Posted September 12th, 2006 by cooper
Two of the more important things I have learned since becoming a mother are: 1) sometimes things happen for a reason; and 2) mothers, when moved to do so, will take the hill.
For me, BlogHer ‘06 represents a perfect union of these lessons.
I went to the BlogHer conference to talk about The Been There Clearinghouse, a site I co-founded a little over a year ago to help people displaced by Katrina. The Been There Clearinghouse took off when Hurricanehousing.org/MoveOn.org linked to us and sent evacuees our way. Within days, led by hundreds of networked “mom” bloggers, our site was sending help, one-to-one, to thousands of people.
Posted September 16th, 2009 by Cmoshenberg
Searching for a new car? Back to school clothes shopping with the kids? Don’t miss out on the new Healthy Stuff database just because you’re on the go! You can use the database wherever you are by texting 30644. Select a keyword, such as cars or clothes, followed by your search text. The search text can include product names, model years, and manufacturers.
Posted July 4th, 2009 by Rebekah Spicuglia
Chest hair, growth spurts, voice changes, lust! My 11-½-year-old son recently announced that he is going through puberty.
Posted July 4th, 2009 by Rebekah Spicuglia
Chest hair, growth spurts, voice changes, lust! My 11-½-year-old son recently announced that he is going through puberty.
Posted April 2nd, 2009 by Lisa Frack
I'd love to feed my kids knowing that the food and water I give them are safe. You? But I can't. Why? Because the safeguards in this country are so weak that there's rocket fuel in infant formula. I mean, how bad can it get?
Posted March 27th, 2009 by Valerie Young
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Posted March 26th, 2009 by Valerie Young
Gloria Steinem reaches the commanding age of 75 this month. The following extracts from a speech she made in May 2007, show the conceptual link between feminism and the mothers' movement.
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Happy Birthday, Gloria. The work continues.
Posted March 19th, 2009 by Valerie Young
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Posted March 16th, 2009 by Valerie Young
Yesterday the President announced the formation of the White House Council on Women and Girls. This is a very high level group comprised of Cabinet Secretaries and the directors of numerous federal agencies.
Posted March 16th, 2009 by Donna
Carol and her children watched, stricken, as their beloved photo albums, stuffed animals, and baby blankets were thrown on the curb. To add insult to injury, the sheriff told Carol that while the children could pick up their belongings that happened to fall off the curb, touching anything else would be trespassing.
