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Todd Palin - A feminist icon? {ParentDish}
Sep 9th 2008 11:40AM tmc...I read EVERYTHING. I'd for you to point out some of these horribly biased articles.
Todd Palin - A feminist icon? {ParentDish}
Sep 9th 2008 11:01AM Hey tmc...can you give me the address of those "bad" blogs. I'm tired of everyone glamorizing and canonizing these folks. Ha!
Sarah Palin - Babies, lipstick, and politics {ParentDish}
Sep 4th 2008 6:27PM Amen Michelle.
Politics aside, I actually DON'T think this is a step forward for women OR mothers. I can name many women that I think have done more for the world and for the cause of advancing women. I actually think she is quite irresponsible.
I believe and appreciate choice for women...all sorts of choices. The me of 10 years ago would be horrified at what the me of today is thinking, but I have 2 kids of my own now and I really think it is a myth that you can have it "all". You make choices everyday, some big and some small. You can't choose to eat cake and expect to lose weight, you choose to spend all your money and expect more to magically appear. Republicans might not believe in "a women's right to choose", but Palin certainly CHOSE to have 5 kids. Having children is one of the biggest choices you can ever make. When you choose to have 5 children, and one of those children is getting ready to have a child of their own and another has special needs, you have to live with the fact that you CHOSE to make family the focus of your life.
Rachael, be serious, you have a bunch of kids don't you? Do you feel like you could be, a CEO for instance, and effectively raise your children? I also think you are from Arizona...so of course you are a supporter of this ticket...and as I remember from the Real World days, I believe you have always been a staunch conservative Republican. I'm glad you are proud of your candidate, but I don't think she should be put up as a shining beacon of the advancement of women. There are plenty of women McCain could have and should have chosen that fill that bill.
Women have so many opportunities now. I've always been told that I could grow up and be anything I wanted to be...a doctor, a lawyer, an artist....the president. You just have to make sure the choices you make in life along the way align with your goal.
And, yes, in case you are wondering, I think it would be irresponsible for a MAN in the same family situation to be one step away from having one of the hardest jobs in the entire world.
Get a heart checkup before you get ADHD meds {ParentDish}
Apr 23rd 2008 10:04AM Good info....but ewww...image! I'm still eating breakfast here! ;-)
Do as I say, not as I do {ParentDish}
Mar 20th 2008 12:32PM Is there ANY way to make teens understand how delicate life is...how devastated we would be if something happened to them. I don't think I really understood or grasped that idea until I had a child of my own 2 YEARS AGO...and I'm a GROWN UP (clearing throat...35+). It just never feels like something bad is going to happen to you until you are the one worrying about what is going to happen to someone else.
I grew up in a small town with nothing much to do except drink a lot of REALLY accessible alcohol. My parents were a little naive and looked the other way a lot...but the one thing that I will never forget is that they told me that if I ever found myself in a position where I needed a ride home they would come pick me up, no questions asked. I took them up on it 2 New Year's Eves in a row...and as promised, without a word. I'll always remember that, and plan to do the same.
My husband and I were pretty wild in our day and I think we'll have to be pretty honest. There is some substance abuse issues in both our families and I think an ongoing open discussion will be pretty important. I won't expect my son (soon to be sons!) to be teetotalers by any means, I just hope I can be realistic and honest enough with them to help them make safe, smart choices.
Pregnancy 2, electric boogaloo {ParentDish}
Mar 3rd 2008 9:07PM From one Jennifer to another...both with one little boy and one on the way...Congratulations! It really amazed me too...I mean, our little guy sleeps with us for heaven's sake, when in the heck did we find time for ourselves...much less at the "right" time?!?! Clichés are clichés for a reason, they are usually true, and I believe everything does happen for a reason. We found out we are having boy #2 and I'm really excited about having same sex siblings only a couple years apart...and nervous as heck about venturing into the unknown territory having TWO kids, I still think it is a little unbelievable that I have one baby! I look forward to hearing your thoughts about going bravely into this new world! SO so so so so sorry about Jazz Fest though, that is a little bit of a bummer. ;-)
When to start nesting? {ParentDish}
Feb 29th 2008 3:49PM Ditto Jess. (and boy does he get big husband bonus points...I hope his wife sees that). I'm such a procrastinator, I think that due dates on bills are the day that I should WRITE the check, that 10 minutes is plenty of time to get across town, and that tomorrow is always another day...but I'm barely into maternity clothes with #2 and I'm already dusting off play mats, washing the 0-3 month hand-me-downs from his big brother (that are already clean), buying a few new little outfits, and you might even see me cruising around Babies-R-Us a few times a month. It can't be explained, it is just nature, just go with it and pretend to act interested when she starts a sentence with, "I think this time we are going to need...." or "This time it might be a good idea to....". I can tell from your blog entries that you'll try. Congratulations!
Shameful admission: I dislike foodface babies {ParentDish}
Feb 26th 2008 9:54AM I'm with you sista! Although, I do have a few pictures with a little cereal on his face and the whole icing from the first birthday...because honestly, they were really funny moments (baby's first sugar...oh boy!)...and because I fancy myself an up and coming Annie Leibowitz and have the bigger issue of being scared my son isn't going to be able to pick me out of a mommy lineup without a big black lens in front of my face. But anyway...no spaghetti bowls on the head, no carrot baby food dripping from the earlobes....ewww. And, full disclosure, I get a little thrill that my son always wants me to get sticky stuff off his hands!
Valentine hangovers {ParentDish}
Feb 15th 2008 12:53PM My son goes to Mother's Day Out twice a week, we are fairly new and I don't know many of the parents, or kids really (I really should make an effort, I know). We had a snow day on Tuesday, my husband dropped him off Thursday morning, and when I went to pick him up that afternoon he had a big bag full of baked goods, cute candy items, etc. Plus they had a group lunch and everyone was supposed to contribute (hello? where was I? where was the memo?). I made simple little homemade cards...but they definitely did not stand up to the swag my son got from all the other kids...when did kids UNDER 2 start getting so fancy for holidays? I don't even allow my son to eat sugar except the rare post-doctor dum-dum (the doc provides them at check-out, I figure if he says they are ok, then sure.) or birthday or special treat...but definitely not chocolate yet (someone did give Goldfish though). I felt really bad that I had missed the memo somewhere...but I also felt like it was a little much for a 2 day a week program for children under 2!
New brother, new son {ParentDish}
Feb 13th 2008 11:18AM I'm so glad you started posting on Parent Dish...sounds like other people are familiar with you from another Blog but I've just been "introduced" to you ....and now I'm watching for your posts like a hawk! My son will be 2.25ish when our second son is born and you pregnancy posts, and now your baby posts, are like a little glimpse into my/our future and it is so comforting, and sweet, and funny. Congratulations!
