Hey family, 

This story is one that is sad and concerning. A Houston child was found dead in his home and it has been confirmed by authorities that his mother states she knew he died and who killed her child. In addition to the 8 year-old's death, the body was hid in plain sight for more than a  year in an apartment were three other children were abandoned. Let's talk about it. 

Recently in his memoir, Will Smith discussed the non traditional marriage he has with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. A lot of people in society may or may not agree but there are ways that many marriages survive and thrive using open marriage as a tool. Let's discuss. 

I saw a funny video the other day and thought to myself that I do  not know if many men would wear a hair extension over their bald spot. Would you consider it or not? Let's talk about it. 

Brazilian leader Jari Bolsonaro is charged with neglect and incompetence in his role in not supplying his country with vaccines and his delayed actions on handling the pandemic. The larger question is how the crime of misinformation in the narratives around the pandemic can create a ripple effect and larger consequences unseen. Let's talk about it. 

Update on the Brian Laundrie search! Let's talk about it. 

Maid, a limited series on Netflix is thought provoking, hard to watch at times, and important to see. This series is based on the life of Stephanie Land. Let's talk about it! 

Today is the day designated as a protest day by workers at Netflix who identify as LGBTQ+ who are fed up with programming that mocks their community. They are saying it is unfair and they might have a point. Research has shown not many mainstream movies contain positive protrayals of LGBTQ characters and storylines seems to me more on a negative level. Let's talk about it. 

In the past two months, we were grabbed by the case of missing vanlife influencer Gabby Petito. At the same time, a college student from Illinois State University in the midwest went missing. His name is Jelani Day. The difference between these two cases are stark with a reminder both were missing persons and with unfortunate results when their bodies were recovered. Let's talk about the complexity of news reporting and how that can be affected by economics and resources. 

Since April 2021 the highest numbers have been reported by the U.S. Department of Labor on staff quitting or resigning from positions. Let's talk about it. 

Have we lost the idea of open debate. Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special on Netflix has gotten many tongues waggling and people are going back to Cancel Culture. What happened to open debate? Are we forever going to be blocking each other on social media because we fail to listen to each other's opinions? Let's talk!