This month Sarah James and I are taking questions from our readers for our Mama Said series. This week's question: how do you deal with a child who won't go on the potty? Any sage potty-training advice we've missed? If you have any questions you would like us to answer in a future video, leave them in the comments! . . .
Why I dyed my daughter’s hair blue (and other assorted tales)
I’ve been writing quite a bit over at Babble and thought I would link up to a few of my posts there. Why I Dyed my Daughter’s Hair Blue (and other adventures in saying yes). Last month, I surprised my friends (and myself) by allowing my kindergarten-aged daughter to get her ears pierced and dye blue streaks in her hair. MORE » DIY Birthday Banner We celebrated Karis’s 4th birthday last month, and I’m sharing a cheap and easy birthday decoration that . . .
what i want you to know about talking with your infertile friend
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Wendi. THE BASICS: A couple will eventually resolve the infertility problem in one of three ways: #1 They will eventually conceive a baby. #2 They will stop the infertility treatments and . . .
Questions of eternal significance: do you re-read books you’ve already finished?
[photo credit] Some friends and I were talking about books the other day, and I mentioned that I never keep the books I’ve already read. I read a lot and have a habit of buying too many books, so my shelves are already filled with things I want to read. I really don’t have space for the things I’ve already read. So as soon as I finish a book, I pass it on. Very, very rarely do I keep a book. I like to set them out into the world for others to enjoy. I’m storing up my literary karma. Anyway, my . . .
So Totally Relidge: The morning after pill, abortion, birth control accessibility for minors, and a minefield of ethical questions
In this episode of So Totally Relidge, Elizabeth Esther and I are discussing the new law that lowered the age of accessibility for the Plan B pill to 14. It sparked some really interesting debate (as you will see, Elizabeth and I have VERY different opinions). The conversation left me thinking for days – I think it’s my favorite episode yet. We explored the accusation that Plan B is an abortion pill, we talked about whether or not we feel birth control should be offered to minors, and we . . .
That’s what SHE said: dad’s sexual fantasies, biracial cheerios, a nation of wimps, and more . . .
Stay-at-home Dad sexual fantasies: Why I’d like to stop. | Slate I assume that my “condition” is perfectly normal, because many friends I’ve consulted have admitted that they, too, might have graphic daydreams about a woman they saw for five seconds at a traffic light. And indeed, the academic research on the subject corroborates my informal polling. But I couldn’t get over the cognitive dissonance of the whole situation. How could enlightened, feminist guys like myself put up with these . . .
A “You Can Touch My Hair” exhibit . . . is it bridge-building or othering?
There is an interactive public art exhibit today in New York City where observers can “explore the tactile fascination with black hair” by feeling the hair of black women. Un-ruly.com, who organized the event, describes it as a public art exhibit: “where strangers from all walks of life will have the welcomed opportunity to touch various textures of black hair.” It’s a fascinating social experiment, but I have mixed feelings about it. I know, from my black friends, that unsolicited hair . . .
Do you allow playdates and sleepovers with school friends?
Last month on Mama Said, Sarah and answered questions from our readers. One question about playdates prompted an interesting discussion in which Sarah and I shared our reservations about letting our kids go to the homes of friends we don’t know well. We’re also both a little leery of the sleepover situation. What’s your rule in regards to playdates and sleepovers? How do you communicate your rules with other parents (and with your kids)? Do you think Sarah and I are being paranoid, or is . . .
What I want you to know: being married to an alcoholic
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by an anonymous reader.What I want you to know is that it's hard to be married to an alcoholic. It's very hard when you are no longer in denial, and you see what pain and hurt he's causing to himself and . . .
Dinnertime conversation
India: Mommy, when you teach the students at Vanguard University, are you teaching them about blogging? Me: No. I teach psychology. I’m helping people learn how to be a therapist. Like what daddy does. I used to do that, too. India? You did? You used to be a therapist? Me: Yes! Kembe: No you didn’t! Me: Yes I did! I was a therapist for a long time. Even when Jafta was a baby. Mark: That’s right, guys. Mommy used to be a therapist. And now . . . well. There’s an old saying: “Those who can’t . . . . . .
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