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by Shelley Abreu
Each morning, after my two girls wake me, I shuffle out to the kitchen to fix juice for them and coffee for me. As I fill the coffee pot and their sippy cups, I stare out the window at my… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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I've really been into
attachment parenting ever since I found out about it (when I
was pregnant). I still believe in it, but now that my baby’s
getting older, I’m not sure if I can handle it! He’s so big and
heavy and I’m so exhausted…and then I see other mothers
with… Read More »
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While looking for essays on Third Wave Feminism, I found <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pacificu.edu/magazine/2008/fall/echoes/feminism.cfm">this article</a> by Martha Rampton, a professor of history and director of the Center for Gender Equity at Pacific University. She states:<br><blockquote>...the third-wave's ... refusal to think in terms of "us-them" or in some cases their refusal to identify themselves as "feminists" at all.</blockquote>This supports what I feel is going on with mothers choosing to call themselves feminists (or not) these days. According to Rampton, the third wave of feminism began in the mid-90s. The 90s were my teen (class of '95) and college years ('99). I agree that I do not think in an "us-them" way and Rampton's description above is the feminism I feel to be contemporary feminism. <span style="font-style:italic;">We</span> women deserve respect. <span style="font-style:italic;">We</span> make different choices based on different life experiences. And yes, I do respect women who make dramatically different choices than I do. Read More »
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