by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Government & Politics, Healing from Grief, Justice & Help, Miscellaneous, Op-Ed, People, Social Equalities
After spending nearly six decades as a single woman in America, last year I became a mother when I adopted my son. He is my sister’s grandson. Sweet kid and a victim of circumstances beyond his control. For a kid who got dealt such a shitty hand in life, he is...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Faith & God, Family & Parenting, Government & Politics, Justice & Help, Life Lessons, Relationships, Religion
Each year, I offer my Father’s Day greetings with photos and stories and life lessons from my father. This Father’s Day is different because I met a man who taught me about a father’s love in a way I’d never before considered. In April of this year I took my first...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Government & Politics, Op-Ed, Social Equalities
Donald J. Trump, take a look around. Take a long look at the people dressed in the khaki pants, the white golf shirts and the red ‘Make America Great Again’ made in China hats. It’s the Official Uniform™ of the American Neo-Nazi Movement©. No, wait – that’s you on...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Government & Politics, Op-Ed
The Squirrels and Colin Kaepernick We are a nation in dire need of a collective dose of Ritalin. Once again, I’ve tried to reason with people over a young man who, on the 26th of August, at the start of an NFL pre-season game, chose to quietly sit down and bow his...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist
The Opinionated Bitch – on ‘What Are Women For’? My attention was drawn to an article sweeping across the ether entitled What Are Women For? by James Poulos in The Daily Caller. I ignored it until, while getting ready for work yesterday, I heard him defending the...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Government & Politics
I’m Not the Reason We Can’t Have Nice Things Back in the 60’s, I was raised in what was considered a traditional American home. I had two parents who loved each other very much. Aside from the size of our brood, we pretty much looked like every other...