I was very lucky in my childhood (and now as an adult) to have a really, super-awesome mother. But, I was also unfortunate enough to have a relatively absent father – both by choice when he was alive, and by default after he died.
I can’t really say that he was a bad father or a good father, since so much time has passed and the memories I have of him can probably be counted on two hands. And half of which I’m not even sure are real or just some figment of my imagination that has developed so there’s something there to remember. It has been so long, I can’t remember the sound of his voice or his smell or even what he looked like as a real person and not a photograph. But somehow I do remember the coarse roughne ... Read the full post.
As a member of the newest generation of moms, I think I can speak for us all when I say that we are under a lot of pressure to be it all and do it all, at home and in the workplace. Things have changed a lot since our moms were moms, and their moms before them. I mean, we have the Internet to tell us how to do things, Pinterest to tell us how to do them pretty, and Sheryl Sandberg to remind us that no matter what we’re doing, we’re not doing enough. The billionaire Mom/CEO-hybrids are setting standards and raising bars with every speech they give and book they write. If they can “lean in” to such success, why can’t I just get that month-old load of laundry done and brush my teeth once today?
As a new mom, I tend to ... Read the full post.
Probably when he comes home from daycare looking like this:
I love it when my kid plays hard, gets dirty and has a great day. And his awesome school that makes him sleep reaaaaal good at night. <3
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I’ve started a new petition to the White House. We need 100,000 signatures by May 31st. Be a voice to create change: Sign it now!
I was really hoping that when I had my second child, I wouldn’t have to write about this subject again. But either my husband and I work too fast, or our government works too slow. I’m going to go with a dark horse and say it’s probably the latter.
Yahoo! recently announced that they are expanding their maternity leave policy to give birth mothers 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 8 weeks to fathers and adoptive, surrogate or foster parents. While this is definitely a good thing and a step in the right direction, I’m kind of left feeling the way I did after my state passed gay m ... Read the full post.
Dear Suzy Lee Weiss,
I know why (all) those colleges rejected you. And it has nothing to do with much of the content of your op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, who really just published your piece to generate a little boost in readership. Not because it was awesome or so spot on. No, they knew it would spark controversy because they saw what the majority of society also sees: You’re an asshole.
And I think that must be part of where you went wrong in your college applications – you did exactly what colleges tell you. “Just be yourself.” Unfortunately, yourself is a teenage asshole. And they saw right through you. Other adjectives that can be used to describe you would also include bratty, entitled, selfish, racist, b ... Read the full post.
Proud Papa!
Dear Awesome Husband and Father to My Child,
Thanks. I just wanted to take the time to say it because I know you’re grossly misrepresented and under appreciated these days. Society seems to think you’re either the emotionally absent breadwinner or the guy appearing on Maury Povich’s latest dead-beat dad episode, and nothing in between. But I know you’re not an anomaly; there must be more of you out there.
If I had a dollar for every time someone has asked me, “how do you do it?!” as a working mom, I’d be rich. If I had another dollar for every time I’ve had to explain, “well, my husband is really great,” to someone looking at me in bewilderment, I’d be even richer ... Read the full post.
I am too hurt.. and shocked… and offended.. and… hurt!
Apparently there is a new baby onesie out there causing quite the stir. The onesie is an unoffensive shade of white with a silver applique of rhinestones spelling out the “offensive” phrase Future Bride.
Offensive? Really, people?
Both HuffPost Parents, who posted the story to their Facebook page with the caption “Well, this onesie is offensive,” and Jezebel, who advised to “never, ever dress a child” in it, cite this onesie as the most recent regression in feminism.
Oh, for f*cks sake.
Let’s forget about the fact that women still only make 82.2% of the salary that men make. Let’s continue to allow billionaire business women l ... Read the full post.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
One day, in second grade, I was picked on while riding the school bus. I usually don’t remember details back that far, but I’m confident that this was the first time I was “bullied.” A girl, who happened to live in the low income housing project up the street, was making fun of the plastic halloween necklace I was wearing. She called it cheap and ugly, and probably said a few other things that I don’t remember but were obviously a pretty big deal when you’re 8. I was on the verge of tears and replied, “So what, my dad just died and we can’t afford other jewelry!” It wasn’t really true. I mean, I did ... Read the full post.
I love to brush my 12 toofies!
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How to STFU About Pregnant Bellies: A Step-by-Step Guide.
By Michelle | May 2, 2013