Parenting journal: Reframing the “good mother”
What a lifelong writer does when she doesn’t have time to write; also, confronting my unconscious assumptions about what it means to be a good mother.
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Tag Archives: motherhood
They Came to Play and gender frustration
I watch a lovely documentary on amateur pianists, and riff irritably on my frustrations at the challenges facing women.
Scary.
Jaycine [link broken] has written an account of the recent birth of her daughter, interspersed with her husband’s commentary. It sounds terrifying and excruciating. I’m really scared about it now. Screaming? […]
More on gender
So tonight Erik and I talked as usual, and we had a nice conversation. As is our habit, we talked about “deep” stuff, like the importance of respect in relationships […]
Gender, motherhood, etc
Last week’s NYT Magazine big article is about the increasing numbers of women who are choosing to leave prestigious, successful jobs to stay at home and raise their kids. The […]
