August 2010

Quotable: Religious and secular co-existence

August 30, 2010




As an agnostic humanist and mostly probably atheist, there are a lot of things about religion that I think are worth questioning. If there is anything I believe firmly, it is that everything is worth questioning, including religious beliefs and practices. That doesn’t mean that I dismiss all religions or religious people as being worthless [...]

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Quotable: Unprofitable breasts

August 26, 2010




I read a lot of books, newspapers, blogs, and journal articles. Sometimes I have the time and inclination to write a book review or a detailed deconstruction of something I have read. Sometimes I don’t. But that doesn’t mean the other things I read are not worth discussing. Many of them are very worthy of [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Girls in Dresses

August 25, 2010




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Water: A Right and a Risk

August 23, 2010




I’ve grown up with a love of water. Swimming in it, boating on it, relaxing near it, drinking it. Water brings me peace and gives me life. I’ve often taken water for granted — both the free water that I have such easy access to and the affordability and convenience of bottled water. I’ve made [...]

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They came on a boat

August 21, 2010




They came on a boat. They came on a boat across the ocean on a grueling journey lasting several months. They came on a boat in search of a better life in a new land. They came on a boat with hopes and dreams based on promises made by a man they had to trust [...]

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Whip ‘Em Out!

August 20, 2010




Thank you to @babydefender for sharing this great video on twitter.

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Taking mother blame to new heights: PPD and AOL

August 18, 2010




There are topics that I know I write about extremely well. Ones where my words ring across the blogosphere and have the power to move people and to change minds. On other topics, very important topics, it is other voices that have that power. Please read: AOL News Story Makes Outrageous Comments About Postpartum Depression [...]

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Emotional Availability and Infant Sleep

August 17, 2010




Over the past few days, several people notified me about a Globe and Mail article called Coddle or let the kid cry? New research awakens the sleep-training debate with a header that read: “While many moms and dads reluctantly allow their infant to ‘cry it out,’ some experts now say the practice can cause real [...]

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BlogHer ’10: Change Agents, Radical Moms, Provocative Bloggers…and ill-fitted sponsors

August 14, 2010




As most of you know, I just got back from BlogHer ’10 in New York City. I enjoyed last year’s conference, but this year’s conference was about 10 times better and about 5 times worse (figures are estimates). Better… The BlogHer ’10  conference is the general BlogHer conference. That means it is the conference that [...]

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Brands, breastfeeding, formula feeding, and parenting advice: Stride Rite / Robeez

August 11, 2010




I’ve written before about how bloggers should be careful what brands they align themselves with. You probably all remember the Nestle Family affair and may remember my post about brand-supported “charitable” twitter parties. The Striderite / Robeez private party that was held at the same time as BlogHer ’10 (but not associated with BlogHer in [...]

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