I have a distinct memory, dating back to 1989 or so, of sitting around with my college dorm mates talking about a new term that was popping up everywhere: 'political correctness.' Meghan Daum backcollegecorrectness Change image and share on social
To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously. Meghan Daum honorehumblelife Change image and share on social
I never sit down to write anything personal unless I know the subject is going to go beyond my own experience and address something larger and more universal. Meghan Daum addressexperiencelarge Change image and share on social
We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard. Meghan Daum avoiddistractionentertainment Change image and share on social
My goal is to invite readers to think along with me and draw their own conclusions. Meghan Daum conclusiondrawgoal Change image and share on social
Just as I never liked bumper stickers - even though I do brake for animals, and if I had a kid, she would definitely be an honor student - I don't like the idea of expressing my views through social-media-controlled rainbow-or-anything-else-ification. Meghan Daum animalbrakebumper share on social
When I made my final reckoning with the decision not to have kids, I also decided that I would use at least some of my extra time to better the lives of kids who are already here. Meghan Daum decidedecisionextra Change image and share on social
Not everyone in Santa Monica is a well-heeled, juice-cleansing, Prius-driving yogini, but for better or worse, that is the city's dominant chord. Meghan Daum badlychordcity Change image and share on social
It's great that Time is moving in the direction of validating those who, by choice or circumstance, will never be parents. But the point is not simply that society should stop judging those of us who don't have children. It's that society actually needs us. Children need us. Meghan Daum childchoicecircumstance share on social
Quitting Facebook would be like partially erasing myself. Quitting Twitter would constitute further erasure. Pretty soon, I'd be invisible. I was never on Instagram or Tumblr, which I guess means I never completely existed in the first place. Meghan Daum completelyconstituteerase share on social
