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. This guest post is by Lindsay. What I want you to know is that I always planned on breastfeeding. It was the only thing that was for certain during my difficult pregnancy, the one constant I could rely on and prepare for when I . . .
that’s what S/HE said: jesus and chicken edition
Jen Hatmaker | In the Basement I’m sick of the Jesus forwards and judgment. Sick of majoring on gay marriage. Enough, everyone. With every hate Tweet and finger jab and Bible bludgeon, you are telling my gay friends they are indeed unwelcome, unloved, unvalued, and uninvited. If your agenda is to battle homosexuality, how’s that going? How many gay folks read your Prop 8 yard sign, knocked on your door, and said, “Thank you for voicing your opinion to the neighbors in this manner. Would you . . .
what I want you to know: being the pastor’s wife
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. This guest post is by an anonymous reader. I am a preacher's wife. My husband and I happen to be a part of the United Methodist Church which is a system that dictates when, where, and how often we move. I want you to know that we . . .
what I want you to know: nosey questions about mixed-race families get annoying
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. This guest post is by an anonymous reader. I am a 28yr old caucasian mom of two kids, a boy and a girl, ages 1 & 3 1/2. Oh, and they are black. And adopted. I should also mention I’m married to a caucasian man. It is my only . . .
the bittersweet parental projections of watching the olympics
Is it just me, or has there been a big focus on the parents of the Olympic athletes this year? It’s been so fascinating watching and learning about the athletes, but then also hearing the stories of their parents (and watching their reactions during the games). To be honest, I find the interviews with the parents as interesting as the games themselves. I love the Raising Olympians series that P&G does. (And yes, they are sponsoring this post . . . but not to dork out and watch . . .
latching on to controversy: thoughts on Bloomberg’s breastfeeding initiative
Last week, before heading to BlogHer, I did a couple tv spots talking about the new breastfeeding initiative adapted by most maternity wards in New York City. You can watch my interview with Isha Sesay below. Since that time, I’ve done even more research into the initiative, and over at Babble I’m talking about what it really says, vs. what the media has been saying. Click here to read my piece about why I think it’s much ado about nothing. . . .
what I want you to know: pornography is ripping marriage apart
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. This guest post is by an anonymous reader. What I want you to know is pornography is a huge problem in marriages. It can kill a marriage. And that's what happened to mine. What I want you to know is that a majority of divorces . . .
raising allies (preventing the bullying bystander effect)
The following post is sponsored by Chase - a strong supporter of the Bully Project, a program committed to ending bullying and ultimately transforming society. Learn more here. Between recent news stories on bullying and the Bully documentary exploring the epidemic, there has been a much-needed national conversation about the problem of childhood bullying. Much has been said about protecting kids from bullying, and last week I wrote about how we can try to prevent our kids from . . .
what I want you to know: stepmoms are not wicked
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. This guest post is by Diana Carbajal Mejia. Not long ago I wrote a post for the Huffington Post Divorce section. It was the first post I have ever written for them and I was thrilled that it was published. I wrote the post after . . .
ideas for quick gluten-free dairy-free school lunches
I’ve talked a bit about transitioning Jafta to a GFDF diet to help with his sensory processing disorder. We are still finding this diet to be hugely beneficial, and I thought I would share some tips for packing gluten-free, dairy-free school lunches. A couple months ago, I shared some of the foods we typically send in lunches. Most of them involved leftovers or foods that required preparation the day before. Today, I’m sharing ideas for quick school lunches that you can assemble in . . .
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