Dear Charlie, Your Worth is Not in Your Pretty.
Dear Charlie, You shot like a bullet out of the watery comfort of my womb into our dining room not 4 weeks ago. It had been my idea the whole […]
Category Archives: Parenting
The Home Birth of Charlie Rhodes
I awaited the arrival of my second child for more than twenty years. This is not to say that Life With Boys is insufficient, but more to acknowledge the secret […]
Five Easy Steps
My husband is going to be the most kick-ass labor support partner that ever walked the face of the earth. But I have no idea how I’m going to tell […]
Spanking Works. But Parenting Takes Effort.
I’ll preface all of this by saying that I have spanked children. I have smacked the bottoms of children I loved. I’ve held a squirming child up by his forearm, […]
And We Try A Little Harder
There is really nothing as devastating as seeing your child recoil from you in fear. No other jab to the heart stings quite as terribly as that. It is an […]
I Promise Not to Tell You That Ponies Are Better Than Sidewalk Chalk
Over the weekend, I took Little Puppy to a sidewalk fair full of big noises and bright colors. I had seen this advertisement on Facebook proclaiming free pony rides and […]
Not a Fan of Nursing In Public? Suck on This.
Okay. I have thought long and hard about this blog post. Most of the time, when I’m trying to introduce an idea to someone who might not be ready for […]
Part 1.5 of the Thin Line between Gentle Parenting and Anarchy
Inflammatory and overly dramatic titles is quite possibly my favorite part of blogging. But I digress. The thought occurred to me today that, just like any other hard pill to […]
Required Viewing for He Who Seeks Enlightenment
http://vimeo.com/m/32716690 <—— Follow this link. Now. I have considered writing a blog post about breastfeeding and all its controversy. I haven’t done so yet because 1. How fucking […]
Bodily Autonomy: The Free Baby’s First Right
My son owns himself. His body is his own. It seems like a natural concept, and one I’m sure we all like to think we honor, our children’s ownership of […]
Free Mom, Free Kids 