My paycheck and the health insurance it includes is my biggest contribution to my family. Don’t marry another academic, people told us. The market is brutal on couples. But in our mid-20s, Jason and I were thinking in romantic, not pragmatic terms. We met in our graduate creative writing program, the faculty of which included […]
Implying that mothers are sick or “selfish” for wanting to continue nourishing and nurturing their babies past a certain age is not only misinformed, but is demeaning to women, mothers, and children. Almost every time I read an article about extended breastfeeding—or even breastfeeding past six months—someone comments that at a certain point, breastfeeding is […]
I, too, championed the Breast is Best philosophy, but what happens when what’s best for most isn’t an option for some? He came early. It wasn’t time yet. I hadn’t even shaved my legs. Keeping with the tradition of the second child treatment, we also hadn’t purchased a thing. What size would he be anyway? […]
This constant push for mothers to do more and more and more is not the recipe for a sane and healthy life. I read the occasional Internet article about parenting. If I scroll down to read the comments, I quickly become mired in the miserable, competitive aspect of parenting. Everyone wants to feel good about […]
