Looking at my calendar while thinking ahead a wee bit: Next week- yes, NEXT week- I register Katie for kindergarten. I might need an anti-depressant to keep it together that day. I just can’t believe it. Really. And a mere six months away, Zuzu turns three. This will be no regular birthday. At three, our … Continue reading
Jessica, Thank you for taking time to respond. First, please note that it’s not just your writing that I often find extremely frustrating, exclusive, and offensive. I also refer to many of your “feminist” colleagues, a number of whom I referenced in this piece and here as well. Yes, you have written about these topics. … Continue reading
The past few days, I thought I noticed a regression in Zuzu’s strength and use of her weak right side. She’s clutching her right arm again and, again, her gait has a more pronounced limp to it. Our OT confirmed she’s noticed it, too. The crazy thing is, we’ve simultaneously seen her language skills and … Continue reading
I am STILL fuming on the anti-mother, anti-child vibe emanating from a number of (childless) mainstream, highly visible “feminists.” For instance, last night after Michelle Obama referred to herself as “Mom-in-Chief” in a stunning address to the Democratic National Convention, writer Amanda Marcotte tweeted this in response (see my heated response below): Makes me sick … Continue reading
From the school handbook given to us at kindergarten parent information night: In Kindergarten Social Studies, the focus is on the self, home, family, and classroom. The study of our state and national heritage begins with an examination of the celebration of patriotic holidays and the contributions of historical people. The concept of chronology is … Continue reading
Three sleeps left before Kindergarten…
Listen. I love school. I love being in it. I love learning. And minus the shitty people and shitty politics, it’s a wonderful thing, from pre-k straight through graduate school. BUT- we’re staring kindergarten right in the face at the moment, and I keep thinking, God, this is it. This is the next THIRTEEN years- … Continue reading
As a new parent, you can be bombarded with information about infant-feeding. Once the marketers get a whiff that a soon-to-be new parent had their first trip to the OB/GYN, the coupons, samples, and pamphlets start arriving in your mailbox. When you read the information closely, there is no consensus. There is no fail-proof trouble-shooting … Continue reading
It’s hot out- who needs clothes when you’re two? We’ve gotten Katie to help build her play set/birthday gift by telling her it’s a barn…Zuzu gets her first taste of grape soda and vanilla ice cream.
the Feminist Mother 