I’m at Offbeat Families today talking about the tough stuff – how I feel about having babies after the Boston Marathon bombings: My thoughts turned to my friend at work who had given birth that day, and her baby who… Read more ›
I love WBEZ. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, it is Chicagoland’s NPR affiliate station. I find the news stories they report to be unbiased, un-sensationalized, and well-researched even if it means they were not the first… Read more ›
I love reading articles on Role/Reboot. In fact, I am on their list of regular writers. I try to write for them once a month because I appreciate their work in questioning gender norms in relationships – something I’ve been… Read more ›
I love this. Sesame Street is so progressive! “Abby, pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.” Featured Image Credit: seelensturm Related PostsFeminism evolves, or, at least, it should – #femfest Day 1 The… Read more ›
I have to officially weigh in on the “have it all” debate. I’ve been thinking about it a lot – and I’ve been reading most of the articles in response to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article that have come across my dash.… Read more ›
My husband is a grown man. This may sound absurd, but it’s true. And I think the absurdity of the statement stems not from the fact that he is, in fact, a grown man, but from the fact that I… Read more ›
Today was the first day back at work after a wonderful Thanksgiving break. And I opened my inbox – which I had not checked even one time over break because I refused to get sucked into work on my time… Read more ›
This is a guest post by the awesome Stephanie Farrell. You might remember her from this post previously. And now she’s back, being even more awesome. Yay! The grass at our house had gotten way too long, and gone way… Read more ›
An internet friend of mine recently introduced me to Stephanie’s blog, Practicing Parenting, and I am so glad she did. This blog is awesome. She’s a feminist parent, and a stay-at-home mom who teaches her kids about gender equality. How… Read more ›
This piece was originally posted at The MamaFesto. When my husband, Tim, and I got married, I didn’t change my name. Reactions to this ranged from shock and dismay to a pat on the back, though nothing got to me… Read more ›
Today at A Practical Wedding, there’s a Reclaiming Wife post about how babies don’t ruin your marriage. We still go out to places, just the two of us, but I’ll admit that it’s more rare. Don’t get me wrong—we go… Read more ›
I’ve written about adoption before. (Here, here, here…) It’s something I believe in very strongly, and will as long as there are children who need adoption. As long as women are pressured to give their children up for adoption, there… Read more ›
Tim and I have spent a good deal of time over the past few days debating about what we want the next step in our lives to be. We’ve been looking at houses and town homes in the suburbs of… Read more ›
Tim and I spent some time at his grandfather’s birthday party this weekend. It was really fun to see all of his extended family, especially his 8-year-old cousin, Katie. She is awesome, and if I ever have a daughter, I… Read more ›
Today’s post is a guest post from Kristin Morton. Kristin does not blog, but this submission makes me think she should. We spend a lot of time talking about how girls don’t have to play princess when they are younger.… Read more ›
When it comes to my home and my personal relationships, I like my life. A lot. Granted, sometimes I come on here and talk about various arguments I have with my husband and how we’re working on making our marriage… Read more ›
Today, I’m over at Gender Across Borders talking about international adoption, and I’ve already received some really great comments! Here’s a little teaser: My husband and I have given quite a bit of consideration to adopting a child. We’re not… Read more ›
Let’s keep the baby train rolling today, shall we? Today’s link comes from Janni, who alerted me to this via Twitter yesterday. This story is about a woman who made a twitter list of tweeps over 30 without children and… Read more ›
Today, the baby theme continues. I was reminded through yesterday’s post and the subsequent (awesome) comments of a time in my classroom when I told my students I’m not having kids 1. There was an audible gasp, and then silence. In… Read more ›
When I tell people that Tim and I don’t necessarily want to have children, I get a lot of mixed responses. Mostly, people ask why which, I’ve come to understand, is maybe a fair question considering Tim and I are… Read more ›