Before I tell the birth story of my son let me just say that in the end all anyone wants out of a birth is a baby who is ok and that this is how my birth story ends. I say that in case you’re pregnant right now and reading this story. (Doesn’t it annoy you [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Mantras say the darndest things
Posted in babies, breastfeeding, cormac, fatherhood, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss, motherhood sux, pregnancy and birth on April 30, 2010 | 16 Comments »
The conversation that won’t go away
Posted in child hatred bigotry, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood sux on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is worth checking out this very interesting conversation at Bitch PhD… on child hatred bigotry. A lot of the debate that follows in the comment thread is around whether child-hating is actually bigotry. My opinion? It sure the shit is bigotry. Kudos to feminist sites, which take on this bigotry a lot more than [...]
You and me
Posted in babies, cormac, me, motherhood, motherhood bliss on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Quickity split links
Posted in body image, GLBTI, motherhood on April 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Some ableism in truly dismal proportions (the title alone of this incredibly sad story is horrifying). As an aside: did alarm bells ring for anyone else in the description of the loving husband who: “was devoted. He was very protective about her not overdoing when she was on bed rest. He would dress her every [...]
On over-analysing
Posted in bill, fatherhood, motherhood on April 28, 2010 | 11 Comments »
This is me after a difficult day with the kids: I don’t know what was up with the kids. It was such a difficult day. Maybe I am not being energetic enough in my parenting at the moment? Or maybe Cormac is getting sick or something, he was so grizzly and difficult to entertain? And [...]
The most liberating thing that ever happened to me
Posted in babies, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss on April 26, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Image of Toni Morrison from here. Feeling sentimental – go easy on me, my last baby just turned one and I am not yet returned to my usual cynical state – and thinking about motherhood and how very much I still love this quote from Toni Morrison (which also appears in my ’10 things about [...]
Where has it gone?
Posted in babies, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, cormac, motherhood, motherhood bliss on April 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This little baby is about to turn one.
Been a while since I felt this much sympathy for white men
Posted in book review, feminism, politics, race/anti-racism on April 22, 2010 | 9 Comments »
And it has particularly been a while since I felt much sympathy for those angry bigoted type white men. But am currently reading: And can strongly recommend it. Go buy Joe Bageant’s Deer Hunting With Jesus. The stand out chapters for me have been the first three – American Serfs: Inside the white ghetto of [...]
Stickers! Need I say more?
Posted in race/anti-racism on April 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Aussies: free anti-racism stickers here. Yes free, including free postage.
Brainless
Posted in feminism, feminist motherhood, maternity leave, motherhood, motherhood sux, work and family (im)balance on April 21, 2010 | 31 Comments »
After a year away on maternity leave I have been back at work for only three weeks and I have noticed something already – an increase in my self-esteem. Funny, because I hadn’t particularly perceived any lowering of my self-esteem while I was away from work. I was enjoying maternity leave and I would have [...]
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