February 2012
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Hybrid Rasta Mama: Similac Now Has Formula For... →
Formula companies can quit marketing needless “nutritional” supplements already.
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» a blueprint for courage Underbellie →
Brilliant response to the fears of those who endorse schooling toward the unschooling community. I seriously want to print this out so I can hand it to anyone (else) who springs these arguments on me.
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MaMammalia: Say What You Mean and Ask For What You... →
A great series on Unconditional Parenting that’s helping me out with some ways to talk with my kids about what I need and want, gentle discipline-style:
Recently, and with some inspiration from nonviolent communication, I’ve started phrasing my requests in terms of what I want and need. It’s a subtle change in words, but the results are rather dramatic. I feel empowered when I...
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Momma Jorje: Composting: a Beginner's Guide →
Guest post from Chris & Rebekah of Liberated Family that is totally inspiring me. I’ve been wanting to compost for our garden (located at a friend’s house) but the only outdoor space I can call my own is a teensy balcony. Ready for this suggestion?
But what if you don’t have room for even one pile? Put a plastic container on the deck or backyard, buy a commercial compost...
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A Letter to the Father of Hannah Who Posted “To My... →
I liked this response to the father who posted the video of himself shooting his daughter’s laptop. It doesn’t shame the father or blame the daughter but suggests there’s a better way to deal with family problems and that there’s already a good place to start:
So, I just wanted to suggest that when all the hubbub DOES die down (and I’m praying this happens fairly quickly,...
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The Perfect Placenta - Job Description: Mommy →
I love the placenta! And it’s so odd that anyone on Facebook would think to complain about placenta pictures, and that Facebook’s response would be to ban the posters. Ah, well, I appreciate this informative rebuttal — with pictures, of course! Learn a little more about this fascinating organ.
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themule: Birth Special: Acceptance Nude →
The Cassie Fox photo and poem is stopping my heart. How well do you accept and embrace how your body has changed due to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, age, or other causes? How well do you see the good reasons for those changes?
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Anktangle: Dear Daniel, (On Weaning & Welcoming... →
A mama’s honest description of the physical and emotional process of stopping breastfeeding. This whole subject makes me sad to think about, even as I acknowledge it’s the normal and appreciated process of growing up and coming to me sooner rather than later.
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Manifesting Lessons. - Clean. →
This idea of manifesting what you want to attract it to you is really intriguing to me. I don’t even have to subscribe to any mystical, spiritual reasons it might work to give it a try (and I can acknowledge the way life is sometimes bigger and badder than what we want). I think focusing on what you want makes a couple changes right away: It focuses you on the positive rather than the...
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Momma Jorje: I did not Birth a Syndrome →
On having a child with special needs and seeing beyond the label.
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Positions For Labour And Childbirth | Diary of a... →
Wonderful descriptions of positions to move into during labor, back labor, and pushing courtesy of Luschka and beautiful drawings of same by JoniRae.com. I wish all childbirthing professionals, mamas, and birthing partners had access to printable charts such as these — print them out, pin them, share them around!
I moved moved moved during my long labor with Mikko. With more confidence during...
January 2012
11 posts
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Mama Birth: A Home Birthing OB Speaks Out- →
Love this article by a home-birthing obstetrician covering her own fears of homebirth and her reasons for choosing one, and the pros and cons of homebirth vs. hospital from an OB’s perspective.
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This is Worthwhile: Afterlife and a 4 yo: Sparkles... →
On explaining death to the young.
I’m reprinting my comment on the post, because it’s what I want to say anyway:
I really appreciate your thoughts here. We had a similar discussion the other night (what is it with four-year-olds?), because Mikko’d heard about mummies and was worried about them. I said, “It’s all right; they’re just dead bodies wrapped in...
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Pineapples & Artichokes: Early mornings →
What a fun scavenger hunt idea for little budding photographers!
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Fabulous Mama Chronicles: I Wonder - Guest Post by... →
I have thought of and tried out this advice all evening: Saying “I wonder” in response to a four-year-old’s all-the-time questions. He really seems to receive it well, too!
(via Momma Jorje)
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Is mealtime a battlefield? How to feed your picky... →
Commonsense and reassuring approach to dealing with (very typical) picky eating.
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Boobie Time: What Nursing in Public REALLY Looks... →
Exactly.
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Fabulous Mama Chronicles: How to Cope When... →
Such an important message for those who suffer nursing aversion: You’re not alone, and here are some ideas to try! I still have aversion to nursing my older and tandeming.
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This is Worthwhile: Divorce and a 3 (& 4) year... →
A wise and compassionate list for navigating through divorce with little kids.
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Fine and Fair: Virtual Benefit Update: Spencer's... →
Spencer’s home! A joyful ending to the Momma Jorje benefit. Thank you for all your support.
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Which Storage Guidelines? - Lactation Narration →
Helpful roundup of the different time guidelines for storing breastmilk at room temperature, in a fridge, in a conventional freezer, and in a deep freeze, from a variety of sources: breastfeeding advocates, breastfeeding product manufacturers, medical groups, and, for a goggle at their nerve, formula manufacturers.
December 2011
11 posts
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Boobie Time: Not Exactly Wordess Wednesday →
Let’s get breastfeeding back on Sesame Street!
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Learning Life Skills: List of Household Tasks for... →
What a great resource to get kids involved! I love seeing how much Mikko wants to participate in household tasks and how he continually challenges himself to do more. See this related post on NPN: http://naturalparentsnetwork.com/building-connections/
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Yay for Home!: New Years Revolution →
via Good Googs, so I’ll be extra lazy and quote her recommendation:
the best post about new years I’ve read
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Baby’s Occupy Movement | SlightlyCrunchyMama.com →
The Occupy Movement, baby-style
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Cosleeping Safety and the Milwaukee Billboards |... →
Helpful breakdown of the Milwaukee stats, investigating the divides along race and poverty lines, plus information on cosleeping AND crib safety.
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Turning the Negative Into a Positive « Liberated... →
Love this post and the accompanying Hathor comic. Why not ask “Why not”? Why not say “yes” more?
I catch some flak from my family for trying to parent in this way: being responsive rather than giving a kneejerk no to everything — you know, the be-in-control-at-all-times method of parenting. But it’s worth the price of a little outside misunderstanding to know my...
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When Roller Derby Girls breastfeed « blue milk →
Love.
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“The Best Mom” is not a Title I Earn Every day →
Ok, bear with me here as I explain the backstory. I wrote this post — “Why I am not as fabulous a parent as my blog suggests“ — wherein I talk about, well, just that, plus feature some pictures of EasyLunchboxes because combining two items in one compartment was the trigger for this huge tantrum that almost made me start tantruming in tandem.
Kelly Lester, the owner of EasyLunchboxes,...
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Momma Jorje: Monday Minimalist: Giftmas →
From utilities to wrapping paper to holiday cards, great ways to keep expenses down at the holidays!
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I’m Guessing Victoria’s Secret Wasn’t Stretch... →
Love this post on the Victoria’s Secret catalog vs. real-life mothers, particularly the part where she muses on which clothes are nursing-friendly, and then this:
I began imagining the catalog with real-life moms as models, something like a Victoria’s Secret meets The Shape of a Mother. In this imaginary catalog, stretch marks and green and purple veins radiate from the tops of push-up...
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Adventures in Mommyhood: Mommy Outnumbered: Dark... →
What hunger really looks like in a U.S. family.
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My Sons Don't Match →
Heartfelt post on choosing not to circumcise the second time around.
And I cried because he didn’t match his brother. His little, intact brother who was bathing along side of him. My boys were splashing and smiling and I was crying because one day I would have to also explain why one penis didn’t look exactly like the other.
November 2011
17 posts
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Society's Survival May Depend Upon Kids Who... →
Most people just can’t imagine living without hierarchy, laws, leaders, and authorities telling them what to do and how to do it. In the same way, most adults cannot believe that children are capable of managing their own lives and learning without adult direction. We simply do not trust ourselves and other people, including our own children, to live peacefully and productively without being...
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Natural Parents Network • View topic - December... →
If you want to contribute to the Wordless Wednesday posts at Natural Parents Network (and we’d love to have you!), our fabulous WW editors, Jorje & Rebekah, have posted the December topics and deadlines at the NPN Forums. Send your holiday pictures in now and sit back and relax the rest of December!
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Adventures in Mommyhood: Mommy Outnumbered:... →
What a fun idea to honor the bloggers we love with what they desire most: comments!
Christy will give you lots of comment love this next month if you sign up your blog, big or small, so go for it. Will you sign up for the challenge, too, and focus on giving comment love this month?
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30 Ideas for Activities Advent Calendars | Code... →
Such a fabulous collection of activities to do through Advent! I have to admit I’m nowhere near ambitious enough to do one a day, but maybe one a week?
Also, squee, you have to check out Dionna’s latest news: http://codenamemama.com/2011/11/24/unassisted-homebirth/
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The Ocean Sensory Tub - Child of the Nature Isle →
Two fabulous sensory tub setups, here & here: http://onelovelivity.com/childofnatureblog/super-simple-cornmeal-beach-sensory-tub/ I love the colors and care Terri’s put into hers! We recently made one for Mikko out of some dried goods we had languishing in the pantry — much less pretty but still a huge hit.
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Beautiful Breastfeeding: Facebook's Misogyny Needs... →
FB’s at it again. Sigh.
via: http://little-willa-lamb.blogspot.com/2011/11/beautiful-breastfeeding-needs-your-help.html
Why Ditch The Infant Cereals? | Food Renegade →
Helpful tips for traditional, baby-friendly foods to start with! (Did I mention Alrik’s 6 months? Woot!)
via: http://thatmamagretchen.blogspot.com/2011/11/star-worthy-v6.html & http://baby-led-solids.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-not-baby-cereal.html
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“What can anyone give you greater than now,
starting here, right in this room,...”
– source: not a visitor: I’m doing a poetry thing, where I try to read more poetry.
We all need some poetry, and we all need this message.
“The voices expressing the positives of cosleeping, safe cosleeping, are few and...”
– Safe Cosleeping Blog Carnival: Call for Submissions | Monkey Butt Junction
Common Sense and Cosleeping | Tales of a Kitchen... →
I really appreciated this take on cosleeping that points out the dangers are related to unsafe and unthinking cosleeping. Joni Rae takes us through the stats and facts.
Cosleeping Under Attack in Milwaukee. Again. |... →
I often compare cosleeping dangers to the dangers of riding in a car. For babies, riding in cars is far more dangerous than anything else. It’s the leading cause of death from 1-34 (I think I remember!). But no one says: Don’t ride in cars. Instead, we say, Here’s how to do it as safely as possible. Because people are going to ride in cars, and they are going to cosleep. Better...
Making Compassion my Hoe « TouchstoneZ →
Snap judgments come naturally to us, but we don’t have to stop there. Beautiful article by Zoie.
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Breastfeeding Through Aversion – Making Choices |... →
Wise and aware guest post by Amy Phoenix from Peace 4 Parents about clarifying why you’re breastfeeding and making the choice to do so or not. Helpful for me since nursing Mikko still feels so much less pleasant than nursing Alrik, and I choose not to feel like a martyr about it. The other part is an inner body awareness exercise: http://codenamemama.com/2011/10/20/bfing-aversion-exercise/
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Pinterest: A Beginner's Guide - SortaCrunchy →
Any interest in Pinterest? Here’s a clear how-to (and why). Oh, and you can follow yours truly: http://pinterest.com/hobomama/
David Ron: Sharing In Google Reader Is Dead. Now... →
One potential workaround to the death of Shared Items & my Sunday Surf woes.
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Replacing Google Reader's Shared Items
After the death of Shared Items, the Note in Reader bookmarklet, and other functionalities (boo, Google), I got this idea from http://bonnyglen.tumblr.com/post/12372699010/reviving-my-tumblr to start a tumblr for the same purpose.
Tom shared this article http://brianshih.com/78073742 that has this helpful tip:
It turns out there is a way to share without +1’ing first. If you click on the...