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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30 Things Series #1: 20 Random Facts About Myself
As part of the 30 Things My Son Should Know About Me series, I give you the first post - 20 random facts about myself. 1. Sometimes, if I have a gnarly boog... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
30 Things My Son Should Know About Me
I was surfing the interweb and came upon Baby Making Machine and Jennifer's post on this topic. What a brilliant idea! I'm stealing and running with it. My son... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Oh, You're Gonna Be Green...
My husband's and my 5th anniversary is coming up in April. I decided to go big. I commissioned a painting of our family from the supremely talented Katie M.... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Breastfeeding While Ovulating
Sweet fancy Francis, it is taking all my strength to not end up on the ceiling like an unnerved cat in a cartoon. I am ovulating. I am breastfeeding. In and of... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
6 (or More) Reasons You Should Sleep Nekkid
This post is about a matter close to my heart and was specifically requested by one Ms. Jamie Lynn Grumet of I am Not the Babysitter, because she's a bit off.... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
The Part of Parenting Nobody Wants to Think About and Everyone Should
When our son was born, one of our first priorities was to get all our legal affairs in order in case of our untimely deaths. Now, if you've followed my blog lon... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Circumcision Due Diligence
Before any parent chooses to circumcise their son, they should do their due diligence and really know what they're about to inflict upon their perfect babe. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Personal Goals for the New Year
Not a fan of the whole New Year's Resolutions business. I wouldn't even be doing this now if I hadn't seen it now. If I saw it 6 months ago, I would've done it... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
(Possibly) Good Advice I Just Won't Take
People I love post, say, and do hurtful, dangerously ill-informed, mean, or terrifically offensive things. We all have those people in our lives and in our... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Santa Claus and Elf on the Shelf - Not in Our Home
We don't "do" Santa Claus. We don't "do" Elf on the Shelf. I know, I know, I'm taking all the magic out of Christmas and essentially making my son's life a... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Today, I Grieve
Today, for the very first time, I grieved for the loss of my son's twin. Didn't know he even had a twin? That's by design. I never talk about it. Precious few... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Mammals Breastfeed - What I Thought Was Totally Obvious
I recently got this comment: "Breastfeeding is weird" and when I asked for an explanation, I got, "you don't see that something that is supposed to be a higher... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Why We Need Lactivism
Without any sort of doctoring, tricks of the trade, or even expectation, THIS is what I found when researching this blog post and I believe it speaks for itself... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
The Bucket List
I'm not yet middle-aged (hopefully not even close), but, you know, I might as well start figuring out all the cool things I want to do before I keel over now,... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Zen Son's 3rd Birthday Party
What Zen Husband and I had planned: a trip to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta What Zen Son said he wanted: "books" Books it was, then! I set off... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
"Quit Acting Like Such a Girl!"
I have a couple unusual phobias and more unusual fears that are not quite phobic-status, but still rank right up there and the list of things that make me... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Postpartum Visitors (How to Be a Good One...and a Bad One)
As you may know, I planned a homebirth, but 20 hours into labor I transferred to the hospital and 14 hours later had a c-section. (You can read more about it... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Are You Flipping Kidding Me? (My 6th 30 Day Block)
You know you're severely sexually repressed when even the insinuation of a penis in this picture of my son (covered in Nutella) offends you enough to report... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Swim Spray: A Review
Recently, the water in my city became contaminated with E.coli. In order to treat it, they flushed the system with overwhelming amounts of chlorine. Read more
Posted on 02 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING -
Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?
I long ago gave up the hopes of being popular. My rather kid-centric views don't hold a lot of water in our very adult-centric world. Eh. I'll live. As such, I'... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FAMILY, PARENTING