Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

"Dogs, as we all know, are awesome." Image: Instagram.com, early_alert_canines

Meet The Next Frontier Of Service Dogs

The human-dog relationship has been mutually beneficial for centuries... Now there’s one more truly amazing thing we can credit dogs with doing for people — they can be taught to sense when a diabetic person’s blood sugar is in the danger zone and alert the person to take action.

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The Real Takeaway From "Meternity Leave"

She almost makes a good point, but it’s lost among the WTF of her not realizing that babies need more care than dumped friends. That we have reached a point where caring for children is the ONLY excuse for walking away from work for a few hours shows a screwed up attitude toward work. Not to mention that employers pay too little to allow people the flexibility to take breaks to recharge.

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"Mr. Kinsey, a behavior therapist at a group home for people with disabilities, was outside trying to help an autistic man who had left the facility and needed to be taken back." Image: heavy.com

He Was Lying On The Ground With His Hands In The Air. Police Shot Him Anyway.

Let me begin by saying a name: Charles Kinsey. Mr. Kinsey is the latest Black man to be shot by police while a bystander filmed the incident with a phone. Unlike so many others, Mr. Kinsey — thank the heavens — has lived to tell the tale.

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Don Jr. admitted the meeting happened. He admitted the other two Trump consiglieres were present. He admitted that the lawyer had suggested she had dirt, but really she didn’t. (Image Credit: Instagram/@donaldtrumpjr)

Did Donald Trump Jr. Just Incriminate Himself Blatantly On The Russian Scandal?

The Russian meddling, the Kremlin favoring his father, the offer to provide information with material value to the Trump campaign. Did Donald Trump Jr. know it was illegal? I dunno. But he went ahead and did it all anyway.

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"Capybaras are the world’s largest rodents and they look sort of like jumbo-sized guinea pigs."

Florida Is Experiencing A Literal Cute Invasion

Normally, when I think of invasive species, I get a pretty grim picture in my mind. The wilds of Florida are no stranger to terrifying invasive species either — 16 foot Burmese pythons, anyone? — but their latest case of exotic pets gone feral is less horror-movie and more “ZOMG I WANT TO SNUGGLE THEM!”

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The Egg White Alternative Hiding In Your Pantry

Attention: vegans, friends with food allergies, and people who love to eat raw batter! You are about to have the best weekend ever!

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Five Words: Girl Scout Cookie Baking Mixes.

What could taste better than a sleeve of Thin Mints pulled from the freezer for a mouthful of cool, minty goodness? How about a tray of Thin-Mints-flavored brownies pulled from the oven for a mouthful of gooey, warm, minty goodness?

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Image: Stand Tall For Dwarfism/Instagram.

Good Feel Of The Day: How The Love Of A Dog Helps This Boy With Dwarfism

Mr. Rogers famously told us all to look for the helpers in times of great stress. Well, this is a time of great stress and I found a helper — specifically, a little dog in Australia who is helping this boy.

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Gay Pastor Sues Whole Foods Over Slur Found On Cake 

Today we have kind of a head scratcher of a story out of Austin, Texas.

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Good bras are never cheap, and cheap bras are seldom any good.

The Real Reason Good Bras Are So F#%king Expensive

It is a truth universally acknowledged that there is no such thing as a perfect bra. More annoying is the equally-universally acknowledged truth that good bras are never cheap, and cheap bras are seldom any good.

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