Mothering

Let's throw the assumptions out with the bathwater

November 21, 2010




I'm late to the party, I know. It is a party I didn't want to attend. I read Erica Jong's essay in the Wall Street Journal on the Madness of Motherhood and I yawned. Ho hum. She isn't saying anything that Hanna Rosin, Margaret Wente, and plenty of others haven't already said. She sounds like [...]

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What kind of mother are you? Oppressed? Empowered? Feminist? Other?

September 17, 2010




Every once in a while I pick up my copy of Feminist Mothering (edited by Andrea O'Reilly) and read or re-read some of it. I've never read it cover to cover, but I read bits of it when I am reflecting on my own mothering or my own feminism. In the introduction to the book, [...]

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Reflections of Motherhood

September 8, 2010




Usually Wednesdays are wordless on my blog and many others, but this Wednesday I want to bring you some incredibly important words. Alison from Nummies nursing bras put together a beautiful video where they asked moms if they could go back to right before they had their first child, what would they tell themselves. Check [...]

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Mothers shouldn't have opinions

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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Knee jerk or just jerk?

April 2, 2010




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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A day in the life of marginalizing "fringe groups" in Canada

March 2, 2010




Most days, I'm proud to be Canadian. Whether I'm talking about our health care system, our maternity and parental leave programs, feminist leaders, or other topics close to my heart, my country usually makes me proud (even if it isn't perfect). Today, however, my heart sunk. I was hit with bad news and then slapped [...]

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Mom 2.0: A Defining Moment

February 19, 2010




When I saw people currently attending the Mom 2.0 Summit tweeting about this video, I had to watch, and then I had to share.

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All about my mom (by Julian)

October 25, 2009




If you've been wanting to learn more about me, this is your chance. This morning I sat down and asked Julian some questions about mothering and about his mother (that's me!).  I saw these questions in the mumsy meme post on blue milk and she got them from Out of the mouths of… on Wallaby. [...]

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Book Review: LIFE with Mother

September 5, 2009




This is not a typical book for me to review, so I won't follow my typical book review format. LIFE with Mother, by the editors of LIFE books, is a beautiful compilation of photographs of mothers and their children, accompanied by quotes about mothering. The almost 100 page collection includes: regular people and famous people [...]

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Blood, milk and profits

July 3, 2009




Image credit: sweetbeetandgreenbean in flickr Blood We all need it. Most of us make enough of it and don't lose too much of it. But some people will need donated blood due to medical conditions, accidents or surgery. Breast Milk Babies need it. Most women make enough of it to satisfy their baby's needs. But [...]

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