On maternal desire
I wanted to contribute more frequently during my stint here at Feministe and to talk a bit more about fat in particular but, well, life happened I’m afraid. Thank you to those who’ve read and commented on my pieces; I am very grateful for the opportunity to give my perspective. I have identified as a [...]
...read moreThis week in mother-blaming: child runs onto road, mother convicted
The story of Raquel Nelson, an Atlanta woman who witnessed her four year old son killed by a drunk driver and was subsequently convicted of vehicular manslaughter is the ‘Outrage of the week’ over at Lenore Skenazy’s blog Free Range Kids. And, frankly, what I feel about it is a shit-ton of outrage. In brief: [...]
...read moreWhat ‘childhood obesity’ is really doing to kids
‘Gosh, she’s sooo heavy!’ is not really an exclamation you want to hear uttered by someone as they lift your child onto their lap. Especially if that someone is loved and respected by your child and in a position to influence her. And when you are a fat mother, and a feminist, and that person [...]
...read moreIn defense of children
I was going to have a different post for you today but it’s been one of those days where I keep getting my Outrage Button jabbed so I’m going to have to write about child rights instead. This morning I woke up to a three year old who had just brushed her teeth and gotten [...]
...read moreFeminist mothers
Greetings! I’m Spilt Milk and I’m very pleased to be guest posting here at Feministe over the next couple of weeks. I live in Australia and I like tea, pancakes, people who support public breastfeeding, and puppies. I dislike fat hatred, body snarking and being expected to use Oxford commas (or not) with any kind [...]
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