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A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSED CONTRACEPTION BAN
Dear…er…To Whom It May Concern ( Read more... ) -
The Mystery of the Berenstain Bears and Sister's Funny Valentine
In my section at work right now, there’s a huge display of Valentines Day books, and I love to read them. I’m quite fond of Valentines Day- I think it’s a wonderful idea that’s much abused and misused. I love the sparkly cartoon character cards and the cupcakes and all that cheesy five-year-old stuff, because that’s when Valentines Day is still ( Read more... ) -
A Promise, Not A Threat
Talking with a friend yesterday, while sitting together in a busy public place and watching at all the families milling around us, and we were wondering…how did modern civilization manage before the industrial revolution? The topic came up because, at lunch that same day, when I said I hope I can read my child bedtime stories I wrote myself, ( Read more... ) -
A Bunch Of Crap I Shouldn't Talk About
Its been made apparent in the past that no matter what I do in life, someone is going to be pissed at me.
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I'm Gonna Be A Bad Mom and Here's Yet More Reasons Why
(for the sake of my mysterious future children, I hope this is the last of it....)
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My Name
Amusing half-assed article on Yahoo about married women changing names, which is a topic I've been asked about a few times recently. Many of the article comments are quite honestly appalling. I wonder what assumptions will be made about me because I plan on hyphenating (and not even that until we have children). Quite honestly, if the expectation ( Read more... ) -
I'm Gonna Be A Bad Mom and Here's Why
I work in the children’s section of a bookstore, I’m a book nut, and I’m of the age where all my friends are procreating and I’m set to start any time now. Babies are everywhere I look. Books, TV, moms one-upping each other during play dates. Everywhere. Our culture has turned Parenting into a spectator sport. We live in the Cult of the Child, and ( Read more... ) -
MugCakes OM NOM NOM
so while marauding about the interwebz one day recently i was introduced to this link ( Read more... ) -
you say the words episiotomy, my placenta'll kick your ass.
i'm fascinated with naturalbirth. its so damn educational. reading Ina May has been, too.
but what's been the most enlightening thing that's happened to me since the day i picked up The Red Tent was the realization i had (while sitting at the dinner table with my parents, grandparents, and cousins) that i was allowed to tell my family: "if you don't have ( Read more... )