Back to School: Women’s History Month

Back to School: Women’s History Month

by | Mar 20, 2014

I’m done with school, but I’m not done with learning. As many of you know, in addition to this blogging/writing gig, I am also a high school social studies teacher. I am one of the lucky history majors who actually gets to make direct use of their history major...

Advertising Motherhood: Variations on a Theme

by | Feb 3, 2014

A few months ago, I wrote this post about how our cultural ideal of motherhood is portrayed in parenting magazines. Not surprisingly, the messages were variations on two main themes: 1) only mothers know how to properly parent, and 2) they enjoy every moment of said...
“Remember When You Said You’d Never Have Kids?”

“Remember When You Said You’d Never Have Kids?”

by | Jan 26, 2014

Welcome back to the Brilliant Book Club for Parents! Today, we’re reflecting on our reading of Avital Norman Nathman’s The Good Mother Myth. I’d love for you to join our discussion by participating in the comments, and by reading my fellow Book Club members’ posts...
Women Who Run With the … Vacuum?

Women Who Run With the … Vacuum?

by | Jan 23, 2014

Several months ago, my family watched The Incredibles for movie night. My children, inspired by the idea of an entire family of superheroes, gave everyone in our house special powers. They anointed themselves with quite a few: flying power, killing bad guys and mice...