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Confessions of a “Weaker Vessel”
Well, I took a longer break from blogging than I intended, but my recent move was more labor intensive than I expected (primarily because I rejected my husband’s generous offers to hire movers to help...
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5 Must-Read Books for Women Who Think
One of my readers recently criticized me for promoting what she considers oppressive and archaic beliefs regarding marriage and motherhood. “Read something – anything – on feminism,” she pleaded....
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Girl Power: Don’t Waste It
We hear a lot about female empowerment these days…but how should we define it? What does an empowered woman really look like? Is she wealthy? Is she world-famous? Does she radiate prestige? Does she...
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Kirsten Dunst: She’s Simply Stating the Obvious
Equal? Yes. Identical? No.Actress Kirsten Dunst made headline news last week for her comments concerning traditional gender roles. “I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued,” she told...
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Making Big Investments in Little Things
President Obama created quite a stir last week with his comments regarding Moms who leave the workplace to stay home and raise children: “That’s not a choice we want Americans to make,” he said...
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A Tale of Three Babies
(photo used with permission: view source) Baby #1: Inconvenient “I’m getting an abortion, and nothing you say is going to talk me out of it.” That’s what a friend of ours was told by his girlfriend...
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Postponing Motherhood… at What Cost?
Back when my husband was in medical school, his pharmacology textbook listed seven full pages of adverse side effects associated with oral contraceptive use, including: heart attacks strokes liver...
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Batman V Superman: 7 Important Take-Aways
[photo source] My husband surprised me yesterday by bringing home tickets to Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. And he didn’t just get tickets for the two of us, either. He bought enough for our kids...
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Griefs and Sorrows
Today is Father’s Day. Normally, I would mark the occasion with a post about my father or my husband and what a wonderful job they’ve both done in the fatherhood department, or perhaps a piece about...
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The Longest Reigning Monarch
This week marked the 65th anniversary of the ascension of Queen Elizabeth to the throne of England. She was crowned queen on February 6, 1952, following the death of her father. That makes her the...
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5 Lessons Feminists Can Learn from Wonder Woman
[view source] My husband took me and our three oldest daughters to the first available screening of the eagerly awaited Wonder Woman last night. Uncertain how this “strong female lead” would be...
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