Michael Williams has been running a short series on breastfeeding in public; his first post was published while we were on vacation. Many comments were made on the first post so I will offer only three brief ones here. As reference for the record, I will state that I have spent more than three years […]
Entries Tagged as 'motherhood'
Not for public consumption?
August 30th, 2004 · 3 Comments
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Going bananas
August 21st, 2004 · 3 Comments
What two days of attempting to toliet-train a toddler (enticing her with banana chips) can do to you… At least as a mom, I can take comfort in Shimon’s piece: Failure Is Normal…
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Serendipity or a sign?
August 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Serendipity or a sign?
It’s my habit to try to peek at my aggregator here and there throughout the day. It’s a form of snacking, I suppose. A way I relax for a moment or two while I stand by my computer in the kitchen. A little escape. Yesterday was intense for me and I was working with one […]
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But that’s how I feel…
August 21st, 2004 · 3 Comments
This week getupgrrl at Chez Miscarriage has been describing unkind statements made to infertile women and the differences between the primary and secondary infertility communities. Her thoughtful posts provoked some more thoughts in me. The unspoken admonishment running through all these statements is that wanting more is something women aren’t supposed to do. But every […]
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Why moms shouldn’t stay at home
August 4th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Gretchen Ritter in her piece The messages we send when moms stay home published in the Austin-American Statesmen (registration required) described why “full-time mothering is bad for children”, women, men and society. I found her essay through my homeschooling yahoogroup and I’ve seen a number of rebuttals to her piece. However, I wanted to link […]
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