What are we forgetting?

My grandfather was a heavily decorated Air force pilot in the Second World War. He has some horrendous memories which he always relates to me in a deadpan manner.
Lest us not forget on ANZAC Day, but I don’t relate to much of what my generation seems to be remembering. (And so this post [...]

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We’re leaving the ‘only child’ club

We’ve had four years in the ‘only child’ club and let me congratulate the club on the most fabulous play dates in the world. Your play dates are the most enjoyable, most successful, and least chaotic. That combination is no coincidence. Play dates designed around the needs of a single age group of children, each [...]

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Goddamn craft

Lauca and her friend ‘doing’ craft while my friend and I talk feminism. As per craft requirements a fairly substantial mess was made. But this was at our friends’ place, a magical old Russian house where tempers are not so easily frayed by crafty mess.

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Early chapter books with strong female protagonists

For Lauca’s 4th birthday I mentioned she got a swag of new chapter books with female protagonists (and an emphasis on adventure), and then I promised to post on them. So, finally.
Henrietta the great go-getter by Martine Murray.

Sophie’s Adventures by Dick King-Smith.

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (and we bought the version below which is gorgeously [...]

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Well, this fourth trimester of pregnancy is all rather boring, isn’t it?

Really, really bored with still being pregnant and waiting for something to happen and dodging ‘have you had it yet?’ phone calls. But, on a high point, I got my hair just right. Look how happy I am about it.

Yeah, vacuous blogging thy name is mine. Where is my feminist outrage exactly? Currently quite smothered. [...]

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Linkety links

Feminist motherhood in Singapore – a must read from motherworld, and a potential new favourite for you if you’re mothering in Singapore or there abouts.

My feminism is a silent one, sneaking behind a facade of conservatism and maneuvering itself around a watchful patriarchal society, waiting to pounce.

Queer eye for your child? Rebel Raising explains how [...]

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A mattress commercial unlike any other

Not in a million years could I imagine such an advertisement for beds playing here in Australia. Not that we’re all uptight prudes, but frankly, we seem to prefer our homebirths demonised. This amazing ad is from Spain. Salut!

My current Internet addiction is easy-peasy birth videos. I’ve watched hours of them, [...]

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Too much information at the obstetrician’s appointment

We went to my obstetrician the other day for an assessment – ie. where the hell is this baby, because while I’ve been somewhat impatient (particularly as our daughter was quite early) he is now also officially overdue. My obstetrician was doing an internal examination, measuring dilation and excitedly telling us that she can feel [...]

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10 things we enjoy most with Lauca (age 4, just)

We’re not totally sappy, see also here.
Mine.

The way you use “oh” in your speech all the time. Too adorable. In fact a lot of the speech patterns you’ve picked up are really sweet and prim. Except for the odd “fuck”. Also, the way you try to use new turns of phrase, like just then, you [...]

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10 things we enjoy least with Lauca (age 4, just)

We normally do one of these things every three months but last time it was due I was pregnant and tired and lazy figured nothing much changes in the six months between 3.5 yrs and 4.0 yrs and that we didn’t need to do one in between. Wrong. I can’t even remember what you were [...]

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