Hi all. My name is kactus, and as of today I’m officially a blogger at feministe. I used to run a somewhat popular little blog called Super Babymama, til I went through a midlife crisis one day and exploded it. In one magical un-doable POOF I deleted almost two years of writing, and lost almost all of it forever. So then less than a week later I realized what a calamitous mistake I’d made and re-started Super Babymama, trying to learn from why I had exploded it in in the first place.
I am an unapologetic middle aged dykish fat single mom formerly on welfare still poor living in government housing. I am disabled and basically housebound in the winter, since the city I live in seems to be designed for drivers rather than pedestrians and people in wheelchairs and scooters. My commitments are basic and make up the fabric of who I am: I commit myself to my daughters, to my friends, to the strong women who have made my life full of color and balance. I commit myself to fighting racism, classism, and sexism, always recognizing that the fight begins with me.
Lately I have become a domesticated goddess, stunned and grateful for the simple pleasures of being able to move about my own home unhindered, with such simple things as laundry access and a bathroom sink that doesn’t leak into the floor. For perspective on just what these small things mean to a disabled woman in poverty, see my posts at Super Babymama here and here.
I rarely blog about strictly political issues, although I will talk a lot about the intersectionality of disability, poverty, class, race, and gender. You’ll hear a lot about my kids: Wayward Eldest Daughter Kat, and Skeptical Youngest Daughter Ashanti. And a little about my cat.
Oh, and I cuss. A lot.
Yay!
(And when you walk in, you bring the Awesomeness and the Party with ya! ;)
I’ve read your blog before, specifically, I read your thoughts on the food stamp challenge. Good blog.
I think most bloggers have destroyed at least one blog. I’ve been blogging off and on for five years and my first few blogs were deleted in a fit of rage. I kind of think you have to do that once or twice before you can be considered a real blogger ;)
Come on down! And have fun…. Look forward to your posts.
(You cuss? Bloggers cuss? Who knew?!)
wooooooooooooooooooooooohoo!
Kactus hits the BIGS!
((so proud))
Woohoo! So pleased to see you here, kactus.
Thanks to all of you for your welcomes :)
Sylvia, you know me–I’m all about the awesomeness and the party!
Welcome, very happy to see you here!
YES! I was so sad when you stopped blogging for a bit there. I’m very glad you’re here. Giving voice to what it’s like to go through life in the lower classes is so important right now, when even most liberals don’t really realize what it entails. I’m looking forward to seeing you post around here :)
I *HEART* me some kactus. So glad to have you here.
Oh! I didn’t know you were back! That’s so great! I’m glad to hear it.
-E
You cuss? I am soooo shocked. *L*
Welcome, welcome. I look forward to reading your posts.
How exciting! Yay for kactus, I can’t wait to read the awesomeness that will inevitably come from your posting. Welcome
Joyousness!
And this is supposed to differentiate you from the rest of us how, exactly? =)
Whoohoo!
And, please. You’re worried about cussing on a blog *I* fucking write for?
HELL yes! Absolutely hell yes!! Salutamu e ‘sa benericca!
Excellent news! I love Super Babymama and it’s great to see you here too.
Yay kactus!
You sound like my kind of woman. I will be trotting off to check out your (former?) home shortly.
Not sure if you want to see those old posts again, but if you do, some are available on http://www.archive.org. The network cloud never forgets.
Thanks Yatima. Yeah, I’ve already managed to grab those, and a few others in google cache. One or two that seem to be gone forever really break my heart…but honestly a lot of it was just me nattering on anyway.
I’m totally stoked to have you on board here, kactus. I’ve enjoyed Super Babymama for awhile now and am thrilled you’ll have a bigger platform!
Welcome! I look very forward to reading your posts!
I mostly lurk here, but read all the time. I’ve also lurked at Super Babymama, love your writing and your passion, totally stoked to see you joining the team here.
PERFECT.
Yay Kactus!
YAYAAYAYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I was so saddened when you blew up your blog. So glad to have you back and here too! Thanks for all your openness and honesty, I really look forward to reading what you have to say.
(((kactus))) And don’t forget the kitty photos! :)
congratulations! i’ve been reading super babymama for quite a while, so it’s awesome to see you’ll be blogging here as well.