I happened to hear part of this interview yesterday while in the car. I’d heard of John Green before, but hadn’t gotten around to reading any of his books yet. When I got home I bought the e-book, and proceeded to read it between last night and this morning (It helped that I spent about 2hrs in Quinn’s room rocking him to sleep early this morning, reading on my phone).
The book blew me away, y’all. So good.
Balancing Jane: Home Births vs. Hospital Births: Who Gets Lost in Dichotomizing Rhetoric (via naomieve)
YES!! I wish women didn’t feel like our only options are hospital/highly medicalized vs home/”natural.” ALL women should have the option of a non-interventionist, peaceful, safe birth in a hospital setting. (Yes, some women are able to achieve that today, but usually only with a lot of effort and fighting even during labor itself which just isn’t right. And the hospitals that freely offer non-interventionist care with midwives, etc, are few and far between.)
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But actually is an obedient child cause for concern or celebration? The more I thought about it, the more intrigued I became by this question. Telling someone their child is obedient is (usually) meant as a compliment. But an obedient adult? Not quite so attractive is it? We have other words for that, doormat being one of them.
Alfie Kohn, author of ‘Unconditional Parenting. Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason’ says, “When I ask parents, at the beginning of my lectures, what their long term goals are for the children, I hear words such as ethical, compassionate independent happy and so on. No-one ever says mindlessly compliant.”
— Rebellious children? At least you’re doing something right (via ghostlove)A good reminder when dealing with a defiant toddler. “Obedient” may not be the best trait to try to instill in our kids.
(via mymilkspilt)
Another person stands with Stand4Kids!
(A response to ads that target children with weight bigotry in Georgia.)
Love this
(via mymilkspilt)
The problem with claiming that the civil war was about states’ rights and not slavery, is that the very notion that it should be up to each state to decide whether it’s ok to own people is just plain horrifying and wrong.
HAHAHAHAAAA! It’s funny bc it hurts.
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rachelfershleiser (via Milwaukee Public Library’s Brilliant Ad Campaign)
Kudos to creative on this one! (It almost makes me want to close my laptop and read a book.)
Ok, this is pretty awesome.
I’d like to make an announcement to the parenting blogging/Tumbling community:
I have no idea what I’m doing.
I’m Forrest Gumping my way through this fatherhood thing and I’ve set the bar pretty low simply to avoid panic and depression. Seriously, the day counts as a success if my boys aren’t…
Ditto, all of that.
We’re not so sure if telling fat kids they’re fat is the right way to battle childhood obesity.
Nope. No it isn’t. And you can take that one to the bank.
Wow. What a horrible campaign.
Cast your votes! Holy Grail Throwdown
1. Vader wins if he gets the Grail. The French Taunter wins if Vader cries.
2. Please study this video for a refresher on the power that lies within the Castle of the Grail and its formidable guardians.
Your thoughts, internet?
This = teh awesome
