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Gwyneth Hate Watch: Hey world, why so judgey?
While I am no Gwyneth Paltrow fan, I was irritated to see a glut of angry, sexist comments about this story in which Gwyneth Paltrow shares her daily routine, including two-hour workouts. I don’t understand the ragehol about her fitness/work/family routine. Besides the mega-millions and super-stardom, her routine seems like a lot of working parents […]
TMF: Our daughters, the superheros!
May 14, 2013
What did you want to be when you were a little kid? I wanted to be a ballerina until I saw Lynda Carter spin into Wonder Woman on my black-and-white TV. Sure, I had already seen Christopher Reeves as Superman. He was pretty great and all, but the only quasi-strong woman in that story is […]
The joy and the heartache of Mother’s Day
May 12, 2013
*Trigger Warning* It’s Mother’s Day and everyone’s posting pictures on social media feeds of themselves as children with their much-adored moms. It’s a sweet gesture and I hope those moms feel the love and maybe have a giggle at long-ago hairstyles and the behind-the-scenes madness it probably took to get that shot. (As a mother […]
I organized this hate crimes event because I’m a mom
April 18, 2013
Cross-posted from The Sin City Siren: Are you ready for the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event? I can’t believe it’s almost here! You can still RSVP here. And all this planning has me thinking about the first time I organized an event for Erin Davies and her “fag bug.” I spent most of […]
Surviving “going viral,” or, how I launched a national conversation about abortion
April 7, 2013
Is this what it feels like when you decide to “Say Yes” in life? I am exhausted. I am touched. I am amazed. I am horrified. I am in awe. Last week I did the same thing I do every week (several times a week): I wrote a blog post. Same as I ever do. […]
It’s time for quality sex ed, Nevada!
March 28, 2013
The comprehensive sex ed bill, AB230, is scheduled for a hearing at 2:30 pm on Monday, April 1. This is our chance to speak out in favor of quality health education for our kids! More info here.
Smells like… TMF
March 15, 2013
In this Tired Marketing Fail I am actually calling myself out as much as anyone else. As many regular readers know, I suffer from a variety of allergies to things in the natural world, as well as products at the grocery store, to things in the medicine cabinet. For the past few months I’ve been […]
TMF: Apparel propaganda
March 14, 2013
Here we go again with another Tired Marketing Fail! Exhibit A: “Daddy’s Cup Cake” pajamas sold in the girl’s section at Osh Kosh B’Gosh. Message: Girls need only be sweet and pretty! Exhibit B: From the same store. These toddler t-shirts were marketed to boys. While I think the little chick is cute, I wonder […]
Antici… pation
February 24, 2013
Do you ever just feel like you’re about to jump out of your skin because you can’t wait for something to happen? Like a kid who can’t sleep the week before Christmas, your head is always somewhere else. Fixated. Excited. Nervous. Giddy. You feel like the waiting is driving you crazy? Anticipation. I’m thinking about […]
TMF: Spidey Sense tingling!
February 20, 2013
Now this particular TMF: Tired Marketing Fail hits closer to home than most because Andrea Shindeldecker of Oak Park, Illinois is a mom after my own heart. You see, her five-year-old daughter LOVES Spiderman! Sure, other superheroes are great and all, but Spidey is tops. Sound like another little girl you’ve heard about on this […]
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