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From the category archives:
General
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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It seems the discussion of parenting and mothering has shifted from last year’s discussion about bad mothers to this year’s discussion of unhappy mothers. Is parenting all drudgery and do we just have to live up to our responsibilities and grin and bear it? Or is there a way to find happiness and have a [...]
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‘Tis the season to tell parents what they’re doing wrong, it seems. This past weekend, Amy from Crunchy Domestic Goddess wrote a post called “The 10 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make” – Seriously? Seriously?!! about a post that appeared on Lifescript (an American women’s health website) listing the following sins of parenting: Top 10 Mistakes Even [...]
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I’m disappointed and angry. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. I have an amazing opportunity to tell women why they should and how they can be taken seriously as advocates of important issues. But that opportunity is now being sponsored by a couple brands owned by Nestle, a company that I protest [...]
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Thank you for reading my blog. I hope you’ll continue to join me on my journey in search of parenting introspection and social change. Photo credit: tiff_ku1 on flickr //
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I’m sure most of my readers have heard of Free Range Parenting as an alternative to overbearing, helicopter parenting so often seen in North America. I’ve been observing German parents and am collecting my thoughts on the differences in parenting styles for another time, but what struck me immediately and still amazes me several weeks [...]
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A friend of mine was at swimming lessons with her family. This visit to the pool was nothing out of the ordinary. They swam. She nursed her toddler. They got ready to leave and headed out to the parking lot. As they were putting their children into the car, another family tossed their young child [...]
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I have some post ideas percolating in my mind. But I’ve also been busy and haven’t had a ton of time to write. Last year at this time, I did a delurking and open thread post and encouraged people who read the blog, but don’t get around to commenting, to come out and say hello. [...]
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Mothers shouldn’t have opinions
by phdinparenting on May 20, 2010
I should be barefoot, pregnant and tied to the kitchen sink. Or, as they say here in Germany, “Kinder, Küche, Kirche” (children, kitchen, church). I should spend my entire day, every day, gazing adoringly into the eyes of my children. Or so they say. In my post on 50 reasons for breastfeeding anytime, anywhere, jenny [...]
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