Is it something you've ever considered?
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bianca bean 
17 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
What does feminist motherhood mean to you personally? Is it something you think about at all, or is it just a way of life?
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Cooper
87 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
BB – this is such a great idea and I am loving all the links you added. You can also add in a blog roll, with the blog’s rss feed so we always see the most recently updated blogs. Since you are the manager you are the only one who can add the at the moment. But it is a cool feature we are testing, so let us know how you like it and how it works for you.
In the meantime, a discussion on feminism, motherhood and what it all means is so important. Thank you for starting this group.
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chaos
21 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
Yay! Bianca
I am feeling mighty overwhelmed by the story I just read/ posted about on my blog. How big is the hurdle we must climb here in the US? I want more for women, children, and families. I am struggling with how to make a difference in these areas on a scale larger than just my family.
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bianca bean
17 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
Thanks for joining in!
I think this is a must-have group in this community and I hope we get some great conversation flowing between women who identify themselves as feminists and those who don’t. Whether we embrace it or not, we are all an essential part of the feminist dialogue.
To me, there is nothing more feminine than feminism. Sounds crazily obvious when you state it that way, but it seems that some people shy away from declaring themselves feminists because they think they’ll be regarded as anti-marriage or anti-motherhood “bra burners”. Let’s rid the collective conciousness of these inaccurate and demeaning cliches. Let’s take back the word “feminist” and reinstate its positive power within our society as intended by our foremothers.
I will be adding to the blog ticker, which is a very cool feature. Thanks for pointing it out, Cooper. I am really pleased with the architecture of this site and the content sharing tools available to us. Chaos, I love that you are here. Let’s see what we can do with this and have some fun.
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chaos
21 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
somebody say fun? The only quicker way to get me someplace is to offer food :)
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chaos
21 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
Bianca- Check out the review of this book ” The Men They Will Become:
The Nature and Nurture of Male Character”
Eli H. Newberger M. D.
sunshine/book-sum/newberg.html”>http://www.pinn.net/sunshine/book-sum/newberg.html
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bianca bean
17 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
Thanks! I am slightly intimidated but excited about the challenges of raising a boy to be a happy, conscious man. Literature like this is good for my brain.
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chaos
21 posts
Posted about 1 year ago
I read “Real Boys” and questioned my husband lots and it helped me understand him. So many books, so little time…..
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IAAdmin
2 posts
Posted 9 months ago
When my first daughter was born 23 years ago (Wow, that’s a long time), I was a stay at home mom. At the time, I took a lot of flack from so called feminists who thought stay at home moms was a dirty word. I’m glad to see that times are changing and the choice to stay at home is gaining some respect in the feminist community.
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bianca bean
17 posts
Posted 9 months ago
Oh good, we are getting convo updates via e-mail. Yay, MotherHood admin!
And yes, we are still working to get the choice to stay at home with our kiddos, whether it’s for a year or 20, recognized as a valid feminist action. It’s still being attacked, and some people (like me) who were forced “opt-outs” have been a little slow to embrace it as the powerful position it is in the face of societal derision (soccer mom label, anyone?). You had a daughter 23 years ago and oooo, the things you must have seen and heard as a feminist mother at that time. I salute you. Thank you for joining our group. I look forward to your insight.
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