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Evening Feeding: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Backs Off The Invasive Ultrasound Law
Officials who met with McDonnell say that the bill’s supporters didn’t understand how invasive the transvaginal ultrasound truly is, and now that they know, they’re changing their tune (DoubleX)
Conan O’Brien‘s hilarious Girl Scout cookies Joke (The Stir)
Jessica Simpson is having a girl! (Celeb Baby Laundry)
Manage morning sickness at work (Parents.com)
Have you experienced the “doorway effect”? (YourTango)
Everything you need to know about genderbread sexuality (The Frisky)
How to preserve a wedding dress (The Hairpin)
A cupcake a day keeps the pounds away? (YouBeauty)
What Downton Abbey and the American Girl dolls have in common (HuffPo Women)
Why I still might be nursing at 48 months (Babble)
5 Ways Mothers Can Promote Healthy Body Image In Girls
Watching your own weight when you have daughters in the house can be tricky business. Delight at losing a few pounds or sticking to some regimented eating can, depending on how it’s being vocalized, discourage healthy body image in your little girl. While healthful eating and smart activity choices should be instilled in girls young, the message often gets contorted in the media by conflating health with simply being skinny.
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Beyonce’s Weight Loss Plan Should Make Moms Feel Better, Not Worse
Six weeks after giving birth to baby Blue Ivy, Beyonce is focused on dropping her 40 lbs of baby weight. And let’s just say she’s not exactly lazing around eating bonbons. In fact, Beyonce is working her ass off (literally!) with intense, four-hour-a-day workouts and an equally rigid diet. More »
Working Mothers Are Held To A Higher Standard Than Their Childless Peers
Ever since women decided to step into the workplace, we’ve been hearing about their struggle to balance their household duties with their job responsibilities. Even now in 2012, we’re debating whether working mothers can compete in high-intensity corporate environments. We’re talking about the challenges that women face when they choose to pursue their career and have a family. The fact that working moms have to take care of the kids’ and bosses’ needs is an accepted societal truth. More »
My Miscarriage Made Me Anti-Abortion, But Still Pro-Choice
In the current political climate, I feel like it’s more important than ever for women to stand up and protect their right to decide what happens in their bodies. Motivated by the recent attacks on women’s reproductive freedom, such as the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act and the various Personhood Amendments, I would like to discuss a very personal time in my life and how it reinforced my firm belief that each woman deserves to be in charge of her own health. More »
Gender-Variant Kids More Likely To Get The Sh*t Beat Out Of Them
Newsflash from CNN but it turns out that gender-variant kids — so boys and girls that stray from gender stereotypes — are more likely to be targets of physical abuse by peers and other family members. A study published in Pediatrics revealed that little girls who perhaps prefer to dress like boys à la Shiloh Jolie-Pitt or boys who perhaps have a penchant for nail polish are more likely to be smacked around on a daily basis. Tell me something I don’t know. More »
Girls In Hiding After Racist YouTube Video Goes Viral
Two teenage girls have been expelled from Gainesville High School after posting a racist video on YouTube. Their despicable rant, which goes on for a whopping 14 minutes, targets African-Americans with sickening statements such as, “You can understand what we are saying, our accents, we use actual words. Black people do not.” More »
STFU Parents: Angry Parents On Facebook
Sure, helicopter parents have been arguing over grades with their children’s teachers for years. And yes, daytime television has showcased mothers getting buck wild in reaction to their children’s relationships, pregnancies and eating disorders for decades. But the one thing that’s changed in recent years is the ability for parents to broadcast their frustrations on a platform like Facebook where they’ve got a built-in army, er, support network to chime in and back them up. It’s the ultimate Slam Book, and some parents are using Facebook for that purpose just as much as their children are. More »
Johnson & Johnson CEO Resigns After Slew Of Recalls
At least those many Johnson & Johnson recalls are finally causing some shift in the ranks. The CEO, Bill Weldon, announced that he will be stepping down this April following recall after recall, a few of which were for well-known baby products. More »
Morning Feeding: Breastfeeding In Church Is A Sin That Only Strippers Commit
It’s unclear who told mom Nirvana Jennette to leave the church service and go to the bathroom to breastfeed her baby (The Stir)
Could the conservative attack on women backfire? (DoubleX)
Jennifer Garner nearing due date? (Celeb Baby Laundry)
Seven discipline mistakes to avoid (Parents.com)
Eight tips to thrive in an empty nest (YourTango)
Things to do in winter (The Hairpin)
A 100-year-old bride (The Frisky)
Success can ruin your relationships (YouBeauty)
What Maya Angelou would tell her 15-year-old self (HuffPo Women)
I want to help kids, not have them (Babble)
Jessica Biel To Justin Timberlake: I Want $500,000 If You Cheat
Rumors abound that Jessica Biel has no intention of having a baby with fiance Justin Timberlake until she’s certain he won’t cheat on her. Oh, she’s also asking that he sign a pre-nup saying he’ll give her $500,000 if he does happen to sway. Ain’t love grand? More »
Both My Parents Came Out As Gay
When Christina was a teenager, she came out to her parents as a lesbian. Yet some years later in her early 20s, after graduating from college, it was Christina’s father who came out as gay — and then her mother too.
She tells me that her parents were married for 25 years in a marriage that both she and her sister both can recall as happy. She describes them as “excellent partners and parents,” but in retrospect, does recall her mother and father not exhibiting much physical affection over the years. News of the divorce came just as her younger sister was graduating college as her father confessed that he was gay. It was a secret that he had every intention of taking to his to grave. But after years of living in a heterosexual partnership, the father of two could hide his identity no longer. More »
Evening Feeding: Indiana Legislator Attacks The Girl Scouts
Rep. Bob Morris of the Indiana legislature is refusing to support Girl Scouts because it is a “radicalized organization” that teaches girls to want sex, especially of the lesbian sort (DoubleX)
Kourtney Kardashian‘s pregnancy craving may have a hidden meaning (The Stir)
Molly Sims shows off five months pregnant bump (Celeb Baby Laundry)
One week to better discipline behavior (Parents.com)
Why do people still oppose interracial marriage? (YourTango)
Chart: will you have a good hair day? (The Frisky)
Why, Rihanna? (The Hairpin)
Shrink those pores (YouBeauty)
I had a good marriage, then I tried to make it better (HuffPo Women)
The weird stuff we love about our kids (Babble)
Naked And Pregnant On The Runway At London Fashion Week
Never a dull moment at London Fashion Week. Especially when a model walks the runway completely naked – while eight months pregnant. More »
The Biggest Indicator Of Your Kid’s SAT Scores: Your Salary
Tiger Moms who worry about their little one achieving academic prowess need not necessarily bother with things like instilling strong study habits. It seems that if you really want to know how your kid’s SAT scores will ultimately look, all you really need to take a gander at is your tax returns. More »
Total Shocker: Victoria Beckham Admits That Working Motherhood Is Tiring
Victoria Beckham has made a career out of looking almost impossibly perfect. Her consistently polished appearance has earned her more than a couple comparisons to a stylized robot. Personally, I love that she always seems so confident and put-together, but what do I know?
However, her reputation might have earned a slight smudge when reports circled that the former Spice Girl looked less-than-flawless at New York Fashion Week. In fact, publications like The Mirror were downright rude, saying “Perhaps lugging a baby around New York Fashion Week wasn’t the best idea.. Posh is so tired that she can’t even be bothered to pout for the cameras.” More »
Which Oscar Winner Does This Woman Call ‘Mom’ ?
Hint: Her mother famously played a mother to Brooke Shields. More »