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Momversation: Are "mommy wars" a myth?

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The "mommy wars" have been all the rage in the media, but are they real? Moms might argue over the issues of motherhood, but are they really "at war?" Maggie Mason of Mighty Girl asks, "Are the mommy wars a myth?"

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Real You: Why the Sarah Palin nomination stirs something inside us all

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Ok, let's face it. Unless you've been asleep for a week, even the busiest of working moms know that there's a new face on the national political scene and that face belongs to a pretty 44-year-old working mom who is the Governor of Alaska and now Republican candidate for Vice President. She is stirring up a lot of emotion in women across the nation. That's why I posted this blog as everyone at work, at football games, at the gym is talking about Sarah Palin and the discussions are passionate. So who's stirred up? Well, all of us it seems, but here are some examples:

Is Motherhood Color Blind?

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by Leslie Morgan Steiner (Mommy Track'd columnist & author of Mommy Wars). How often do white women consider ways that motherhood differs for black women in the United States? Watching Soledad O’Brien and CNN’s “The Black Woman and Family” made me consider this provocative question –...

My so-called sex life: Check out that hard drive

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Last month I was determined to tame the internet beast. As grateful as I am to write from home, 3 blogs can take over my whole world if I'm not careful. The reason isn't so much because of writing itself. I write, maybe, 2 hours/day. The time is all the little click-click-clicks to other...

Zen and the Art of Surving the Pediatricians Waiting Room

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I hate taking Izzy to the pediatrician's office. It's not the shots- they suck for both of us, but she's a trooper and recovers quickly. It's not the fact that the Dr. always manages to find something to prescribe medicine for, even at a well visit. It's the...

I am indeed a full-time mother, and yes, my daughter does watch Hannah Montana

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Sorry for the long post, but I'm feeling very up in arms lately, and I just need to vent.First, let me state this. I am ALWAYS AND FOREVER a mother to my children. When I am at work? Still a mother. When I'm out on a date with my husband? Still a mother. Even when I leave next weekend for...