Hi all! This week I asked you, my lovely readers, who all look especially pretty today, to weigh in with the bet and worst aspects f being either a working mom or a stay at home mom. Lots of you…
Author: Rebekah Kuschmider
I'm a mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by my political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
In Which I Meet My Governor And He Cares What You (Yeah, You) Think
As a blogger, I am a small fish in a very large pond. If you’re reading this right now, you are among the elite few who partake of my little rants and raves. I don’t have a big audience or…
An Open Letter to the Boy Scouts of America
Dear Boy Scout Leadership, It has comes to my attention that you have postponed making a decision about revising your long-standing policy banning gay people from being scouts or troop leaders. I was really excited when I though that you…
Stop Judging Birth Choices
Ok, this post is going to be the kind of rant I usually keep to myself because I don’t groove on needlessly pissing off other women. However, my reaction has been simmering just below the surface for long enough without…
New on Babble: Daycare Doesn’t Cause Behavior Problems After All
There was a study back in 2007 that showed that kids who spent time in daycare were more likely to be disruptive in school than kids who didn’t. Well, a new study comparing US daycare kids and Norwegian daycare kids…
New on Babble: Ask and Tell: How Do You Talk About Guns Before Playdates?
Do you ask if there are guns in the house before you let your child go on a playdate? If you have guns, do you offer that information when you invite other children over? Are you squirming at the thought…
25 Ways To Be Safer At Home Without Owning Guns
1. Have an alarm system. 2. Have emergency plans and go over them with the whole family. 3. Get to know your neighbors. 4. Invest in windows and doors with secure locks. 5. Join the neighborhood association to get and…
March On Washington For Gun Control January 26, 2013
I know many of you already know about this, but there’s going to be march in DC to demonstrate in favor of sensible gun control reforms. The march is happening January 26, 2013 at 10am, starting at the Capitol Reflecting…
New on Babble: Why I’m Not Ready To Let My Son Play With An iPad
I’m over at Babble today talking about why I’m not psyched that my husband got an iPad for work. For all that I love the virtual world of the internet, I’m not into letting kids spend a lot of time…
A Thank You From Mikey’s Family
Remember a couple of months ago when I asked you all to help raise money for a family who lost most of their possessions in Superstorm Sandy? Well, you all showed you awesomeness and we raised over $9000 and they…
