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The Hazards of Parenting

Ever since my son was born two years ago, I consistently have had purple marks on my arms and legs. Like the rings around my eyes and the drooping pouch I now call my abs, I attributed them to carelessness and my olive skin, which bruises easily. However, this column in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review got […] Continue reading →

February 6, 2006

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Update on Modern Feminism

Salon online ran a thoughtful column on Betty Friedan’s passing and what it means to modern feminists. Most refreshing was the writer’s emphasis on the need to respect all women for their choices in life, including those pesky affluent women who choose to leave a fast-track career to stay home with their children. To try […] Continue reading →

February 6, 2006

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Birds of a Feather Flock Together

There’s a word for it: homophily — the tendency for people to form social networks with others whose age, race, ethnicity, education, religion, sexual orientation, etc. mirror their own. As I’ve moved through various life phases, certain criteria for social bonding have waxed and waned. As a teen, taste in music was a paramount marker […] Continue reading →

February 6, 2006

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Feminist Betty Friedan Dies

Betty Friedan, author of the Feminine Mystique — the book credited for igniting the modern feminist movement that began in the 1960s — died yesterday on her 85th birthday in her Washington home. The cause of death was congestive heart failure, according to a family spokeswoman. Friedan’s book helped dispel the myth that the typical […] Continue reading →

February 5, 2006

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Celeb Tidbits

In the brow-raising celebrity gossip corner, cyclist Lance Armstrong and rocker Sheryl Crow called it quits after two years of dating and a five-month engagement. While People magazine offered no reason for the split, it would have been Armstrong’s second marriage and Crow’s first at the age of 43. The couple shares a ranch in […] Continue reading →

February 4, 2006

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Babar Bombs

A neighbor’s dog punctured my son’s favorite ball in the park. As recompense, the kindly woman, who worked at the local library’s donation center, gave my son a book, The Travels of Babar. My husband and I jokingly refer to it as “Babar, the Racist, Imperial Elephant.” Babar and his companion, Celeste, find themselves marooned […] Continue reading →

February 4, 2006

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Note to Self

I must remember when my son eats beets. That way, when changing his diaper the next day, I won’t panic that he’s got colon cancer. Continue reading →

February 4, 2006

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Sex Education and Pre-Teens

Sex Education is a tricky thing. I remember being about 7-years-old and being told by a school mate that my parents HAD to have sex for me to be on this earth. I cried for days. “Not MY parents!!” Then, of course the inevitable sex-ed class. I remember having to get my parents to sign […] Continue reading →

February 3, 2006

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Single Mama Drama

The following is an earlier post, and I’m hoping to get some advice about this issue. So here goes: As a little girl, I always imagined how my life would be. I would travel the world, fall in love, get married, then have beautiful children….well, things don’t always work out the way we imagine. With […] Continue reading →

February 3, 2006

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Defensive Parenting 101

So I’m half-watching The Today Show this morning as I get ready for work. Al Roker is out on the street, making small talk with the overeager fans who show up outside the studio hoping for their 15 seconds of fame. Al approaches a mom who is holding her baby boy. He is clutching a […] Continue reading →

February 2, 2006

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