The San Francisco Chronicle has a great article on Gregory Stewart and Stillman White and their five adopted children. It’s a wonderful family portrait, showing the usual parenting issues the two face as well as the extras—being gay parents, adoptive parents, parents to at-risk children, and white parents to children of color. Bonus points to […]
All children between six months and five years old should receive a flu shot, according to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC wants to make sure parents are aware of these new guidelines, since their previous recommendation put the upper age at two. They also recommend that household contacts
Amazon is having a sale on select Seventh Generation products, including chlorine-free diapers, “Free & Clear” laundry detergent, and a variety of paper products, now through the end of October. You’ll get $40 off with a purchase of $139 or more. (Detailed requirements here.) Cloth vs. disposable diapers are a matter of personal preference. I’m
It’s LGBT History Month here in the U. S. I’m going to celebrate throughout the month by posting various quotes by famous lesbians about motherhood. Let’s start with two verses by the Ur-Dyke herself: A fair daughter have I, Cleis by name, Like a golden flower she seems to me. Far more than all Lydia,
Garden State Equality, the New Jersey LGBTI civil rights group, sent out an e-mail today to supporters stating that: The New Jersey Supreme Court will hand down its ruling on marriage equality for same-sex couples on or before Wednesday, October 25th, the last day of Chief Justice Deborah Poritz’s service on the court. That means
Akeelah and the Bee is a gem of a movie for middle-school and late-elementary school children. Eleven-year-old Akeelah lives with her overworked mother in South Central LA and mourns the death of her father. Her two older brothers have their own paths, one in the Air Force and the other hanging with gangbangers. Akeelah struggles
Today my son and I saw the first episode of Sesame Street to feature the new character Abby Cadabby. Most people concede it’s nice to have another female Muppet on the show, although many criticize the fairy Abby for being too stereotypically girly, pink, and sparkly. Frankly, I don’t see her as so much more
My three-year-old son and I have long been fans of Don Freeman’s Corduroy and A Pocket for Corduroy books. Corduroy is an inquisitive teddy bear whose understated adventures are charming and funny without sliding into cutesiness. More than anything else, the books are about the power of the friendship between the bear and his human
To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here are some sites to inform, support, and help you take action. Resources with a lesbian connection: The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer. You may remember Love from her appearance on The L Word last season. Love is an
