December 20th, 2007
In a way winter is the real spring, the time when the inner thing happens, the resurge of nature.
-Edna O’Brien
I love that line. And it feels so true. D*mn if all my friends aren’t pregnant.
Ok, I am exaggerating. Not all my friends (as my friends reading this blog breathe a sigh of relief. […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
December 8th, 2007
I am still fuming about this and its taken me a little while to figure out why. I think I’ve got it now.
At the very heart of this statement is an implication that a period somehow needs to be put to use or justified beyond its very existence. There is an assumption that “just” a […]
By Gabrielle -- 1 comment
November 15th, 2007
[Note: I am honored to have Kristina Chew, Ph.D. from Autism Vox as a guest poster here today.]
Last month the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) called for universal screening of young children for autism. Many have applauded the new guidelines, while others have cautioned that we may be in danger of over-diagnosing autism in young […]
By Gabrielle -- 3 comments
November 11th, 2007
One of the opening speakers at last week’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women was Indra K. Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. As a mother of two and arguably one of the most successful female executives in the world, Indra spoke to the challenges of motherhood and trying to maintain the […]
By Gabrielle -- 1 comment
October 24th, 2007
I noticed that both Kristina at Autism Vox and Mary Emma at Alzheimer’s Notes wrote about sleep issue today and it made me remember that the infamous sleep deprivation that comes in the first few months of motherhood is probably the thing that gives me the most pause when I think about our pursuit of […]
By Gabrielle -- 1 comment
Recent Comments