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Author Archives: rosemaryterrace
Department of WIN: Polarn O. Pyret
What a slogan! Not for girls. Not for boys. We make clothes for children. I love this slogan. It sums up everything I want in a clothing store for my child. We gender children’s clothing way before there is much … Continue reading
Posted in clothing, gender stereotypes, links
Tagged boys, children, children's clothing, clothing, department of WIN, gender, girls, polarn o. pyret, slogan, trousers
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Full term breastfeeding bingo
The idea of “bingo” cards is because so often people come out with insults or ignorant comments that they think are new, or insightful, but in fact have been said so many times before they’re almost boring. A long while … Continue reading
The question that hurts
My child is two and a half now, and although I’ve been getting this question since he was about one, it’s gotten more frequent, the older he gets: “Any plans for number two yet?” or worse still “When’s number two … Continue reading
Posted in birth, boundaries, general public, pregnancy
Tagged birth, divorce, feminism, fertility, infertility, only children, pregnancy, queer, stupid questions
15 Comments
Learning to be “papa” too
At a La Leche League conference, someone – I think it might even have been the famous Diane Wiessinger herself – was talking about the words mama and papa. She said papa, or dada, with its hard consonants, may have … Continue reading
Posted in gender stereotypes
Tagged fathers, gender stereotypes, la leche league, mothers, nurturing, play, separation
12 Comments
Stop “stop acting like a child!”
NB: this post is for people who are on board with wanting to erase insulting language from their own personal lexicons. If you’re going to argue the toss about “politically correct language ZOMG you won’t be able to say anything … Continue reading
We are all alloparents part three: what can you do?
In part one of We are All Alloparents, I looked at why alloparenting was necessary, and in part two, why a world without alloparenting is bad for everyone. I now want to look at what people who want to help, … Continue reading
Posted in breastfeeding, general public
Tagged alloparenting, babywearing, breastfeeding, breastfeeding in public, children, help, meltdowns, mothers, shopping, tantrums, toddlers
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We are all alloparents part two: why should you care?
In part one of We Are All Alloparents, I talked about how difficult it can be to get through the day even as a TAB mother of one without the help of alloparents. I’m very much of the opinion that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged alloparenting, children, children are people, children's rights, feminism, kyriarchy, mothers, parents, toddlers
6 Comments
We are all alloparents: Part One; a day in the life
It’s an often used phrase and something of a cliché that it “takes a village to raise a child”. Alloparenting is, if I recall correctly, a term first coined by anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (yes, her of “there is no … Continue reading
“Raising Boys”? Really?
I read a review recently over the the F word of a book I was seriously considering buying. Thank goodness I did. I’ve a feeling the book might have pushed my blood pressure sky high. The book was “Raising Boys” … Continue reading
Department of WIN! Star Child Shoes
I’d like to nominate Star Child shoes for the very first department of WIN award. What’s the department of WIN? Well, some time ago I wrote a blog post, Breeched from Birth, looking at how we use children’s clothing right … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged clothing, department of WIN, gender stereotypes, shoes, star child
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