No. Because you should be reading instead – The horror, the horror of mother shock at in a garden.. somewhere. Been glared at when you’re out somewhere with your kids? Bitch PhD has got your back. Oh yeah, there is an agenda. On the reporting of maternity leave in two different newspapers at In a [...]
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Don’t bother with this
Posted in babies, child hatred bigotry, feminism, feminist motherhood, maternity leave, motherhood, race/anti-racism on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome Chic Mom readers
Posted in feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reasons to love a new women’s magazine? Firstly, the editor of chic mom magazine specifically sought out feminist content for the inaugural issue of the magazine (hurrah!) and secondly? Well secondly, I wrote that feminist content. And you can check out my article on why you might be a feminist mother even if you didn’t [...]
More cake
Posted in motherhood, motherhood bliss on May 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Some things have always been. Grandparents giving your children too many sugary treats? It was being complained about back in Jane Austin’s time. And daughters (or daughters-in-law) who haven’t a clue how to raise their children properly? That too is timeless. Reading Jane Austin’s Persuasion I came across this too, too cute passage (nb. Mary [...]
Crush-worthy political pundits
Posted in politics on May 12, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Cross-posted at Hoyden About Town. Reading Twitter during last night’s delivery of the Australian federal budget I couldn’t help but notice how many of us crush on political journalists. For my money you can’t go past the über delicious George Megalogenis but I saw much sighing over Chris Ulhmann this time and there is always [...]
Reconciling abortion with my motherhood
Posted in abortion, child hatred bigotry, feminism, feminist motherhood, miscarriage, motherhood, motherhood bliss, motherhood sux, politics, pregnancy and birth on May 10, 2010 | 30 Comments »
Cross-posted at Hoyden About Town. At some point during my own pregnancy I knew I would confront my pro-choice politics, not because I had had an abortion in the past but because I could have, and because I believe so strongly in my right to do so. Because I dedicated some years of my career [...]
On this Mother’s Day
Posted in babies, bill, cormac, fatherhood, lauca, motherhood, motherhood bliss, preschoolers on May 9, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Let’s face it, for the first ten years the quality of your Mother’s Day really depends on the co-parent in your life and has little to do with your children. My own partner is very considerate about this day. Lauca is also an enthusiastic celebrant of the day – “are you excited Mummy? Do you [...]
On hipster parenting
Posted in fatherhood, motherhood, pop culture on May 9, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Nothing says hipster parenting to me like a flock of arse-crack in a playground. Everyone in their low-rider, skinny jeans bent over attending to their small ones on the swings and slippery slides. Poor us, we should all just live a little and put on a tracksuit already. Designer jeans were never made for such [...]
Zombie apocalypse
Posted in lauca, motherhood bliss on May 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My mother came off a big sheep and cattle property. Here she is teaching a thoroughly urban Lauca how to move various livestock safely. And that livestock is demon sheep, apparently.
Fucking playgroup
Posted in babies, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss, motherhood sux, toddlers, your guide to perfect play dates on May 6, 2010 | 40 Comments »
There are not enough swear words in all the languages of the world to describe how much I hate playgroup. There is a baffling irony to me in this fact because a great many of my favourite moments mothering ever have been spent in the exclusive company of other mothers (and our children). I love [...]
Things you should know before you become a parent
Posted in babies, bill, fatherhood, motherhood, motherhood sux on May 5, 2010 | 7 Comments »
There is a direct relationship between the loudness with which you urinate into the toilet in the middle of the night and your perceived level of responsibility for putting the baby back to sleep. Seriously, you will never before have realised how loudly your partner can piss.
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