My sister took these gorgeous photos. These baby photos might go on a little. But oh god, I’m never going to have another nearly-5 week old baby of my own, this is it. And I’m hopelessly smitten with the little tike.
Archive for May, 2009
He and I
Posted in babies, cormac, motherhood bliss on May 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Feminism, motherhood and compromise
Posted in 10 feminist motherhood questions, 10 things, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, politics, work and family (im)balance on May 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In a strange land has responded to my 10 questions on feminist motherhood. I’ve followed her blog for quite some time and she is a deeply thoughtful parent and political thinker. The clear theme to emerge in her response to my 10 questions is ‘compromise’, and how she is coming to terms with this perhaps [...]
Mum’s baby
Posted in babies, bill, breastfeeding, cormac, fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, lauca, motherhood, motherhood sux, preschoolers, work and family (im)balance on May 28, 2009 | 9 Comments »
… which is what Lauca calls him (ie. Mum’s baby is awake, quick, get Mum) and what their father has started calling him too, to make me laugh and groan in equal measures. Because he does get it. I forgot how unequal parenting can be with an infant, and don’t get me started on ‘night [...]
Homemade
Posted in babies, motherhood, motherhood bliss, pregnancy and birth on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Meals family and friends have delivered to us since the baby was born: corn, potato and capsicum soup vegetarian lasagne tomato and bean soup carrot and ricotta lasagne vegetable quiche beetroot soup and homemade bread Gifts made by family and friends for the baby: knitted pram blanket felt doll carrying a baby in a sling [...]
The all new Double-Daring Book for Girls
Posted in book review, breastfeeding, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss on May 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
In celebration of the new Double-Daring Book for Girls (by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz), I have been sent a copy for the book launch. This book, like the first book, is full of interesting facts, activities, games, and also a good range of stories about bold, adventurous women through history and their various pursuits. Judging from [...]
My very small radius
Posted in babies, breastfeeding, GLBTI, motherhood, preschoolers on May 21, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The most exciting thing I did today was go to the local chemist with a kindergartener and an infant to have infant weighed.. I don’t know, it was an outing and I was curious, and maybe this baby will be disappointed otherwise when he one day compares his baby diary to that of his sister’s [...]
Loose ends
Posted in babies, cormac, fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, pregnancy and birth on May 17, 2009 | 17 Comments »
This name bizzo, the patriarchy was defeated, my partner is reconciled to it (cookie for him), his family not so much. We chose a Scandinavian name for our son in the end and my partner’s name is his middle name instead. And I can’t think of a nickname for the baby for use on this blog; I find his [...]
‘Get to Work’ was wrong Or How I learned to worry less and love the baby
Posted in babies, feminism, feminist motherhood, maternity leave, motherhood, motherhood sux, politics, work and family (im)balance on May 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »
There is an interesting discussion happening in the comments thread over at this post on Bitch PhD about Linda Hirshman’s ‘Get to Work’ book from a few years ago. Hirshman, you might recall caused quite a stir for mothers when she urged stay-at-home mothers to return to the workplace for the sake of feminist action, [...]
Matthew Johns, feeling trapped and out-numbered?
Posted in bratz hatred/pornification/sexualising children, feminism, pop culture, rape/sexual abuse on May 13, 2009 | 54 Comments »
Image credit: here. Matthew Johns makes the wrong apology on The Footy Show. Guess who really knows how that feels? This week Australian current affairs program, Four Corners presented a devastating program on rugby league’s problem with sexual violence against women. Among the many incidents the program had at its disposal (spoilt for choice) to use in exploring this [...]
Happy Mothers Day from the government
Posted in babies, child hatred bigotry, feminism, maternity leave, motherhood, motherhood bliss, politics, pregnancy and birth, work and family (im)balance on May 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The Australian federal government has finally ponied up to a paid parental leave scheme. Eighteen weeks at the minimum wage*, not a bad start. There will be plenty of moans from the ‘children as lifestyle choice’ brigade and they’ll be extra snarky because it is primarily women who raise infants and thus who will be using this scheme. [...]
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