I legally divorced Styles’ sperm donor in December of 2005. We had been separated for 18 months at that point, and in a short-lived marriage riddled with infidelity prior to that. It all came to a head in June 2004 when I finally confirmed what I had known all along: that he was cheating on…
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Can You ChooseYour Kid’s Friends?
As the beginning of the school year creeps up on us again, I am reminded of the crappy experiences we had last year in our public school system. Styles was in 4th grade and there were fist fights in his classroom, on the playground, at gym, etc…. The children in his class were outright rude…
AppleCheeks Bamboo Breastpads Review & [CLOSED] Giveaway!
Hi my name is Leaky McMilk and I am a super-soaker. I go through an entire box of Lansinoh disposable breast pads every week. Unfortunately for me, but fortunately for my babies, I make buckets of milk. And not only do I make buckets of milk, my letdown reflex is outstanding. I can spray down…
How Does Racial Sensitivity Affect Equality?
This blog post from The Stir has me REALLY stirred up. It is entitled “Racial Sensitivity Courses Should be Mandatory for Adoptive Parents”. Um…WHA? The article asserts that adoptive parents should have to learn about the culture and community that corresponds with whatever race of child they choose to adopt. The writer says that by…
TSA Invasion: Boobies Beware!
There has been such a hubbub about the new full body scanners in airports. This insurgence of media coverage has caused me to spend quite some time thinking about what I would do if faced with the possibility of going through one of those vs. having a full body pat down. I also think about…