Birth
- "Panicky Birth: Why I wouldn't give birth in a hospital" at The Man-Nurse Diaries - I feel like this guy's my bloggy neighbor, not sure why. Anyway, a great article from a professional's viewpoint, and a homebirth daddy.
- "Women Have [the] Right to Complain about Mistreatment During Birth" from Opposing Views - Get up, make some noise, demand a change.
- "Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt" at A Peaceful Revolution from Huffington Post - By one of the authors of the recent study, "The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States: A Pediatric Cost Analysis", brings clarity and a strong and eloquent call to action on the issue.
- "Watch your language" from Mother Chronicle - The way we speak of breastfeeding may hinder more than help. Here's some information on how we can speak more effectively.
"Fatal Distraction" from The Washington Post. (2010 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing)
Everyone. Ev.er.y.one. who has/will/might have a child or care for one should read this article, especially as summer approaches. (Warning: Graphic and heartbreaking. Not a good choice for work or anywhere/time you'd feel uncomfortable crying.) Anyone can forget a child in the car. I will definitely be offering these as soon as I set up retail at the salon. Always check the back seat.
- "The Daycare Dilemma" from Natural Child Project - Value motherhood. Value motherhood more. End of story.
- "Retailer pulls girls' padded bikini" - from MSNBC - A)No child has any business running around in a two-piece swim suit, no matter how "cute" it is. None. B) There's a big difference between "padded" and "lined for modesty". Makes me wonder.
- "Library of Congress to archive your Tweets" from CNN - All I can think about is the massive volume of inane crap that will be archived for all time. #Wellokaythen #LOL
Ugh, that whole debacle with the padded bikinis makes me ill.
ReplyDeleteVery interested in the Fatal Distraction article... I saw that you have a post about it, but I want to read the article before I get into the post.