Reproductive Tourism
This kind of out-of-control globalization, wherein wealthier women are able to rent the wombs of poorer ones, makes me extremely uncomfortable. I’m certainly sympathetic to the plight of couples who can’t conceive for whatever reason. And it certainly makes sense for women to voluntarily carry someone else’s pregnancy if it means making a lot of [...]
...read more“There must be violence against women.”
Um. Sometimes, words fail. Thanks to Thomas for the link.
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Sisters Solstice
I meant to post this last night in the deep of the longest darkness, but I was too… festive! Happy Solstice to all of you out there in Internetland from me and my two sisters. (This is from a party invitation the three of us made, although the little blonde underage one wasn’t actually at [...]
...read moreNot in my house!
Attitudes like Sherri Shepherd’s are why there are still so many queer & trans youth out on the streets. At least attitudes like hers in kind, if not in degree. She tried to make some kind of point about how she wouldn’t just go off at her son if he wanted to wear a dress… [...]
...read moreHeroes
Alexis Goggins. A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an “angel from heaven” and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother’s life. Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition [...]
...read moreHey, that’s a girl!
My daughter is watching the StompOutLoud DVD, one of her Chanukah presents, and she just noticed that one of the dancers/percussionists in the opening sequence is a girl. One of the most painful things about having a daughter, for me, is watching her discover the things that women still can’t or don’t do. She’s surprised [...]
...read moreOut there on our own
I keep hearing about “helicopter parents” – you know, the ones who hover over their kids all the time. Helicopter parents don’t let their kids make independent decisions. They shelter their kids from any responsibility; they go from orchestrating preschool playdates to directing college applications without allowing the kid any increase in independence. My friends [...]
...read morePhew
My last post of the weekend – I’m headed upstairs to fold the last batch of laundry and put my feet up for a bit. It’s been a busy few days: we cleaned out and reorganized the kid’s room, pulled everything out of the toy room and threw out even more plastic crap as well [...]
...read moreHow did we end up with this much plastic?
We really don’t buy a lot of toys for our daughter. We’re quite restrained, especially in comparison to our cohort of older parents with enough disposable income to buy stuff from those fancy catalogs with wooden toys. You know, the wooden toys kids won’t actually play with. Our restraint has nothing on my mother’s talent [...]
...read moreWhy I love my daughter’s dance class
Because they’re having an “informal performance day” next week instead of a recital. Because there’s no dress rehearsal. Because the performance costume is a pair of black pants and a black leotard for tap, and the same black leotard and pink tights for ballet.
...read moreHe’s such a boy
Saw a new patient yesterday who apologized for bringing her three-year-old son to the appointment with her. He did pretty well; she brought a bunch of toys and a coloring book and a box of snacks, and she told him in advance that he could have the snacks when I came in the room, so [...]
...read morePrivatizing Marriage
As usual, I am with Stephanie Coontz. If you aren’t familiar with Coontz, get thyself to Amazon, because she is an incredible social historian and feminist commentator. And go read her article. A teaser: Perhaps it’s time to revert to a much older marital tradition. Let churches decide which marriages they deem “licit.” But let [...]
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