In Memoriam
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of 9/11 and its aftermath, their families, and friends. May we all work in whatever way we can for a safer, more peaceful world for our children.
Suze Orman Offers Advice on Children and Money
Financial guru and out lesbian Suze Orman offers her advice on financial lessons for children. She claims many parents inadvertently send negative messages to their children, including the following: Be happy to go to work. . . . You tell your kids: “Oh honey, I hate that I need to leave you, but I have
Book Recommendation: Families
I popped into the library of my son’s school the other day as part of my “get to know the school” plan and because as a (perhaps not successfully) recovering academic, I am constitutionally unable to stay out of any library within a 100-yard radius. I started chatting with the libarian, and in the course
Political Orientation: Choice or Biology?
Political diversity could be the result of neurological differences, imply new findings by scientists at New York University. In a simple button-pushing test, those self-identified as liberal were more able to respond to new stimuli than those self-identified as conservative. The scientists think this has a neurological basis: Brain recordings taken using electroencephalogram (EEG) technology
Happy Grandparents Day!
Today is Grandparents Day, a lesser-known holiday than the two days for parents earlier in the year, but one I would be remiss to overlook. My grandmother is turning 95 soon, but has accepted my partner and our son without question as part of her family and lineage. Here’s to her. My own parents have
Lesbian Mom Fights Known Donor for Custody
A lesbian mom in Texas is in a custody battle with her ex-partner’s uncle, the former couple’s known sperm donor. Tamila Payne says she tried to accommodate the donor’s wishes and let her son spend every other week with him, but the boy’s growing reluctance made her stop. Now the donor is suing for custody
Weekly Political Roundup
The second round of hearings on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) got underway in the House. Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, calls it “a watershed moment.” It’s bad enough when no Republican candidates support marriage equality or gays and lesbians in the military. It’s worse when one doesn’t
Craig vs. ENDA: Time to Focus
At the Montessori school my son started Tuesday, they emphasize helping children to focus on the task at hand. It’s a lesson we could all benefit from revisiting. The media has been awash in tales of Senator Larry Craig this week. As Yasmin Nair says at The Bilerico Project, however, “what we have here is
A Night for Women’s Sports
I’m sitting here watching Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic battle it out for a U.S. Open semifinal spot at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and flipping over to ESPN2 to watch the Phoenix Mercury and Detroit Shock in the first game of the WNBA finals. Life is good for us sporty gals.
Yet More Toy Recalls
This is getting ridiculous: More toy recalls from Mattel, including various Barbie accessories (though not the dolls themselves), Fisher Price Geo Trax Locomotive Toys, and Fisher Price Bongo Band Toys. Moms Rising has a petition you can sign urging Congress and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to institute measures for better testing of children’s