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How My Old School Dad Raised Me To Be A New School Feminist
By Katerina ZachariaMay 20, 2013
When Katerina Zacharia and her brother were kids, her father gave her brother more money to spend at the roller rink. When she asked, “Why the difference?” He replied, “He’s a boy.” My dad grew up a poor boy from a small fishing village, just minutes away from the site of Shakespeare’s Othello. He spent his childhood playing along the walls of the great Vene...Posted in Family, Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
On Survivor's Guilt
By Emily RappMay 15, 2013
Three months since the death of her son, Emily Rapp discusses the guilt she faces as life charges on. Today marks the three-month anniversary of my son Ronan’s death. It’s spring now, and he died in late winter, in the early hours of a bitterly cold morning. Now the birds are out, chirping and fighting for nest space on the roof. Green buds have blossomed on the trees in the front ...Posted in Emily Rapp, Life, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Can You Ever Really Know Someone?
By Christan MarashioMay 12, 2013
The only mother figure in Christan Marashio's life for nearly 40 years was her stepmother, but when she wrote Christan out of her will, Christan was left wondering if the love she always felt from her stepmother was all an act. In June 2012, my father passed away unexpectedly. A valve in his 86-year-old heart needed to be replaced. Without it, doctors gave him at most another two years to live...Posted in Family, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Thank You, Mom, For Never Letting Me Fall
By Brian HymanMay 12, 2013
Brian Hyman shares the powerful story of the moment he learned that those we love never leave us. "I will not let you fall” is what I said to my mother before we danced at my sister’s wedding on a warm Florida evening. My mother had late-stage brain cancer at the time. Her doctors figured she had a few months to live. She was unable to walk or speak properly. We made quite a pair:...Posted in Family, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Why You Should Share Photos Of Your Son Wearing Pink
By Avital Norman NathmanMay 10, 2013
I just read Randi Zuckerberg’s HuffPo piece, “My Son Wears Pink: To Share or Not To Share?” and it took me a bit to figure out why it didn’t sit quite well with me. Zuckerberg takes on the question of whether or not it’s in our children’s best interest to publicly share photos of them that fall outside the “norm.” Childhood is a time to experimen...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Happy Mother's Day To All Of My Son's Mothers
By Sydne DidierMay 10, 2013
Every year on Mother's Day, Sydne Didier sends her own message of thanks to her son's birth mother and foster mother. The last time I mentioned her, we were playing badminton. As so often happens when I watch him move, so smooth and confident in his body, I think of her. “I wonder if your birth mother is athletic like you,” I said. He stopped, shuttlecock in one hand, racket in t...Posted in Family, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
On Making The World A Safer Place To Be A Boy
By Susan McLeod-HarrisonMay 05, 2013
It's time to let our boys be themselves in all their variety as human beings, rather than walking representatives of masculinity. Three years ago, I wrote an essay called “Raising an Egalitarian Son” (published in Mutuality Magazine). Our process for doing that was straightforward: Don’t use sexist language; don’t push gender-based activities; and don’t watch TV. ...Posted in Family, Fathers, Gender Roles, Manhood, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Involved Dads Don't Deserve Any More Recognition Than Involved Moms
By Lyla CiceroApril 30, 2013
When will people stop treating Lyla Cicero's husband like a saint just for doing his job as a dad? When my husband goes out alone with our children—diaper bag and double stroller in tow—the seas part for him as onlookers pause to gawk at the adorable twins, and their brave, laudable father “giving mom a break” by throwing himself on the sword, spending time with his own...Posted in Family, Fathers, Lyla, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
The Problem With Puppy Love
By Soraya ChemalyApril 28, 2013
Teaching kids that they are not entitled to anyone else's affections may start sooner than you think. This falls into the category of “it’s never too early…” When one of my daughters was 8 a boy in her class developed a crush on her. He followed her around the playground, talked about his love for her (in those terms), drew her pictures, and wrote her songs. One day, ...Posted in nfti-home, Parents, Sex and Relationships, Sexual Violence, Soraya Chemaly | (0) Comments »
Are We Oversharing About Our Kids To Make Ourselves Feel Better?
By Jessica SmockApril 25, 2013
Is parental oversharing on social media a cry for empathy, and for connection with other parents? What is it about kids' crying and misbehavior that provoke such a reaction in us? It's visceral. Whether your child is 2 weeks old or 2 years old, a child's screams and weird behavior can rip at your inner soul as a parent. Unfortunately, I have a lot of experience in this area. My son had a horr...Posted in Family, Fathers, Internet and Social Media, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
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