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Michelle @ The Parent Vortex comments on to whom it may concern, re: breastfeeding my child

Michelle @ The Parent Vortex — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:03:15 +0000

you tell it, sistah! right on.

Melissa comments on to whom it may concern, re: breastfeeding my child

Melissa — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:41 +0000

I know you can't hear or see me, but I'm cheering right now. Yes, yes, yes, and thank you, thank you, thank you!

stefanie comments on for girls

stefanie — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:31:04 +0000

Brian, I think you might be on to something. I'm not sure the baby/big kid thing is it *exactly* but it's probably close. The funny thing about Zelda being the only girl is that she's probably the only person he ever hears identified as a girl, since strangers are always asking, "boy or girl?" The shoes were pretty small. Yeah, you may be totally right. You're so smart!

Brian comments on for girls

Brian — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:41:35 +0000

So, a big part of my job is to take whatever my students SAY (whether verbally or in writing), and try to figure out what they MEAN. I like to think there is a certain art to it, and that I have gotten better at it as time goes on. So let me offer an interpretation of what George might have meant (despite what he said).

As you note, he thinks everyone but Zelda is a 'guy'. My guess is, then, that his concept of 'guy' might not map onto ours very well. It might not be a gendered concept at all. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he just thought 'guy' meant 'non-baby'. So when he says that the shoes are for 'girls'... he might have meant that they are for babies. Maybe he thinks that slip-on shoes are the kind of shoes babies wear. Big kids (that is, 'guys') don't wear those shoes.

And the bit about the cars makes me think this interpretation is, at the very least, plausible. "The black car is for bigger kids... For bigger GUYS" suggests that the important factor was not necessarily gender, but age/maturity/size.

I wasn't there, so I am just floating an interpretation... but maybe all George is up to is insisting that he is no longer a baby. He is now a big 'guy'...

Dee comments on for girls

Dee — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:06:39 +0000

Kids are funny! Lark is in a princess phase right now...her older sister definitely wasn't into anything like this, so we're entering new territory.

Jordan comments on for girls

Jordan — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:35:49 +0000

hahaha I LOVE this. I know, where do kids get this stuff? Aima use to think everything was for boys/girls and I think she still does, but she also knows that not everyone thinks that way. She has tried once to say, "i could have that pink one and Junen could have the blue one..." and then she looked at me and probably thought "Oh god, here we go." I just said you could have the pink one but we don't know what colors Junen likes yet. She won't say stuff like that again- she knows better, but society aka other kids, sure can do a number on parental teachings. Funny post.

Lauren @ Hobo Mama comments on speaking of placentas

Lauren @ Hobo Mama — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:30:06 +0000

i really loved my placenta pills this time around, too, and wished I'd been more together to get them for the first birth. I can't say scientifically with my small sample size of two experiences whether it was the pills that worked the magic, but I felt stronger and more emotionally together with them. And that's worth it to me.

Your partner does sound pretty awesome! Mine also has been totally down with whatever I've researched and determined to do, birth- and recovery-wise. It's kind of odd to me to think anyone's partners would object.

Melissa comments on quick hit: placentas, floor beds and sharing

Melissa — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:34:37 +0000

Thanks again for sharing my article, Stefanie. I'm thrilled to know that it sparked some good conversations. A huge honor for me!

Also, I want some placenta truffles. I'm totally on the lookout for someone to encapsulate who is willing to give those a whirl! I'm glad I hadn't hired anyone before seeing that article, because now I can base my decision on whether or not the person is willing to mix placenta with chocolate!

stefanie comments on Wordless Wednesday: iPhone dump

stefanie — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:44:57 +0000

Dee, we saw this one: http://www.pnb.org/Season/11-12/ApolloCarmina/

Dee comments on Wordless Wednesday: iPhone dump

Dee — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:56:16 +0000

What ballet did you see?