October « 2009 « Raising My Boychick

Censorship? No.

This is censorship, when the US government blocks websites relating to Cuba.

This is censorship, when the Chinese government blocks all kinds of websites.

This is censorship, when the Australian government bans a video game.

This? Me deleting a comment that defended bigotry? This not censorship. It’s adhering to the comment policy that was already laid out at [...]

23 days later

23 days later is a lot more ominous in the world of menstruation than 28 days later.

It figures: the one month we don’t chart at all (blame The Man needing to go on antibiotics for 10 days, and my laziness) is the one month my body up and decides to do something FUCKING WEIRD. Like [...]

Commenting problems?

I’ve heard from a couple people that when they tried to comment on my latest post it failed to go through, which, among other things, makes me wonder for how many that’s been true from whom I HAVEN’T heard. Although obviously some comments at least are still getting through, and my spam queue certainly hasn’t [...]

Dancing between the tables: on the personhood of children

I recently ran across a piece of child-hate (no, I’m not telling you where) that said, in part, “Sure, I think children are people, but their parents need to make sure they act like it in public! People in restaurants don’t crawl on the floor or dance between the tables!” Really? Because I’m pretty sure [...]

WFPP Guest Post: Before I was a Mother, I was a Woman . . .

The Womanist/Feminist Parenting Primer is back, with a piece from Zoey of Good Goog about what it means to her to be a woman and a mother.

Zoey discusses her journey from career-driven no-kids-no-thank-you woman to mostly at-home mother, and the things she has given up, as well as gained, along the way. She touches on [...]

Introducing: my kitty

(Or, an excuse for excessively adorable cat pictures.)

(You have a dirty mind.)

This is my kitty.

Mistress Catareina, the Feline Queen

Isn’t she pretty? *waits for ooos and ahhhs* But wait, where is she? Let’s see if we can zoom out a bit.

Wait, is that my face?

Is that… my face? A little more out…

I Spy… race?

“Read me this book mommy!”

“This is an I Spy book, baby, it’s not really for reading. Do you want to play it?”

“Yes, play it!”

“OK.”

He hands me the book, climbs into my lap. I settle him in, open it up.

“Alright, choose a person to look for.”

He points at one of the cartoon figures sitting abstractly, devoid [...]

Why I say I’m OK

I am a very out person about my mood disorder. I wrote about it and talked about it in all my college applications and interviews; I mention it to everyone I know whenever relevant (and it often is); it’s in my bio here and on most social networking sites. I am an advocate for openness, [...]

Guest Post: This is what an activist looks like

While I’m trying to get well enough and focused enough to resume blogging regularly, I decided to look around for a guest post or two to share with you. When I first read this, is resonated with me, and at the moment, when even blogging seems beyond me, it feels particularly apt.

This piece, originally published [...]

Why I didn’t celebrate “World Mental Health Day”

When I heard Friday night that Saturday October 10 was World Mental Health Day, I was excited: another day like Celebrate Bisexuality Day, but for us crazy folk?? Sign me up! When I Googled it, however, this is what I found:

World Health Organization:

Mental, neurological and behavioural disorders are common in all countries around the world, [...]

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