See here for previous lists. Mine. That goal Montessori talks about, the ‘grace and courtesy’ one – you need to work on that one a little. The mess you make of your room and your computer/art space. Convincing you to have a bath. And then convincing you to stay in the bath with your brother, [...]
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10 things we enjoy least about Lauca, aged 6
Posted in 10 things, 10 things about lauca, fatherhood, lauca, motherhood, motherhood sux, school kids on May 12, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on
Posted in cormac, montessori, motherhood bliss, toddlers on May 12, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Polly put the kettle on, we’ll all have some tea. My mother picked up this toy kitchen at some second-hand markets. It cost about $5 and we’ve had a billion hours of use from it so far – I’m not sure how many children it entertained before it came to us but it is now [...]
Motherhood on some of the big sites
Posted in feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss, motherhood sux, politics, work and family (im)balance on May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
There is When We Hated Mom in The New York Times: ONE of the most enduring myths about feminism is that 50 years ago women who stayed home full time with their children enjoyed higher social status and more satisfying lives than they do today. And Motherhood and Feminism in Ms Magazine: I did not [...]
Shunning for your own good
Posted in abortion, classism, feminism, maternity leave, motherhood, motherhood sux, politics, pregnancy and birth, race/anti-racism, school kids on May 10, 2011 | 18 Comments »
This whole piece at Motherlode irked me. It is about a 17 year old school student who faked a pregnancy for several months as an investigation into stereotypes and discrimination for a school project. It is an amazing social experiment to have devised and undertaken. The student recorded people’s reactions to her during the months [...]
Re-post: Though Hawaii sounds like fun
Posted in daycare, feminism, feminist motherhood, lauca, motherhood, motherhood sux, the first year of motherhood, work and family (im)balance on May 10, 2011 | 9 Comments »
As I mentioned, I’m re-posting some of my favourite old posts here while I get through some other writing deadlines. This one is from back when I was still in my first year of returning to work after the birth of my baby. It all feels like so long ago now. The post is about [...]
A magic trick
Posted in race/anti-racism on May 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is a really wonderful quote from an interview with Shakira Hussein about growing up with a different skin colour to your mother’s. When she visited India at age 11, she was amazed to find that while her white mother was stared at, Hussein didn’t stand out. ”It felt like a magic trick; if I [...]
Not only is there a movement, there’s a book
Posted in feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, politics on May 10, 2011 | 17 Comments »
The 21st Century Motherhood Movement: Mothers Speak Out on Why We Need to Change the World and How To Do It comes out this month. You can buy it from here. The book is edited by Andrea O’Reilly and it is an amazing piece of work. Andrea is a dynamo! Anne Crittenden, the author of [...]
PART 2 – This is what I said a feminist mother looks like: the impact of motherhood on their feminism
Posted in 10 feminist motherhood questions, babies, fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood sux, pregnancy and birth, work and family (im)balance on May 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Part 2 of some of the major themes I discussed in the presentation I gave at the international motherhood conference detailed here. This section is on the impact of motherhood on respondents’ feminism. It is dense with information so let me know if you would like me to unpack any particular point further. Re-shaping of [...]
In which cakes in jars were eaten
Posted in cormac, motherhood bliss, toddlers, your guide to perfect play dates on May 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
We had morning tea by the sea with extended family for Cormac’s birthday. I used this idea and baked little cakes in individual jars for everyone. Look at all the rainbow-y goodness in this one being eaten by my mother. So much artificial colouring, hmmm yummy.
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