Two years ago today, Tim proposed to me. He did it by taking me to the Arboretum (which totally faked me out because it was my idea to go there in the first place that day), getting down on one… Read more ›
I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to interact with Carrie. Since well before I joined the Gender Across Borders team, and ever since, Carrie has literally had nothing but wonderful things to say to me, about me,… 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 ›
When I met Colleen, we were at a reading for Reality Bites Back with Jenn Pozner. After the reading, she pulled me aside and said “I don’t know you at all, but I hear you’re a teacher and I want… Read more ›
Can I just say I love Jillian? OK, I’ll say it: I love Jillian. I have been asking her to write this post pretty much since we met, or at least since she told me the story about her grandmother… Read more ›
Lauren and I originally connected through our love of teaching, even in spite of her giving it up to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector. She became a writer for Equality 101, and after that, we were fortunate to… Read more ›
Penny has fleas. Apparently, this is something that happens to dogs, and it really isn’t a big deal unless the fleas go undiscovered and vampire too much blood out of the dog, causing anemia. Yes, I just used vampire as… 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 ›
I’ve been off the grid for a few days while Tim and I have worked on deciding what to do with the next year of our lives. As you can imagine, it’s been a daunting few days and lots of… 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 ›
Here’s an article that talks about how we’ve screwed up marriage because of who we look for to marry. Here’s a sample: Yet our attitudes about whom we are supposed to marry has barely changed. We are still burdened with… Read more ›
I am having one of those my-pants-don’t-fit-right, I-didn’t-even-want-to-stand-up-to-shower-this-morning-let-alone-deal-with-anything, I-don’t-want-to-talk-to-anyone days. You know the sort. I’m sure you’ve been there before. As a teacher, these days are particularly challenging. At my job, I can’t avoid dealing with things or talking to… Read more ›
Check me out! (I’m going to brag a little. Feel free to pat me on the back in the comments. 😉 ) Today, I’m a featured blogger on BlogHer’s Love & Sex page. Here’s what they had to say about… Read more ›
I recently came across this article about reasons why women keep their names when they get married, and I thought it was a good time to revisit the name change debate. It’s not a bad article (aside from the fact… Read more ›
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 ›
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 ›
Yesterday, I alluded to an argument Tim and I have been having about pushing in the chair at the dining room table. It’s right by the door of our apartment, and he sits there to put his shoes on any… Read more ›
I know, I know, I know. I’ve been absent from this site lately. But there are a few really good reasons for this, and I haven’t really been ready to write about any of it until just now. Honestly, blogging… Read more ›