At the grocery store. The two year old is walking and the four year old wants to ride in the cart. They want to buy many different things. “That is not on the list.” I say. “What IS on the… Continue reading

What’s the result of my work? It’s tucked inside their heads and hearts, hidden in little bodies and minds. If you look at the floors after a long day of play… Yes. Sometimes I can sweep them clean after a… Continue reading

Is pretty a bad thing? I don’t know. Is handsome a bad thing? Is the color pink bad? Is the color blue? Pretty like a squash blossom. Did you know that squash blossoms can be male or female? But they’re… Continue reading

I am sorry. I am sorry that breastfeeding is a scary and offensive thing that you did not get to grow up with, that you didn’t get to see your mother, your aunts and your cousins do. That you didn’t… Continue reading

One of the things that really bothers me about wars between parents is this: If you just change a person’s behavior when their thoughts stay the same? It’s a recipe for disaster. If someone REALLY feels that a child is… Continue reading

Woman contacts airline to ask about a breastfeeding policy. Woman is told that unless she can convince her baby to allow a cover.. Too bad, so sad. Outta luck. Gotta use a bottle that the baby won’t take. Women try… Continue reading

Dear Amy Glass, I am sorry. Not sorry that you look down on young women that have husbands and kids. Not sorry for you for not having a husband or kids. But sorry that you see a sliver of the… Continue reading

A recent study on peer breastmilk sharing has been done. You’ve probably seen the headlines. I’ve seen a few. For example, the New York Times  headline is “Breast Milk Donated or Sold Online Is Often Tainted, Study Says” Other headlines… Continue reading

There’s an article making the rounds on feminism and the choice to not breastfeed. The particular spin of this particular article is that it’s not fair to the male parent because breastfeeding is something that only the female parent can… Continue reading

(From the old Custom Made Milk blog) I don’t know why it comes up so frequently.. Maybe because it seems like an easy conversation topic. Afterall, who WOULDN’T agree that nursing a 7 or 8 year old is “too old”?… Continue reading