so we can all be equal and happy? I’m paraphrasing her words, here.

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