We don’t get to vote on super Tuesday.  It makes me sad, because tomorrow will be a historic day for this country.  Tomorrow, a white woman or a Black man will be chosen to run for the most powerful job in the Nation.  
I am voting for the world I wish we lived in.  I am […]

The other day, I dropped M and two of her classmates off at preschool.  To manage the hurculean task of driving three whole kids around, I used the classmates’ mom’s mini-van (dropping them off was a favor for her because she had an early meeting). 
As soon as I sat down in the Mini-van, I […]

I taking a minute to tear myself away from a facinating episode of 8th and Ocean to answer some of the comments about the adoptive breastfeeding thing.  Unless otherwise noted, these are just my own thoughts, not necessarily based on citable research.  I don’t claim to be an expert, but damn I sure am opinionated.
Johnny […]

Yesterday I ran across this article on SF Gate. 
Moms pay big for other mothers’ milk But doctors warn non-nursing women of health risk to babies
Christine Bartels has spent more than $25,000 to feed breast milk to her baby.
What’s free for most moms has come at a high cost for the 44-year-old Palo […]

I mentioned in my post yesterday that I was going to contact Planned Parenthood to talk to them about donations.  Those of you who are new around here might not know I used to work at a Planned Parenthood affiliate, so I am familiar with the basic structure of the organization.
First, I called the Planned […]