I find Fathers’ Day something of a strange cultural tradition, in part because I don’t celebrate Fathers’ Day with my father. While we’ve repaired much of our relationship over the years we’ll never really be that kind of father and daughter again. But we’re doing ok. He lives overseas and the absence of celebration isn’t [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Happy Fathers’ Day
Posted in cormac, fatherhood, GLBTI, lauca on September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The check up
Posted in lauca, motherhood, motherhood bliss, motherhood sux, preschoolers on September 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Lauca and I have not been seeing eye to eye of late. I don’t know what kind of smugness I was suffering from when I once imagined that we weren’t going to be the type of mother and daughter to fight when she is a teenager. We so are. But one afternoon last week all [...]
Yoko Ono!
Posted in me, motherhood, motherhood bliss, pop culture on September 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I love the Internet. I asked Yoko Ono a question and she answered it, on Twitter. bluemilk What are you like as a mother? What aspect of motherhood changed you most? I’m just an ordinary mother who is trying to do her best… like all of us are wanting to do the best for the [...]
Something for our daughters
Posted in feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am catching up on blog reading and I discover that Jay from Two Women Blogging was recently guest posting at Feministe and oh gosh she can write a fucking good post. Never assume. First rule of life. If you meet me, don’t assume that just because I have a daughter, I think I’m entitled [...]
The mumsy meme
Posted in feminist motherhood, lauca, maternity leave, me, motherhood, motherhood bliss, preschoolers, work and family (im)balance on September 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For Wallaby. See her site for more (and better) responses. Lauca, aged 4 years (brevity is the 4 yr old’s mantra apparently, that and I was keeping her from this): Q1. Why did God make mothers? (I removed God from the questions because Lauca is entirely godless!) To look after us. To make money for [...]
Can this be for real?
Posted in bratz hatred/pornification/sexualising children, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, pop culture on September 2, 2009 | 11 Comments »
A pole dancing doll. This must surely be the end… of the world, that is. (Thanks Feministing).
As a parent, where does your story end and theirs begin?
Posted in feminist motherhood, motherhood on September 2, 2009 | 12 Comments »
When you write about motherhood you tell not only your own story but that of your children, which makes the whole enterprise something of an ethical dilemma, and bloggers, including myself frequently examine and re-examine the boundaries – so, who owns the story? do you have a right to tell your side of the story [...]
Incompatible
Posted in lauca, motherhood, preschoolers on September 1, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Lauca has discovered computer games in a big way so everything is about wizards and pet unicorns and duels. I try to be interested in what she loves but I find all that shit so dull. I’m sorry on-line role-playing gamers of the world, but you have each other, and that seems to be in [...]
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