Zenparenting1
Education. Activism. Peace, Love, and Zen.
I am a mom, wife, breastfeeding and NIP advocate, genital integrity advocate, feminist, gay and human rights activist (all your basic -ivists). I full-term breastfeed, cloth diaper, co-sleep, toddler wear, extend the rear-facing sentence (at least that's how my son sees it), do not vaccinate, gently and lovingly discipline, oppose "crying it out," teach and use sign language, and home/un-school. I believe that the birthing process should not be treated as a medical emergency and am a big fan of home births. I do my best to keep my son and family healthy, safe, and happy by researching the heck out of all my decisions. I am always on the look-out for new things I can make myself that are just as good (if not better than) the store-bought stuff.
Some people have referred to me as "crunchy," "granola," "Earth Mother," "hippie," and even "laughable," "stupid," and "crazy" (but I have to consider those sources). I don't really identify as any of those. I'm just me. I just love my son and think the sun shines out of the cute little butt that I would do anything to protect. I want to raise him in the kind of world he deserves and I feel it is my duty as a human being to do my part to make it so.
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Zen Parenting
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Rear-facing in car seats is 500% safer than forward-facing. It's a cold, hard fact. It may not be convenient for you. It may not appear to be comfortable to you. It may seem over-protective to you, but 500% is a pretty big number...
LATEST ARTICLES ( 274 )
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Screaming and Crying in Pictures with Santa
Oh, ya, this is adorable. Can't live without a lasting moment such as this. Blech.(For what it's worth, my mom has said she wouldn't do this again,if she could... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
An Ugly, Threatening, Punitive Christmas to You, Too
Here I am happily breastfeeding my son, pinning nummies and crochet patterns and humorous memes galore when I am stopped dead in my tracks by this ugliness and ... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Book Banning at Home
During Banned Books Week, I generally bore my FB friends to tears with my endless posts about the subject. I'm not sorry. It's important. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
From Nunus to Noodles
Before I became a parent, I thought a child's growth would be more subtle, especially to the people who are around them every day. I now count that as #891 on... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Doing Life Right
My 4-year-old son has his own sewing kit filled with thimbles, stitch markers, a measuring tape, and sundry. Said kit happens to be a Cars lunchbox. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Circumcision in Seven Sentences
Don't do it.It's not your body, so it's not your choice.Consider the source. Are those telling you it needs to be done truly educated (can they name all the... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
How to Test a Friendship
I got to thinking last night about the number of relationships I've lost due to one little thing: a single instance of dissidence. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Way #7699 to Mess with a Child's Head
Every summer from the time I was 6 until I was 16, I stayed with my grandparents. Aside from some truly fun and lovely memories and in addition to some really... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Expectations for the Grieving Soul
I have two dear friends who have both, sadly, lost a young child. You're probably familiar with them. If not, you can read about Rissa, Jessica, and Rocky HERE... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
One of the Many Ways We Dismiss Kids as Less Than
My son has thick, curly, red hair. It's stunning. That on top of his gorgeous face makes for a very outwardly pretty kid. Strangers regularly comment, point, an... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
"Can't" in Seven Sentences
There's a scene in Mr. Peabody & Sherman in which Sherman wants to fly a Leondardo DaVinci machine, but he's sure, though, that he hasn't the ability to do so,... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Compassion in Seven Sentences
I don't need to have experienced someone else's hard times to feel for them. I don't need to have anything in common with someone to experience empathy. I... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Birthdays in Seven Sentences
How is he four already? Time really does fly when you're having fun and I've certainly never had more fun than I've had being his mama. Read more
Posted on 20 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
30 Things Series #30: 10 Things For Which I Hope to Be Remembered
This is it. This is the final installation of the 30 Things My Son Should Know About Me series. I'm so very glad I've written this all down for my son to read... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
30 Things Series #29: My Hopes and Dreams for My Prosperity
This is the penultimate post in the 30 Things My Son Should Know About Me series and it's one of the stranger, in my opinion. Perhaps the person who came up wit... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Review: Sea Sponge "Tampons"
If you've been around long enough, you know that I've been on a quest to find the ultimate period product. Pads blow. I stopped using pads on about my second... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Breastfeeding in Seven Sentences
I had no qualms, no concerns, about breastfeeding. I had every confidence in my body, myself, and my babe.Thank goodness for a good IBCLC, because things... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
30 Things Series #28: My Favorite Quality in My Spouse
Today's installation of the 30 Things My Son Should Know About Me series comes in the form of a quick note on the quality of your dada's that I like... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
30 Things Series #27: My Favorite Part of My Body
Some of these 30 Things My Son Should Know About Me topics are rough. Some are a cinch. This one is the latter.Which of my body parts is my favorite? Easy. My... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
30 Things Series #26: What Popular Notion Do I Think the World Has Most Wrong?
Now, here's a post from the 30 Things My Son Should Know About Me series that I could write on all day, but I'll try to keep it as brief as I can. Read more
Posted on 16 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING