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Birth World Caricatures 22 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
If I’ve hitched my birth advocacy wagon to one particular star, it might be the “stop making sweeping generalizations and start gaining a better appreciation for nuance and oh! place women’s autonomy ...
Do Chores, Earn Coupons: Our Screen-Time Limiting, Work-Motivating Solution 19 Aug 2013 | 10:31 pm
Some families need more structure. Some families need more organization. Our families is one of those families. Of course, I wish that we could be this sort of freewheeling family where there’s cons...
You Can Burn Brighter than the Sun 17 Aug 2013 | 04:42 am
Dear Alec, At some point over the past year, you became obsessed with the fun. song, “We are Young.” You fill the car with shouts of “turn it up! turn it up!” whenever the first few notes appear on ...
Breaking Bad Parenting 11 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
Earlier this summer, Tim and I decided that it was high time to start watching “Breaking Bad.” The cancer-stricken-teacher-turned-meth-cook drama had always been near the top of our list of “shows...
101 Places: Walking along a Greenway 10 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
This year (and for the next ten or so years), we’re trying to visit all 101 places listed in the book, 101 Places you Gotta See Before you’re 12! by Joanne Sullivan. The book contains a list of (you ...
You are Doing a Great Job 6 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
If there is one truth that I want to speak today, it is this: The “Mommy Wars” are an artificial creation. This does not mean that they are completely imaginary and ineffectual. (They aren’t.) It ...
What’s Wrong with this Picture? Nearly Everything. 3 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
Yesterday marked Day 1 of World Breastfeeding Week. Ideally, this week should be a time where we celebrate all the efforts women make to feed their children. It should be a time where we work even h...
101 Things: Visiting a Skatepark 31 Jul 2013 | 10:30 pm
This year (and for the next ten or so years), we’re trying to visit all 101 places listed in the book, 101 Places you Gotta See Before you’re 12! by Joanne Sullivan. The book contains a list of (you ...
Back Away Slowly: BlogHer ’13 and my Moments of Awkward 29 Jul 2013 | 11:14 pm
As some of you might know, I had the opportunity to attend BlogHer ’13 in Chicago this past weekend. One of the wonderful things about BlogHer conferences is that bloggers continue to share their sto...
A PSA about Postpartum Bellies 24 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
Hi. My name is Kristen. I’m here today to tell you a little bit about postpartum bellies. You see, I’ve seen some cruelty and stupidity floating around the Internet. (Shocking, I know.) And some of t...
