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With three kiddos on the scene, I don't have as much time to write as I once did, but I do still manage my fair share of reading. Here are three pieces I read this week that really stuck with me and that I think are well worth checking out. If you read them (don't forget to peruse their juicy comment threads), I'd love to know your thoughts!
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
3 good reads
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Have loved reading these this morning Leigh. Thanks so much for posting them. Liked the first article in particular and since I've often thought how attachment parenting is actually feminism, the last also resonated with me lots too! Happy Thursdaying x
ReplyDeleteGreat reading. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll comment away on things since I have another 5 mos before things turn upside down! I'll just copy what I said on Facebook: I really liked the Ina May piece - I couldn't stop reading. I enjoyed reading about how Gaskin came to start the natural birthing movement and some of the historical events that led to that point. I thought the reporter did a good job keeping the story both factual AND thorough, providing context where needed. The Daily Beast and Mayim Bialik pieces were great too -- I honestly wish these pieces were being conveyed to everyone who felt judgmental toward an image of extended breastfeeding after the Time cover photo. At the very least, I'm glad the photo prompted some thoughtful reactions/follow-up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI loved the piece by Mayim! I've always felt that attachment parenting and feminism go hand in hand- glad that someone with a bigger microphone is making that argument!
ReplyDeleteHi Leigh, I just met Ina May Gaskin at a Home Birth Conference in Dublin, Ireland. She was just a-maaaaazing!!!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying your blogs : )
Áine xx
Ooooh I'm back again to comment...I heard Diane Weissenger speak at the Irish La Leche League conference this year too! She's the reason I attended the homebirth conference.
ReplyDeleteI very much agree with Mayim about attachment parenting being feminism, when all around me, most think the exact opposite. It's not just/only about career path & equal pay etc, etc, it's about choices. I feel so empowered since choosing to stay at home with my son, continue to breastfeed etc. I don't want anybody to tell me I can't do that.
Áine x
Thanks for posting these! I'm half-way through Spiritual Midwifery at the moment, having read Ina-May's Guide to Childbirth during my first pregnancy - I find Ina-May's writing on birthing to be so incredibly comforting, calming, and informative. The article was really well written too, I like the way she mentioned the polarisation that goes on between the different "sides" when it comes to birthing (and every other mother-related topic). I'd never thought how that comment about the chimpanzees in Ricki-Lake's movie would sound to a woman who had had a C-section... it's tricky to keep everyone's feelings in mind, and I always try to keep that with me when I talk about my own experiences.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the attachment parenting article goes, I have so many issues with lables and such (I guess due at least partly to the rhetoric that you encounter) that I just can't read or listen to anything to do with "attachment parenting" or "co-sleeping" etc without at least a little bit of a cringe. I just think we should do what feels right, what our babies want, what we think is best, regardless of who says what about it and what it's called. I refuse to be put into a category as a parent! I didn't read any books after my first child was born, and try my best to avoid anything about the topic of child-raising. I get pulled into things pretty easily so I don't always succeed. I think Marvelous Kiddo is about the only thing that I really feel good about reading, because even though you do have your views, it never feels like you are preaching or looking down, or even labelling things so much.
So hooray for you! And this crazy old world and all the wonderfully different ways you can do things. :-)
These were 3 fantastic reads. Thank you. xo
ReplyDeleteI agree with jora, excellent articles. thank you for sharing them!
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