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Raising a not-rapist

This post is dedicated to Ruth Moss, who put up two posts both of which prompted and contributed to this one.

In her most recent (because, of course, I never quite managed to finish my response to the older), she poses the question:
…surely in that Glorious Utopian Future gender won’t matter at all anyway? Why would [...]

Unemployment and parenting: a semi-schmaltzy self-indulgent pep talk (plus, cute kid pic!)

In many ways, unemployment is great for our family. The Man is around throughout the day, which is our ideal. We all sleep in and wake up together, and he gets to experience the joys of first hugs and kisses of the day. He gets up and showers with the Boychick in [...]

Toddler friendships (or, bath and cheese-eating pictures!)

I have a very dear friend, who happens to have a child about 10 months older than the Boychick. To our relief (for we would get together regularly for our own sanity anyway), they are as close as toddlers can get to Best Friends. They light up when they see each other (if [...]