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Pluralism and Diversity: How Much are you Willing to Tolerate when it Comes to Pregnancy and Birth Choices?
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There’s nothing like discussing birth choices to invite judgment, finger-pointing, and castigating from every which way. I’d point you to a message board or mainstream news article or relevant blog post to demonstrate this point, but I don’t feel like raising your or my blood …
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Voting with the Kids in Tow
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This year, I decided to take the kids with me to vote. All three of them. All three kids, ages 6, 4, and 9 months. I made this decision quite deliberately. Sure, our first grader was home from school anyway since our schools (which are …
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Equal Opportunity Onslaught
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Dear Guys, Daddies, Menfolk, Fathers, Dudes: Are you worried about your work and family-life balance? With a career such as yours and children at home, you must be worried about balance. Why aren’t you finding balance? Why are you so frazzled? Now that you’re able …
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What Makes a City Working-Parent Friendly?
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Last week, Forbes.com published its annual list of the best cities for working mothers. I took special note of this list because my own city–Columbus, Ohio–ranked right at the top. I take some pride in this, even though I mostly work inside my home, and …
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Quick Thoughts on “Call the Midwife”
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(Haven’t watched “Call the Midwife” yet? Don’t read this until you have! Spoilers be yonder! Or, spoilers are about to be birthed [in case you prefer birthy-talk to pirate talk]!) Beginning last year, I started noticing all sorts of links in my Google Alerts related …
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