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February 16, 2006

Mother's of Invention (yep, there's a poll)

The saying is Necessity if the mother of Invention, but I’ve noticed a trend where mother’s are the inventors. In recent women’s magazines I’m randomly receiving in my mailbox (postal mess here in Los Angeles, I’m getting magazines from all over LA County), increasingly there are articles on moms who have come up with a […] Continue reading →

February 16, 2006

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Gold Medal Mama

The Winter Olympics aren’t my cup of tea, but I happened to be watching last night when Russian speed skater Svetlana Zhurova won the women’s 500-meter sprint. Girlfriend ZOOMED around that rink. Pretty impressive. What really grabbed my attention? The announcers mentioning that at age 34, she became the oldest woman to win a gold […] Continue reading →

February 15, 2006

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Why is GOD always associated with Crazy??

I am so sick and tired of hearing these stories of crazy women with post-partum depression who either hurt or kill their children in such savage ways. Have you noticed that they are always calm? They call the police AFTER committing their crime? They never seem remorseful…AND they’re always claiming that God made them do […] Continue reading →

February 15, 2006

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Heart-Shaped Box of Intellectual Arm Candy

I meant to blog about this last week, but life intervened. In the beginning, there was Maureen Dowd, bitchin’ and moanin’ in her book Are Men Necessary? that smart, accomplished women have a hard time finding mates because men find such attributes threatening, and they prefer bimbos. Judith Warner, in her Times Select blog, questions […] Continue reading →

February 15, 2006

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An introduction.

I was introducted to this site via a link Markos posted at dKos. I got an account, but this is the first time I’ve had a chance to post (neglecting work and all). I’m a WAHM to 2 kids (ages 2 and 3 mos.) and live in Los Angeles. I post to some birth […] Continue reading →

February 14, 2006

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Parents Bumming

Not to pile on the wet blankets, but these sociologists found that parents report significantly higher levels of depression than nonparents. It’s not just the wear and tear of having an infant, Evenson and Simon find. Parents are more depressed than nonparents: –Even when their kids have grown and left home –Even when they do […] Continue reading →

February 14, 2006

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The Celibate Parent

Maybe it’s because my toddler got me sick (again), but I am in a despondent, melancholic mood. It was further exacerbated when I realized that Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and, once again, my husband and I will do nothing for it and probably won’t ever until our son becomes a teenager. (We have no parents […] Continue reading →

February 13, 2006

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I just unpacked my bags…

…and yet, I am busy packing for another guilt trip. I’m the first to admit that I’m what you’d call an enthusiastic first-time parent. We were married more than four years before we even decided we wanted to have kids; once decided, it turns out it wasn’t that easy for me to get pregnant. So […] Continue reading →

February 13, 2006

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Climbing Nappy Mountain

In some areas of the UK, local governments are offering moms gift vouchers and cash rewards for using cloth diapers instead of disposable “nappies.” In an island nation, open space for landfills is scarce, and tipping fees are pricey. Maybe they should fill a barge and see if any other nation will let it dock. […] Continue reading →

February 13, 2006

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