Politics

Lifestyle choices and healthcare access (IVF and more…)

September 21, 2010




I don’t like to floss. I never have liked flossing. I’ve gotten a number of holes in my teeth over the years, some of which may be the result of lack of flossing. Each time, the dentist reminds me to floss. But never does he suggest that perhaps the insurance company wouldn’t pay for my [...]

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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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Wordless Wednesday: Why I Blog

July 28, 2010




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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Action Alert for Americans: Stop empty hype about formula and more…

July 27, 2010




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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Adult privilege is exacerbated when children are a minority

July 24, 2010




I’m sure you’ve all heard of white privilege and male privilege. 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 in [...]

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Gay pride across party lines?

June 19, 2010




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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Progressive parenting from a position of privilege?

June 18, 2010




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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School: Right or Duty? Anti-Homeschooling Law and Propaganda

May 24, 2010




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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“Poor cities, expensive day care”

May 22, 2010




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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German midwifery care threatened

May 7, 2010




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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