Catherine – Page 83 – Her Bad Mother

14 Jul

The other night I did something that I had never done before: I Googled myself.(No, seriously, I'd never done it, not once. Seriously. Because, you know, I'd heard you could go blind from it.)Here's...

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11 Jul

Exhausted Mom Miscellany

by Catherine

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The girl-child is home sick today. The boy-child is in on some kind of demon growth-spurt that requires him to suckle at tit every hour upon the hour. The double all-terrain sports stroller that...

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10 Jul

We Interrupt This Broadcast To Bring You A Very Important Dance Break

by Catherine

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Cue music.STOP. Hammer time.Word to you muthas.(San Francisco: y'all better be ready for this.)...

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8 Jul

Why Anyone Who Says We Live In A Post-Feminist World Should Be Cuffed In The Head

by Catherine

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Because, seriously. The Jezebel Apocalypse (discussed HERE) makes my worrying about my daughter's possible exposure, someday, somewhere, to a Bratz doll seem the equivalent of worrying about one day getting a hangnail, oh...

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6 Jul

My Body, No Wonderland

by Catherine

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My body - my post-partum, baby-slinging, breast-feeding body - defies metaphor. I look at it and figurative language escapes me. I look at it and I don't want to find just the right words,...

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3 Jul

Moms Without Pants

by Catherine

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Seriously? THEN PUT ON SOME PANTS.********Forgotten in the hub-bub of the week: to thank this sweet lady for awarding me a Perfect Post Award, for this post. Am really, seriously, happily honoured.Also, to suggest...

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2 Jul

Community Is Hard. Deal With It.

by Catherine

Rants

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this post may not be agreeable to every reader. Reading this post may cause disagreement, hurt feelings, discomfort, frustration, boredom and/or anal leakage. The Author will not be responsible for...

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30 Jun

The Sound Of A Mental Health Break

by Catherine

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That sound, my friends, is crickets and tree frogs and songbirds and children playing on the other side of a vast expanse of country lawn. It is a sound that dampens the effect of...

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27 Jun

The Sound Of Crazy

by Catherine

Anxiety, Baby, Motherhood, PPD

I read somewhere, some time ago, that the sound of an infant crying is one of the most stress-inducing sounds for the human ear to hear; it induces anxiety in the listener, and for...

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26 Jun

The Language Of Ice Cream

by Catherine

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Ever have those days when you really, really want to write something - purge your clogged brain, sweep out the dustier corners of your soul, open the windows on your heart and let some...

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Exhausted Mom Miscellany

We Interrupt This Broadcast To Bring You A Very Important Dance Break

Why Anyone Who Says We Live In A Post-Feminist World Should Be Cuffed In The Head

My Body, No Wonderland

Moms Without Pants

Community Is Hard. Deal With It.

The Sound Of A Mental Health Break

The Sound Of Crazy

The Language Of Ice Cream

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