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October 29th, 2006

It Sounds Like A Comic Book Kiss…

Who would have guessed that the motherhood and identity question had so much to do with acronyms?
Really, so much relies on how women describe themselves as SAHM, WAHM, or WOHM that the entire alphabet seems reduced to about 4 letters.
And, as is the problem with other four-letter words, these acronyms are dirty. Imagine the shame […]

By kate baggott -- 5 comments

May 16th, 2006

Whilst in my Funk

Whilst in the midst of my moody funk this morning, Cottontimer announced the results of a study that found mothers who work outside the home are thinner and healthier than mothers who stay at home.
Does this news make anyone feel better?
Tags: SAHM, WOHM

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By kate baggott -- 8 comments

May 9th, 2006

The Call of the Desk

My friend Anne is the modern amazon. I’ve thought of her in legendary terms ever since her brother told me she was back at work a week after the birth of her third child by Cesarian section.
Her maternity leave was actually only four days long.
It got me thinking about the contemporary equivalent of our mother-ancestors […]

By kate baggott -- 2 comments

May 8th, 2006

6 Days and Counting

6 days until Mothers’ Day and you’ll be relieved to hear I won’t be teaching my three year-old how to scramble eggs for the main breakfast in bed event. Toast is fine, I just hope I don’t get any crumbs on the baby’s head. Does every child insist on nursing the moment their mothers prepare […]

By kate baggott -- 1 comment