My college orientation sessions in the late ’90’s included tips like carrying a rape whistle, but none of the recommended safety measures prepared me for…
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As a feminist, a lover of birth, and a physician, I struggle every time I read people’s stories of birth trauma. Improving Birth’s “Break the…
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Disclaimers: 1. My husband’s name is Mickey (like the mouse & that great 80’s song). We named our children Kharis (Greek for grace) and Kai (Hawaiian for ocean). Kharis…
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The day before Kharis started Kindergarten – we got this in the mail: Her new teacher’s dogs sent a card! How cu-ute! Her teacher was…
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About a year and a half ago, Mickey and I got away for a few days to a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic. It…
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“Sorry, Mama. Sorry.” My 2-year-old said as we drove over rumble strips. (Apparently he thought those vibrations and loud noises were coming from him.) We…
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This is a guest post written by Jesse Prentiss as part of a two-part series on spanking. The point of this series is, of course, to…
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