Year of Feminist Parenting
It’s the Year of Feminism! Or 2017 was. Well, the word was pretty important anyway, at least according to Merriam-Webste…
Feminist Parenting
Feminist Parenting: Breaking Up with Mom Friends
This started as a how-to guide. “How to break up with a mom friend.” But when you’ve outgrown a friendship that you firs…
Feminist Parenting: Why My Kids Do Not Share
In our house, we do not share. Our culture has such different expectations for children’s worlds than adults’. The ad…
I Am a Feminist Christian Parent
“Do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man. She must be silent.” 1 Timothy 2:12 People always le…
Feminist Parenting: Why I Yell at My Kids
Confession: I yell at my kids. Google “gentle parenting.” Go ahead. Over 4.5 million results in just .68 seconds. Tha…
Feminist Parenting: Dress Like a Girl
It was lonely up there. That perch, way up on the moral high ground. That seat from which I was convinced I was being a …
Feminist Parenting: Is Mom Sick?
“Mommy, are you dead?” “No, Mommy is not dead. Just sick.” “Are you sure? Daddy said I should check.” I was…
Feminist Parenting: Ode to My Wrinkles
Adapted from “Ode to my socks” by Pablo Neruda I see you there. You lines in the corners of my eyes. You grew over…
Feminist Parenting: Post-Election Letter to My Daughter
My dear daughter: Every morning when you wake up, we cuddle in your bed, and we talk together. You repeat after me, i…
Feminist Parenting: Pedicures With My Son
Like most children his age, my four-year-old son has a million interests, and moves in 10 million different directions. …
