Hope and Self-Loathing on the Blog Train
I recently wrote this comment on a friend’s status update on Facebook about yet another female-objectifying advertising campaign: We have SO MANY BLOGGERS all rendering opinions on this that I feel I can’t cut through the noise and get at … Continue reading
Restoring Sanity in the Blogosphere: Discovering Godwin’s Law
I have never been so excited about writing a blog post as I am right now. You know that feeling you have when you find out that something incredibly bizarre and horribly annoying that you’ve noticed and discussed with people … Continue reading
Mother-Daughter Book Clubs Enrich Reading and Relationships
Years ago, as the working mother of a young daughter, I sometimes struggled to achieve that elusive work/home “balance” women often speak of wistfully and hold up as the ultimate validation of their success within the frameworks of modern feminism. … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Special Needs
Many thanks to Wendy Grinberg of URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) for contacting me after reading my article “10 Ways to Raise Resilient Kids in Turbulent Times” in The Huffington Post and inviting me to be interviewed for a series … Continue reading
Boys, Breast Cancer, and the Magic of Boys’ Schools
I write this post for two reasons. I write in honor of the women in my life who have fought breast cancer, as this is Breast Cancer Awareness month. And I write in response to the September 23, 2011 study … Continue reading