Unless you’ve been in a coma, I’m sure you’ve heard the national freakout over the TIME Magazine cover story with the mom breastfeeding her 3 year old. For the official record, I thought it was a nice picture, but their “Are you MOM ENOUGH?” headline was the offensive part. It was catty and juvenile and divisive (says the woman who...
A few days ago, I saw a celebrity activist campaign called “No Mother’s Day” which is encouraging mothers to boycott Mother’s Day this year in order to honor the 350,000 women lost each year in childbirth. While I admire the sentiment, I have a bit different approach. I thought it would be much more helpful to actually DO something to...
There’s a small group of particularly deranged people online who spend their days and nights bashing me, my family, and even my small children. Yep – they call my kids names. Why? Good lord, who the hell knows why. I don’t think anyone could logically explain why another human being would call a baby disgusting names, no matter how much...
I have to share this email I received late last night. People have sent me a lot of lovely, truly complimentary emails over the years, and I’ve appreciated every one of them. (And before I sound like a braggart, believe me, people have sent me a LOT of hate mail too. Lots and lots and lots. People have entire hate...
Mayim Bialik breastfeeds her kids till they’re in preschool. Alicia Silverstone pre-chews her baby’s food. January Jones popped pills made from her encapsulated afterbirth. And unamused bloggers are losing their shit about all of it. Of course there are men playing the Mom Shame Game – like Richard Roeper (yeah, the movie guy) who unsuccessfully tried to blend his attack...
(Warning, if you’re my Mother-in-law, or anyone else who’s uncomfortable with TMI, I forbid you to read this post. Keep in mind you’re reading the blog of a feminist breeder: two terms that are sex-positive.) The husband’s much-anticipated vasectomy is scheduled for April 13th. That’s sorta funny for two reasons: It’s Friday the 13th (dunt, duhnt, duhhhhhnnn) That was Jolene’s...
We’ve seen it time and time again: If a woman refuses the sexual advances of a man, he insists she’s either a “bitch” or a “lesbian.” Of course! That must be it! If a woman doesn’t want you near her vagina, there must something wrong with her. Or maybe she just realized you were a misogynist douchecanoe and had the...
