From the category archives:
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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Translation: He/she who wants the world to remain as it is, doesn’t want the world to remain at all. //
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My regular readers will know that I have a lot to say about misleading, inappropriate, unethical and sneaky claims by infant formula companies. While we need to continue to put pressure on formula companies to change their business practices, the most effective way to ensure a change is to have legislation passed and enforced that [...]
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I’m sure you’ve all heard of white privilege and male privilege before. But have you heard of adult privilege? Children are, generally, an oppressed group. They are not treated as equal human beings and are generally not afforded the same rights, respect or consideration as an adult. This is true, I think, pretty much anywhere [...]
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Today we took the kids to the Christopher Street Day Parade (gay pride parade), which is part of the larger Berlin Pride Festival. The parade was great and the costumes were fabulous. The kids enjoyed it and so did we. It was pretty much what I expected, with one exception: The politics. When the float [...]
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I am privileged. My husband is privileged. We are white, able-bodied, upper middle class, overeducated, multilingual, well travelled and in a heterosexual relationship. We are raising our two privileged children, a boy and a girl. My partner and I are both very aware of our privilege. We both love and celebrate diversity. We both have [...]
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In my reading on parenting and children in Germany, I came across a booklet aimed at children that explains their rights to them. In general, I think it is a great idea to inform children of their rights. However, I draw the line at propaganda in support of contentious legislation. Here is a rough translation [...]
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In today’s newspaper, I was reading an article called Arme Städte, teure Kitas (Poor cities, expensive day care). Let me (roughly) translate the first few paragraphs for you: It is extremely unfair for parents: Depending on where they live, they will pay very different amounts for day care spaces and often the prices vary significantly [...]
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On May 5, International Day of the Midwife, the kids and I attended a protest in Berlin in support of German midwives. Midwifery care in Germany is currently threatened due to significant increases in the liability insurance premiums that midwives have to pay. According to the Deutscher Hebammen Verband (German Association of Midwives), the premiums [...]
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When I was pregnant with Emma, I started having regular contractions much earlier than I should have. I was worried I might be in early labour and went into the Labour and Delivery clinic at hospital where my prenatal care provider was and where I was due to have my baby. As I sat waiting [...]
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