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Unplug and Reconnect
Rekenekt by Trish Propson As printed in the Times Villager, March 2015 “I wish my mom would get a clue. She doesn’t know me or what I do online everyday. She tries to be relevant, but let’s face it-she’s not. It’s embarrassing.” “I wish my dad would spend more time with me. Real time doing […]
All lives matter starting with our ow...
Trish Propson Column, published September 4, 2016 Gannett Post Crescent A legal immigrant raised her right hand swearing allegiance to the United States of America. “I hereby declare, … that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will […]
Be Aware of Childhood Sexual Abuse Si...
By Trish Propson Published in the Times Villager, May 2017 “I wish my mom would see that something is wrong. Doesn’t she even care?” “I wish I could tell my mom my stepdad raped me.” “I wish I could tell my dad I feel invisible. Can’t he see I’m different now?” “I wish I […]
Fighting Modern Day Slavery in Our Co...
Published in the Appleton Post Crescent, May 21, 2017 Animated flowers, stars, and lollipops blinked right above the words, “Fresh, sweet, new, don’t you deserve it?” This marked my first interaction with Backpage, a website promoting sex trafficking. Backpage, the world’s largest classified ad company valued at nearly one hundred million dollars, has operations in 97 […]
Can good listening habits improve you...
By Trish Propson Originally Published in the Times Villager, February 2017 “I wish I could tell my mom to just listen and not talk for me. She thinks she knows me but she doesn’t.” “I wish my dad would stop yelling. I just need him to listen.” “I wish my mom would tell […]
Sexual Assault Is A Very Real Issue
By Trish Propson Originally Published in the Times Villager, April 2017 “I wish I could tell my mom I was raped on the school bus.” “I wish my mom would tell me why she lets her boyfriend have sex with me.” “I wish I could tell my dad to stay out of my bed and […]
Is the Dream of Unity and Equality Po...
My son recently wrote an essay posing this question, ‘Would Martin Luther King Jr. support Black Lives Matter?’ He concluded the father of civil rights in America – a leader of integrity who urged his people to make a difference in the world, the eloquent statesman who preached love, unity, and peace – would not […]
Graduation: Ending or Beginning?
For thousands of high school seniors and parents across our area, graduation season signifies both endings and beginnings. Is graduation merely the closing of one door and opening of another, or is it a time to reflect and connect with one another in a deeper way? Preparing for my youngest son’s graduation is bittersweet as […]
What Can We Learn From the Last Suppe...
“What is kosher?” “What does Easter have to do with Passover?” “What was Jesus doing at the Last Supper?” These questions and others set me on a search for answers which resulted in my recently published book, Connecting with Christ at Passover. My son often asked me during those years, “You know we’re not Jewish, […]
The Legend of the Poinsettia: Finding...
I have always been fascinated with poinsettias. I grew up in southern California where poinsettias are used as a landscaping plant year round, kind of like a day lily here in Wisconsin. It was not always a scrub plant found along ditches and in gardens. In ancient times the plant was highly valuable. It was […]
