I did a post about things I want my daughter to know recently so I felt that I should do one for my son too. This is a little more tailored to him personally because, well, I know him better.…
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.
What I’m Reading: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
Y’all. I don’t often use the phrase “you NEED TO read this book” but seriously. You NEED TO read this book. It’s called How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran and it’s making me indescribably happy. Moran is a…
25 Things I Want My Daughter To Know
I’m back! As many of you know, last month I gave birth to a baby girl who shall henceforth be known as N in this space. As you might imagine, this set me into a feminist frenzy of dreaming of…
Maternity Leave
Y’all. I’m beat. I’m 37 weeks pregnant and I’m basically a very large human incubator. My mental processes have slowed to the point where all I can manage is the thought it takes to find the nearest air conditioning vent…
New at Babble: Do Celebrity Moms Go Back To Work Too Soon?
I’m over at Babble today talking about family and maternity leave policies in the US (spoiler: I think they suck) and how when celebrities go back to work right after having a baby, it sends lousy message for the rest…
WTF: Virgin Fathers 16 Kids and Counting
Usually my big WTF moments come from the magical wonderland of American politics. Like when poor Thad McCotter (R-MI) recently discovered that his petition to run for reelection on the Republican ticket is invalid because instead of getting 1000 signatures,…
New on Babble: Doctor Botches Abortion, Must Pay Mother Child Support
As part of my gig writing about pregnancy for Babble, I get a lot of Google alerts related to pregnancy, birth, fertility, abortion, and other germane topics. This, unfortunately, often yields me a slew of links to news stories that…
Death and Social Media
I wouldn’t say we had been friends in high school. We ran in similar circles back then: the self-appointed misfits who congregated in the literary magazine office, listened to college radio, and read a lot of the kinds of books…
New on Babble: 10 Wildly Inappropriate Answers To “When Are You Due?”
You know the old joke about how you should never insinuate that a woman is pregnant unless you can see a baby emerging from her body? Well, I’m at the point in pregnancy where that apparently no longer applies because…
I Like Lobbyists (A Trip Down Memory Lane)
It’s an election year – I know. You’re shocked to hear that considering how low-key all the campaigning has been and none of it started two years before that actual freaking election. Grrrr. Anyway, it’s an election year and for…
