Emily Popek
- Emily Popek
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- Growing up means letting go I saw an old love the other day, and it just about broke my heart.
- Balancing work, family is men's dilemma too In an era when dual incomes are increasingly a necessity, rather than a choice, it is ridiculous to keep pretending that "work-life balance" is a women's problem. It's not. It's a societal problem. And until we can view it as such, we don't stand a chance of addressing the symptoms of this problem.
- Editing the color out of my language Swearing has historically gotten a bad rap.
- Stepping on the flag, and other memories If we are to be defined all our lives by our high school mascots, then I suppose I am a Viking. But I'm also a Panther, having transferred schools after my freshman year.
- The winds of change are in this spring air Right now, there are spring flowers blooming outside the window of my childhood bedroom.
- Lessons learned, and ignored, from my mom and dad Sometimes I think I must be a terrible disappointment to my parents.
- Memories of an angry young man Since hearing about the latest school shooting, I've been thinking a lot about a guy I used to know. I'll call him "Sean."
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A smartphone junkie's life is a daily struggle
Hi, my name is Emily Popek, and I’m addicted to my smartphone.
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Finding my own reason for the season
The Christmas wars are raging unabated this year, as well-meaning Christians remind us that “Jesus is the reason for the season.”
