Talking to your kids about dad’s vasectomy
Christine is the thirty-something mama of five kids (ages range from six to sixteen) and author of The Bean Blog. She wrote a post about telling her kids about her husband’s vasectomy.
Proving you can do it: a successful vaginal birth after c-section
Elizabeth and her son pulled off a successful VBAC and experienced birth the way she always wanted to.
Thoughts on the 0% abuse rate in American lesbian families
Huffington Post recently released an article entitled Child Abuse Rate at Zero Percent in Lesbian Households. Lynzie asks: “Why is this not surprising?”
How my family says grace without bringing capital R Religion into it
I’ve always struggled with whether to pray before dinner. I wanted a way to say thanks for the food and acknowledge Ms. Earth’s contribution to our meal without bringing capital R Religion into it.
Something a little more than,
“Rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub.”
And something a little less than,
“And these thy gifts from thy bounty…”
Who needs Baby Mozart when there’s Pandora?
Baby Mozart be damned! Jamie and her husband play their growing baby a selection of tunes from Pandora every night!
Sweet and fun family photo session
Offbeat Mama fave Leah Muse recently shot a seriously cute family session for her new business, The Life You Love Photography. See the photos here!
2 moms + 1 gorgeous baby = this magical family portrait
“Inspired by a news article I read in today’s Huffington Post citing findings from a study by the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS), I share this photo…”
A gender study from photographer JeongMee Yoon
Photographer JeongMee Yoon’s is studying gender and societal norms for her thesis, and has constructed “The Pink and Blue Project” using photos of children and their gender-specific clothing items and toys.