And you thought putting shit on your cat and taking photos of it was cool.. The blogger at Mila’s Daydreams is a copywriter and concept designer in advertising, and a blissed out mother on maternity leave. She takes creative photos of her baby during nap times. I’m pretty impressed, I mean I always assumed other [...]
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Nap time
Posted in babies, maternity leave, motherhood, motherhood bliss on July 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Why attachment parenting NEEDS feminism
Posted in babies, co-sleeping, daycare, fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, maternity leave, motherhood, motherhood sux, toddlers, work and family (im)balance on July 29, 2010 | 74 Comments »
Here is a piece on well-known attachment parenting site, peaceful parenting from Dr George Wootan that would have French author, Elisabeth Badinter raising an eyebrow and “I told you so”-ing at us all. Right off the bat Dr Wootan warns us that this will be contentious and he is not wrong, though you would have [...]
Fuck off
Posted in child hatred bigotry, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood sux on July 29, 2010 | 19 Comments »
Given my interest in the topic in the past I feel obliged to highlight that yet again there is a conversation happening in the feminist blogosphere about child-free spaces, although I won’t be keeping up with it this time because I have begun to think that it borders on masochism for me to read those [...]
Are you like a sharp pencil?
Posted in 10 feminist motherhood questions, 10 things, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The response from six year itch to my 10 Questions About Your Feminist Motherhood contained some of the most ingenious descriptions. I mean, how wonderful is this answer of hers? How has your feminism changed over time? What is the impact of motherhood on your feminism? If you start off as a feminist and begin motherhood with it, [...]
On time alone
Posted in feminist motherhood, me, motherhood, motherhood sux, work and family (im)balance on July 27, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Sometimes I treat work like I treat my children: “Oh come on. Can’t you see I need some time to myself? Be reasonable”. Like an addiction, I would describe my desperation for time to myself. Of course I crave all the usual things – more time with my partner, more time with friends too – [...]
How to burn through the goodwill of people without children
Posted in babies, child hatred bigotry, feminism, motherhood, politics, work and family (im)balance on July 26, 2010 | 10 Comments »
This is what I was saying last election campaign: This is the kind of comment that makes non-parents hate parents and all women hate Heffernan. This arrogance. You can’t know about community unless you’ve had children? Please. In my opinion you can’t know a hell of a lot about raising children until you’ve raised children. I [...]
Overheard in an art gallery
Posted in goddamn craft, lauca, motherhood, motherhood bliss, preschoolers on July 24, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Me: Are you speaking nicely to Mummy? Lauca: Oh sorrysorry, it is just that I am bursting to do art and when I feel like that it can make me grumpy. At the exhibition of hyper-realist sculptor, Ron Mueck. A perfect Saturday; just her and I and a whole string of art galleries. (We found [...]
Mamas don’t let your babies wear jeans
Posted in babies, cormac, lauca, motherhood, motherhood bliss, preschoolers, toddlers on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I resisted putting Cormac in jeans until now because I knew what it would do to him – make him look like he isn’t a baby anymore. Sigh. This morning they ate morning tea in the play tent. Lauca calls it The Greedy Tent: the place you go if you don’t want to share what [...]
Next book on my reading list
Posted in book review, fatherhood, motherhood on July 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
A book, and a conversation that you might find fascinating. I am dying to read the book, ‘Nurture Shock’ after a friend told me all about both it and the conversation about it that is happening over at Ask Moxie‘s. First of all I love research (particularly that which turns common thinking on its head), [...]
Pregnant and planning on feminist motherhood
Posted in 10 feminist motherhood questions, 10 things, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, pregnancy and birth, work and family (im)balance on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I really like the premise behind the blog, Balancing Jane – I am a full-time employee and part-time PhD student. I am also pregnant. Everywhere I look there are people and articles telling me I cannot be successful at all of the elements of my life. I disagree, and I’m writing this blog to see [...]
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