Journey to Global Community
A billboard featuring a woman breastfeeding her infant (with the breast area blurred out) and the caption (coming from the infant) “Jealous?” is making news because a website geared toward matching younger men with older women is using this as their advertisement. Regardless of the true intentions of a company that put this thought out into the world, it does bring up some obvious issues. Advertising is like a time capsule revealing some of our more shameful ideas of the past. … [Read more...]
I have admitted before that my choices of what (or what not) to spend our money on have been questionable. When it comes to personal aesthetics, I am met with another grey area. There was that time I came up with a brilliant plan to wax my own eyebrows to save money. It went okay for a bit, but then I almost burned the house down with the hot wax on the stove, and I accidentally waxed half of my eyebrow off. I called my Scandinavian mom after this happened and she gave me these soothing … [Read more...]
When we asked for resources for kid's clothing companies that don't use sweatshops, we started a pretty serious conversation about what companies truly have ethical processes. Our best resource was the owner of Bloom in Ithaca. She gave us these resources: 1. Teres Kids The clothes from Teres Kids are organic and Made in the USA (not the territories.) 2. Kiwi Industries Kiwi Industries makes all their clothing in a factory in New Mexico which pays their workers a living wage and provides … [Read more...]
Check out my friend Zoe over at Slowmama. - Why I Let My Adopted Preschoolers Nurse Amy at Zen Parenting responds to public criticism of her appearance. - My Body- Apparently Up for Debate Interested in learning more about transgendered families? Check out Milkjunkies.net: "A transgender dad in a gay relationship breastfeeds his baby boy. A celebration of queer families, breast milk, and attachment parenting!" My friend Shannon over at The Woman … [Read more...]
by Terran McCabe Whoever said a picture can speak a thousand words was right, even when I could speak none. A group of breastfeeding women, including myself, all took part in a photo shoot with the intentions of letting others know breastfeeding is possible regardless of your situation. My main contribution, or so I thought, was that I happened to have twins. Boy was I wrong. Another woman and I, who both served in the Air National Guard, also took pictures in our uniform to show that even … [Read more...]
<-- Back to page 1 The moment I was told I was trying to promote a product, which I can only assume was my breast milk because they were unclear and weren't able to specify what product I was trying to promote, I decided that while I had to shut my mouth, that I would not stop sharing positive articles regarding the picture on Facebook. To deny that it was a breastfeeding issue was distasteful and ignorant. To not be able to speak up while others, even those in the military, berated, … [Read more...]
What is the best way to handle unexpected media attention? RUN! Just kidding. If you are an advocate, you may think receiving media attention will never happen to you, but never say never. Whether it be one article in mainstream news, or a media firestorm, be prepared. Here is what I’ve learned from my own experience... The less you say the better. I was speaking to a friend who has been in the media now for decades and she laughed when I was telling her all my interview horror … [Read more...]
<--back to page one In our case, Time wasn’t necessarily advocating for anything, so the next most identifiable person or thing to that cover would have been the subjects on the cover. That, mixed with a subjective interpretation of the image created a modern-day witch hunt. Most took the tagline that accompanied the image as advocacy for a certain style of parenting, and they assumed that I would say my style of parenting is superior to mainstream society, which isn't true of my … [Read more...]
We found a shoe car today. … [Read more...]
From his wife... This is Chuck...he was a pretty hard core type of guy before Sloane came along. She tempered him and tests his temper, but he does so much to make her life great. He supported me through our unplanned pregnancy, home birth, and nursing her for 3 years. He changed diapers and does everything "good" dads do (Princess balls, baby/toddler wearing, park adventures, and "getting beautified" by her), but he takes one extra step that most dads are never confronted with. He is … [Read more...]
Our hope is that people will get a chance to see a family that may look a little different, but is as close and loving as a family that meets the stereotypical ideal. It is time to break barriers, stop making assumptions, and realize that families come in all different shapes and sizes and can still define the term. Find Out More ››
