Articles Posted by Jill Chapin

Jill Chapin has been a guest writer and columnist in several Los Angeles area papers for over fifteen years. She has written a bilingual parenting book titled, "If You Have Kids, Then Be a Parent!" and a children's book entitled, "My Magic Bubble."

  • Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me

    by Jill Chapin on Nov 01, 2012 | 5 Comments

    Mother Nature must have really wanted to get our attention, and She sure did by sending in Her messenger Sandy to give us the lowdown on what to expect with future encounters with Her tempestuous friends.

    Posted in Environment, Opinion

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    Fifty Shades of Loving Your Candidate

    by Jill Chapin on Oct 23, 2012 | 34 Comments

    After carefully listening to many formerly rabid 2008 Obama supporters, the most common thread of disenchantment seems to be that they no longer feel the passion and ardor of those glory days of instant palpitations over their new beau.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • It’s Not the Candidate, Stupid

    by Jill Chapin on Oct 02, 2012 | 3 Comments

    Watching Governor Romney speak to the extremist wing of his own party, it is remarkable how much he resembles a kidnapped man who must say what his captives want, at risk of being politically annihilated.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • It’s Never Too Late

    by Jill Chapin on Sep 07, 2012 | 3 Comments

    Sometimes we find that close family relatives seem to have been air-brushed out of our lives. Recollections of why we lost touch have long been erased from our memory banks, but a good guess as to why we no longer see them is likely due to a long-forgotten family feud.

    Posted in Human Interest

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    How Secure is Social Security?

    by Jill Chapin on Jul 16, 2012 | 30 Comments

    In 1930, there were 6.7 million Americans aged 65 or older and around that time, there were about sixteen people depositing into the Social Security system for each person withdrawing. In 2000, there were 34.9 million over age 65, and today fewer than two people deposit for each one withdrawing.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • bullygate: mitt romney

    Do Youthful Indiscretions Matter?

    by Jill Chapin on May 12, 2012 | 3 Comments

    Mitt Romney’s past came out of the proverbial closet involving a fellow student who may have been in one. He couldn’t recall but didn’t deny the mean-spirited description of how he attacked and humiliated a student simply for looking different by pinning him down and cutting what Mitt deemed offensive long hair.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics, Religion

  • I Hate it When I’m Right

    I Hate it When I’m Right

    by Jill Chapin on Feb 29, 2012 | 2 Comments

    There are times you just hope you are wrong. Several years ago, I warned about parents needing to get more involved in their children’s lives, but it was not heard by enough people, whose voices just might have been able to prevent the recent murders of students at a school in Ohio.

    Posted in Culture, Opinion