Monthly Archives: November 2011

Baby Proofing Your Home

November 23, 2011 Posted by Issa under Parenting
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Dylan has learned to crawl. And pull up to standing. And go up the stairs. Aaaaaah! Which means it’s time for us to do some baby proofing. The following article is reproduced with permission from www.onestepahead.com and is a huge list of child proofing steps, including links to their awesome, creative, and sometimes weird baby proofing products. I’m still undecided about how much baby proofing to do. What baby proofing steps did you take? What… Keep Reading

I Nurse My Baby in the Bathroom

November 22, 2011 Posted by Issa under Parenting
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I want to set a good example, be inspiring, and be an activist for other nursing mothers, future nursing mothers, and random other people in public. From the first week of his life, I have eagerly nursed Dylan in public. I’ve fed him at the grocery store, in WalMart, in several restaurants, in three libraries and a bookstore, on five airplanes, in three airports, in front of my family, in front of my friends, in… Keep Reading

Wanting and Not Wanting

November 22, 2011 Posted by Issa under Uncategorized
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I saw my family this weekend for Thanksgiving. I have been avoiding this family for about 10 years, so it was quite an occasion. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why I wanted to go, and I had few expectations for what might happen. The ultimate surprise result of the weekend is that I made up with my mother who is the person I’ve been trying so hard to ignore. I told her that I thought… Keep Reading

Fat People with Heads

November 20, 2011 Posted by Issa under Fat Acceptance
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I’m still away for Thanksgiving. Here’s a something you might be able to help me out with in the meantime: You’ve probably noticed: every time a news story runs about fat people, they feature a photo of a fat person with their head cropped off. Among fat acceptance activists, this has come to be known as The Headless Fatty, a term which began here: “…[W]e are presented as objects, as symbols, as a collective problem,… Keep Reading

Thanksgiving Plans

November 19, 2011 Posted by Issa under Uncategorized
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I’m having Thanksgiving with my family in Iowa today, but I’ve queued this post up in advance. When I get back, I’ll be headed right back out to Atlanta to have Thanksgiving with my friends. Tell me the story in the meantime since I can read comments on my phone wherever I am. What are your Thanksgiving plans? Any grand traditions you’ll fulfill? Anything you’re nervous or excited about? What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? Your least… Keep Reading

Momsicles

November 18, 2011 Posted by Issa under Kitchen, Parenting
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I’m on an airplane today, but here’s a post I wrote in advance! Dylan is getting very interested in eating. When I’m eating he carefully watches my every motion and is bothered when he can’t have whatever it is I’m having or do whatever it is I’m doing. He wants to put everything else in the world in his mouth, too, so I’m not certain that he knows something different is happening with food, but… Keep Reading

Terror

November 17, 2011 Posted by Issa under Uncategorized
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As I type this I am struggling to manage my emotions. I’ve got a headache, butterflies in my stomach, and I’m worried that a panic attack is imminent. Instead (or also), I will write. Tomorrow I will get on an airplane with Dylan and travel to Iowa where I will celebrate Thanksgiving with the extended family I haven’t seen in about a decade. I’m terrified. I’m not going to explain in this public forum why… Keep Reading

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