Here’s a snippet of my book project draft that feels particularly relevant for me right now. A feminist mother who takes time away from paid work has probably thought about the dynamics of her own situation more than some random judgmental stranger has. But that doesn’t stop random strangers from assuming that “stay-at-home moms” are [...]
from Summer at Midwives, Doulas, Home Birth, Oh My!, “Discretion Can Kiss My Breast” (on Missouri Senate Bill 87, “discretion,” and the right to breastfeed) from Jody Peltason at The Atlantic, “Before I Forget: What Nobody Remembers About New Motherhood” Don’t get me wrong—it’s an important question that we should keep asking ourselves and each [...]
at home with two children while the Mr. works a full-time office job: week 1
It’s funny: I’ve been at home with two children every day since Simon was born over a year ago. But somehow, I didn’t really think of myself as at home with two children until Eric got a regular cubicle-y dress-trousers-required eight-to-five commute-into-the-big-city sort of job and, you know, bailed on the we’re-both-at-home-with-two-children-together-being-unemployed! arrangement. [Okay, technically, [...]