CHILD CARE by Joe Weil
Today, I thought we could all use some perspective on how parenting has changed—via the beautiful poetry of Joe Weil. Weil is an American poet from New Jersey, "renowned for his humor, story telling...
View ArticleThere is No Defense for 'The Defense of Marriage Act'
In February, President Obama made a stunning announcement; he called the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and directed the Justice Department to stop defending the law in court....
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How...
The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education by Diane Ravitch2010, Basic Book, A Member of the Perseus Books Group This review was written...
View ArticleEVERY MOTHER COUNTS
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View ArticleYOUR HOUSE IS STRONG A video love-letter from MotherWoman, for Mother's Day
From our friends at MotherWoman, a video love letter to mothers everywhere. Get your tissues ready and ENJOY! READ about my trip to visit MotherWoman in Amherst, Mass here; then click here to support...
View ArticleGETTING STRONGER EVERY GENERATION: Six Women’s Stories
Today's Mother's Day guest-post comes from Yifast Susskind, Executive Director of MADRE, an international women’s human rights organization that works in partnership with community-based women's...
View ArticleShe's Turning Eight & There's Nothing I Can do About It
Give me those moments back. The minutes and hours I crushed between my fingers like rosary beads, anxious for her to finish nursing, to start walking or learning to read. Give me back all those...
View ArticleINTERNAL EXPOSURE: A personal documentary about fathers and sons by Fivel...
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View ArticleLet Food Be Thy Medicine: Guest-post by Beth George of Spelt Right Baking...
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View ArticleINTRODUCING The Parent du Jour!
365 moms and dads, served fresh daily!What do today's families look like? How do they make it through their day? Who's home taking care of the kids? Who works? If you believe the negative media storm...
View ArticleI no longer go looking. Now, I simply find. By Lisa Duggan
When did 'Find' replace 'Look'? An Entire Post Written Without Using One Link, and Googling Only One Fact Do you know the writer Frederick Pohl? In our house, in 1979, we had a very worn, paperback...
View ArticleHELP US WIN A GENEROUS PRIZE FOR A LOCAL FAMILY SHELTER!!
Clorox, together with Sears, is offering a very generous prize for the blogger who gets the most clicks on their new commercial. We decided to enter the contest and, if we win, to donate the prize to a...
View ArticleWE WON THE CLOROX BLOG-OFF!
THANK YOU! Thanks to to everyone who visited this blog last week to watch Clorox' funny new commercial. Thanks to your clicky, sticky fingers WE WON SECOND PRIZE! — A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF CLOROX...
View ArticleParents For Occupy Wall Street or My Playdate with Democracy by Lisa Duggan
Parents For Occupy Wall Street, Friday October 21, 2011. Preparing for the 200+ playdate that began at 4pm at Zuccotti Park, New York City. It started simply enough. Dana Glazer and I (Dana is the...
View ArticleJOIN US NOVEMBER 8 FOR THE FIRST "BLOG-IN"
On NOVEMBER 8 2011, we launch the first ever Blog-In, a new form of democratic protest that honors the historical roots of the non-violent "sit-in", and the contemporary domestic and international...
View ArticleBLOG-IN! SPEAK OUT! Parents Send a Letter To Washington
* Today, across the web, bloggers will be simultaneously posting this letter as a new form of democratic protest called the Blog-In. I am just one of many. Click here to see a full list of the writers...
View ArticleA Pacifist Contemplates the Value of Conflict on Veterans Day by Lisa Duggan
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View ArticleThe Caregiver's Dilemma by Lisa Duggan
TheMamaFesto: @ motherhoodmag Same old same old : ) I'm in a weird space of "things seem ok" & waiting for the other shoe to drop LOL motherhoodmag: TheMamaFesto I'm no longer waiting for the...
View ArticleOur Children Would Be Safer If They Were Baby Seals Or Dolphins
Today's post was written by our new friend from the North, Maggie's Bear. *Mr. Bear and I met the way people and animals usually meet. He followed me home on Twitter, then I fell in love with his blog....
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