My baby has a few Christmas wishes of her own, apparently. She’s detailed them on Babble today! Anyway, Santa, I’m going to hit the big 6 months the day after Christmas and it’s time I got to roll with the…
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New on Babble: Binders Full of Women? Not for My Baby Girl.
Between Big Bird and bayonets, there were Binders Full of Women. Mitt Romney’s answer to gender imbalance in Massachusetts leadership. Or actually, a bipartisan women’s interest group’s answer to gender imbalance in Massachusetts leadership. Those binders would have gone to…
New on Babble: Diaper Prices: A Rant
Betcha thought I’d be talking about Mitt and his binder full of women today, huh? I probably will. Later. Right now I’m losing my shit over another feminist issue: the price of diapers. What the what, you’re thinking? Well, here’s…
New on Babble: Why I Hide My Kids From The Internet
This is not a typical mom blog. It’s a blog, and I’m a mom but the topics you see here are only mom-related in that they’re what’s on this particular mom’s mind. It’s also almost complete bare of pictures of…
September 10-17 Is Diaper Need Awareness Week
Hi all! I’m in a charitable frame of mind this week. Yesterday I was soliciting donations to St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of my friend’s daughter. Today I’m drawing attention to diaper need and diaper banks. Here’s some of what…
New on Babble: Formula and Feminsm
Over on Babble today I’m taking on New York Observer writer Stephanie Fairyington’s contention that breastfeeding is anti-feminst in that it forces women to be “shackled to their corporeal destinies”. Yep. Corporeal destiny. She made no mention of shitty parental…
New on Babble: A Deliberately Immflamatory Post On Breastfeeding
I’m over at Babble today stirring the lactivist pot with a discussion about when to cover up while breastfeeding in public. My feelings on the issue can be summed up with a tweet I wrote over the weekend. Simple, enough,…
New on Babble: Mommy Needs A Break, Not A Guilt Trip
I got a little snippy on Teh Twittah last night after being told to slow down and appreciate my kids at a moment when I wanted a short break from my kids. The ranting continues on Babble tonight: I think…
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…
