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- anxiety
- batterers
- boo entitlement!
- Boston
- classism
- complex trauma
- coping
- disclaimers
- domestic violence
- entitlement
- feel-good
- Feel good posts
- feminism
- friends
- gender norms
- gender roles
- happiness
- heterosexism
- institutional oppression
- institutional racism
- institutional trauma
- intersectional feminism
- intimate partner abuse
- izzy's teen years
- kittens
- kyriarchy
- male privilege
- marriage
- mental health
- misogyny
- mom-ally
- moms
- my urban dysphoria
- Nigeria
- oppression
- parenting
- patriarchy
- photography
- poverty
- power and control
- pregnancy
- privilege
- racism
- rants
- rape
- rape culture
- reminiscing
- rural living
- self-care
- sexism
- sexual assault
- sharing is caring
- shifting cultural norms
- so-called men's rights movement
- social change
- social justice
- social work
- the interwebs
- traditional gender norms
- trauma
- Vermont
- victim-blaming
- violence
- violence against women
- well-being
- when the media gets it right
- when the media gets it wrong
- whimsy up your weekend
- white privilege
- white supremacy
- women
- women's empowerment
- women's rights
Tag Archives: moms
Imagine the possibilities…
Content Notice: Parts of the below scenarios focus on traditional, heterosexual, cis-gender roles/norms. I did incorporate a non-binary, LGBTQ focus too but I recognize I am not the ideal person to speak on behalf of the LGBTQ and/or non-binary community … Continue reading
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Tagged becoming a mom, breastfeeding, equal pay for equal work, gender norms, heterosexism, inclusivity, intersectional feminism, LGBTQ, misogyny, mom-ally, moms, moms are humans not martyrs, Mother's Day, non-binary, parenting, part parody part reality part call to action, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, pregnant people, pregnant people who are outside the gender binary, sexism, shifting cultural norms, social justice, traditional gender roles, women, women's health, women's rights, work
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On Having Thin Skin
I’ve heard it a lot throughout my life; that I can’t let things get to me so much. There are all different ways this idea has been expressed to me… “You have to grow a thick skin.” “Who cares what … Continue reading
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Tagged care, compassion, coping, don't care to not care, empathy, empathy is the way to be, mental health, mom-ally, moms, motherhood, self-care, self-compassion, trauma, women
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Pre-motherhood musings
Hello all! Happy New Year! May 2018 be a year full of happiness, health, compassion and love for you, yours and everyone. For my little family, I am hoping 2018 will be a year far different (in a positive way) … Continue reading
When a friend finds hope to be a 4-letter word, here’s how you can help
Disclaimer – I’m not a doctor nor am I writing this as a healthcare provider. I am writing this based upon my understanding of information I’ve received over the past few months. Second disclaimer- this post focuses specifically on miscarriage. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, friends, friends for life, friendships, gestational trophoblastic disease, hope, miscarriage, missed miscarriage, molar pregnancy, moms, parenting, partial molar pregnancy, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, reproductive health, self-advocacy, self-care, silver linings, trauma, women, women's health
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Mis. Miss. Missed.
CN (Content Note): This post discusses miscarriage, pregnancy loss, trauma and depression. I was on our couch, sobbing so hard I couldn’t breathe. Tissues were scattered around. “I want the baby back,” I said to my husband. “I know. Me … Continue reading
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Tagged family, friends, friends for life, friendships, grief, hope, loss, love, marriage, miscarriage, missed miscarriage, moms, parenting, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, pregnant people, pregnant people who are outside the gender binary, rainbow baby, Relationships, sadness, trauma, women, women's rights
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On The Cusp
The end is nigh. My days of carefree, unadulterated freedom are almost over. Or, at least, hopefully they are. What on earth am I talking about? I’m talking about trying to have a baby, of course! My husband and I, … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, children, domestic violence, feminism, health, humor, marriage, memories, millenials, mom-ally, moms, money, motherhood, OCD, Oregon Trail Generation, parent-ally, parenting, parenting (like I know anything about that), pregnancy, privilege, rants, Relationships, sarcasm, thinking about having babies, trauma, women
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On Moms
So Mother’s Day has come and gone, for this year. I was with my mom all this past weekend and the one before so I was a wee bit busy with my real-deal mother and didn’t have time to post … Continue reading
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Tagged batterers, boo entitlement!, classism, dads, domestic violence, entitlement, feminism, gender norms, heterosexism, human services, institutional oppression, intersectional feminism, intimate partner abuse, misogyny, mom-ally, moms, Mother's Day, oppression, parent-ally, parenting, parenting (like I know anything about that), patriarchy, power and control, privilege, racism, responsible fatherhood, sexism, shifting cultural norms, social change, social justice, social services, social work, traditional gender norms, violence against women, white privilege, white supremacy, women, women's rights
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Conflicted: Complexities of Misogyny and Victim-Blaming
My initial reaction to a recent article on salon.com was fairly visceral. And also a little conflicted. Then everything shifted and my response was more conflicted than it was visceral. Let me explain. The article is written by a woman … Continue reading
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Tagged batterers, domestic violence, intergenerational trauma, intimate partner abuse, misogyny, moms, multigenerational survivors, patriarchy, power and control, sexism, sexual assault, survivors, victim-blaming, violence against women, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
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Working While Female
I am of the mindset that the American work life balance is not good for anyone. Workplace culture is a tough environment for all of us, as it expects us all, at least to some extent, to shed elements of … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, babies, children, double standards, equal rights, equality, LGBTQ, male privilege, maternity leave, misogyny, moms, parenting, parenting (like I know anything about that), pregnancy, self-care, sexism, shifting cultural norms, social change, social justice, stress, thinking about having babies, US maternity leave policy is a joke, white privilege, women, women's empowerment
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