My mother is coming to visit for two weeks and I am incredibly excited. We have only seen each other three times in the last four years since I left home for university and adventure and live on the opposite side of the world. I’ve learned a lot about my mother in the time I’ve ...
“If we want more good men in the world, we must start treating boys with less blame and more understanding.” This is the purpose of Raising Boys; to try to understand what makes boys tick, why they are different from girls, and how we can raise them to become good men. It shows the reader ...
The World Health Organization has withdrawn its recommendation that no more than 10 to 15 per cent of babies be born by Caesarean section. Is this a silent acknowledgment that c-sections are a legitimate alternative to a natural birth? I certainly hope not. The number of Caesarean sections in the world is climbing, and in ...
Is post-natal depression possible if you weren’t the one pregnant and having huge hormonal changes? Yes, it is. And people need to know about this if they want to help new families be the happiest they can be.
Mack, Morning Quickie
In America, more and more women are delaying motherhood to pursue education and careers. This is great for many reasons, especially a better educated population with less teenage pregnancies. And this trend includes women from ”all ethnicities in the United States.” Children born to highly educated mothers increasingly are born later in life. The mothers are usually married, and ...
What would have been considered selfish behaviour 15 years ago has been transformed into “Me” time. But does this turn family life into yet another chore? Jennie Bristow acknowledges that sometimes everyone needs a break from pitter-patter of little feet, especially when it is followed by a loud crash, a yelp and a torrent of ...
When we trust we give up power. We close our eyes and fall backwards into the arms we hope are waiting to catch us. For centuries women trusted the government to make decisions about our bodies, our livelihoods. We put faith in the system that we thought had our best interests at heart.
Mick, Morning QuickieToday is the 37th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the historic ruling that legalised abortion in America. NARAL Pro-Choice is asking people to blog about what “Trust Women” means to them in honour of the abortion doctor, Dr. Tiller, who was killed last May and who often wore a badge with this phrase on it.
Mack, Morning QuickieHumans are not carbon neutral, a UN report finds. Logically the best course of action is to stop producing them, like fridges with CFCs and aerosol spray cans. Also, they tend to multiply, producing more non-carbon neutral sinkholes.
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Dads are not just incompetent moms, despite what the sitcoms tell us. They parent in a different way, one that is good for children to be exposed to, but they are often treated like second class citizens.