Boys, Emotions, and the Culture of Masculinity
I am a woman and I have a boy child. This has proved to be a learning edge for me. It has been a joyful, worrisome, and enlightening endeavor. In my home we have worked hard to create an emotionally safe environment—a place where shame is close to nil, emotions are...Safety First?
I don’t know about you, but when two things happen to me in a week that both strike the same chord, I pay attention. My recent “wake up call,” if you will, was about safety. The first piece that came to my attention was the fact that generally speaking, I’m not a big...toxic wasteland
I am furious. I won’t mention the oil spill, other than to say that it is obviously devastating to our world, one we had all hoped our children would inherit in better shape than it is currently. I won’t discuss global climate change, although I could...two whole years
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but about this sleep thing: I cannot handle myself AT ALL (let alone another small, dependant person) when I have not slept well. This will probably end up being the main reason that we have one child. I am truly and deeply afraid that I...
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