I Deserve This Space
It has been over a year since I’ve been here. I spent the better part of a decade working to cultivate this site. I wrote some damn good pieces here – and elsewhere – in that decade. I did some… Read more ›
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Review: The Good Mother Myth: Redefining Motherhood to Fit Reality
For this anthology, Avital wanted to create a space where women could debunk the myth of the “good mother.” You know the one: every aspect of her life is perfect, and she does it all while raising perfect kids. She never has a meltdown, or goes a few days without showering, and her kids will probably grow up to be geniuses.
Well, guess what? That mom actually doesn’t exist. Read more ›
Bump Ahead: An Announcement and 5 Things I’ve Learned in the Last 15 Weeks
If you know me on a personal level, you have probably already heard the news: I’m pregnant! This is, of course, the other reason I took a break from social media that I alluded to earlier but couldn’t talk about.… Read more ›
The Childfree Life’s A Beach
Oh, TIME Magazine. You’ve done it again. Last summer, you asked moms if they were “mom enough” by showing a picture of a perfect mom complete with a flat stomach, skinny jeans, and a breastfeeding toddler, insinuating that moms who… Read more ›
Offbeat Families: Why I’m not letting tragedies stop me from having kids
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 ›
No, WBEZ, I Will Not Have Babies For You
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’m Not Ready For Babies, And That’s OK: An Open Response to Janine Kovac
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 ›
Sexist Homework
As a teacher who fights every day against gender stereotypes and sexism, it offends me to the core of my being to hear stories like this one about kids who try to subvert gender norms and are punished because of… Read more ›
It’s not that we can’t have it all. It’s that we shouldn’t.
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.
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 ›
I am, most definitely, mad.
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 ›
Quick Hit: Gen X Women Succeed at Work, Have Fewer Kids
Thanks to my pal, Veronica, I saw this article about how women who are now between the ages of 33 and 46 (Generation X) are working harder and having fewer children. In an interview about the study with Sylvia Ann… Read more ›
Quick Hit: Babies Don’t Ruin Your Marriage
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 ›
Quick Hit: Adoption as a Feminist Issue
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 ›
Guest Post: Playing Princess with Purpose
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 ›
Two Balloons. Going Up.
When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soul mate is the one who makes life come to life. -Richard Bach, from The Bridge Across Forever I was never the… Read more ›
Is One The Loneliest Number?
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 ›
Quick Hit: The Kid-Free Twitter List
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 ›
Baby Blasphemy
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 ›
Do I have to give birth to my baby? (Thoughts on Adoption)
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 ›