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5 Steps for More Factual Social Media News and for Understanding What Others See

January 12, 2021 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

The following has worked for me in two regards: It helps me increase the chances that I am reading/believing factual news, information, and stories across social media. It also helps me see what people who are NOT reading media outlets that focus on facts are reading/believing. Different people have different methods, but here’s what I’ve […]

Talk to Your Kids

January 7, 2021 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

Talk to Your Kids by Kim Bongiorno

Being a parent is always tricky. 2020 made it even more so. And 2021 has started off with yet another kick in the teeth.   While I cannot begin to tell the wide variety of parents who read my words on social media which choices to make for each of your individual kids on most […]

A Book Gift Guide for the Many Different People in Your Life

December 4, 2020 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

A Book Gift Guide for the Many Different People in Your Life by Kim Bongiorno

Friends and family text me all the time asking for advice on which book to buy certain people in their lives. It only made sense for me to whip up a list here for those of you who WANT to buy books as gifts but can’t possibly know every book out there. Since I’m helping […]

Please Do Not Gather for a Thanksgiving Meal with Loved Ones You Do Not Live with

November 19, 2020 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

Please do not gather for a Thanksgiving meal with loved ones who live outside of your home (or daily-ish bubble). I miss my big extended family so much, too, and yet another cancelled thing SUCKS, but safer is better for all of us. Here is why. | by Kim Bongiorno

Please do not gather for a Thanksgiving meal with loved ones who live outside of your home or daily-ish bubble this year. (And this goes for all the other holidays this season, as well.) I miss my big extended family so much, too. Haven’t been in a room with any of them since at least […]

Cool Stuff for Kids of All Ages to Watch or Play or Do While Indoors

March 18, 2020 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

Ohhhh boy. The kids are home. What do we do now? First, try not to freak out. Remember that social distancing, staying home is going to save lives. We can do this. Now. What to do with the kids?  Okay. So. The kids will be hanging around the house for a while. Whether they’re being watched […]

Emergency Contacts to HELP Our Kids

March 16, 2020 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

Emergency Contacts to HELP Our Kids by Kim Bongiorno | Raising teens and tweens with the resources to help others and themselves.

We don’t want to think about it, but we need to. If your tweens and teens have phones, I encourage you to add some Emergency Contacts. Not just the neighbors whose houses they can pop over if they lock themselves out, or Grandma to come pick them up from practice in a pinch. I mean […]

Listen and Learn and Do the Work

January 20, 2020 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

How white people like me can listen and learn and do the work to fight systematic racism. This isn't a complete or perfect list, but I'm trying.

Instead of posting a tidy quote this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I’m asking fellow white folks to join me in taking the time to listen, learn, watch, and read what his words were all about–even if it makes us uncomfortable, especially if it makes us uncomfortable–then use that information to be the kind of […]

It Is Not Our Job To Do Everything

January 2, 2020 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

It Is Not Our Job To Do Everything by @letmestart | In a moment when I was beating myself up, my teenager had some words of wisdom that I'm pretty sure all parents need to hear.

I’m okay and you’re okay. We’re all doing okay and that’s what matters.

The Best Books I Read in 2019

December 6, 2019 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

This year I read over 120 books from middle grade on up to adult fiction (not including re-reads of old favorites), and have chosen about 60 to shine a spotlight on in this end-of-the-year wrap-up. Like I did in last year’s best book post, I grouped them by age range, but this time I’m also […]

A Little Pride Month Reading

June 2, 2019 By Kim Bongiorno at LetMeStartBySaying Leave a Comment

A Little Pride Month Reading for Allies by @letmestart

(Or: How to Be a Better Ally) May this Pride Month be the one during which we all open our minds and hearts and arms a little wider to embrace the LGBTQIA+ community for who they are, and help everyone fully be who they are with our support our listening our actions our votes our […]

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