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Autism and the Game of Objectifying People
Autism and the Game of Objectifying People My son was very excited for our month long vacation to the Mid-West and East Coast this past summer. He had several reasons: baseball games, train museums, visiting relatives and friends, going to his favorite place (Bromley Mountain in Vermont), and attending Super Smash Con in Virginia.…
There’s Only One Wrong Way To Parent
Two of my closest girlfriends have, in the last 3 months, had their first babies. Both of them are surrounded by friends whose children are all a few years older or if they have infants, it is not their first.
Explicitly Wrong: Fighting Sexism in My Own House
My first child – the one who made me a mom – is a boy. I remember, among the mix of overwhelming, hormonally-charged emotions, feeling incredulous that my body had created not just a baby, but a boy. “I grew a penis!” I secretly exalted in my mind.
The Parent Gossip Train: Do You Ever Talk About Other People’s Kids?
Lainies mom said Kiras shorts are too short and she shouldnt wear makeup to school. Anils parents told him hes lucky both his parents are Indian. His family feels sorry for Sarah because her dad is African American and her mom is White. Jill told me it is too bad youre Christian and Dad is Jewish. Thats why I dont get a bat mitzvah. Erins mom says Jordan is NEVER welcome in their house again.
I’m a People Pleaser- And It’s Affecting My Life…
I’ve always worried a lot, panicked in some instances, about whether I’m doing things right. In a way that might bring approval. In a way that avoids descriptions like lazy, unfocused, undisciplined, stupid, mean. This is cowardly, I am sure. I don’t want to see those scathing words attached to my name, so I toil against them.