Category Archives: Families structures, divorce, etc

John Edwards

Are we gonna do this? Really? We are? Okay, then, let’s do this. John Edwards is a putz, and he should have been better to his wife. There are marriages where partners are allowed, even encouraged to cheat, but both … Continue reading

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Babies Update

Hey folks it’s Rachel.  I figured I’d give everyone an update. Yes, my posting has been limited lately. I’m slowly getting prepared for the babies, and then we had some computer trouble last week, so needless to say I’ve been … Continue reading

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Critiques of Obama's Race Speech Which are Really About Racial Politics in the US Presidential Election Pt. 1

While I think Barack Obama has done a good job walking the tightrope of racial politics in America, I get the feeling that he is heavily constrained by racism and racial stereotypes. This was one of my reactions to the … Continue reading

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Living In Sin Doesn't Cause Divorce

Once upon a time, social scientists showed that couples who lived together before marrying, were more likely to divorce than couples who didn’t live together until marrying. This was true in Europe, Canada and the USA. This surprised a bunch … Continue reading

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My Big Announcement…I'm Pregnant With Twins

In case you haven’t noticed, my blogging has been lighter than usual since October. Well the main reason for that has been because I’m pregnant. I told my co-bloggers, so they wouldn’t think I was abandoning the site.. Now that … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Baby & kid blogging, Families structures, divorce, etc, Fat, fat and more fat, Gender and the Body | Comments Off  

The Adopted Twins Who Accidently Married Each Other Are An Urban Myth

I still read various “marriage movement” blogs, out of habit and because it’s easier for me to walk on the treadmill if I can read something that pisses me off. A few have posted references to this story from Britland: … Continue reading

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"Did I Steal My Daughter?" Interesting Article On Transnational Adoption

Great article in Mother Jones by Elizabeth Larson, whose daughter was adopted from Guatemala. For those of you who don’t know, there’s been a lot of pushback against the “saving children from the benighted countries they were born in” narrative, … Continue reading

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My Daughter's Vagina, Part 8

I have been home, laid up with a severe case of gout, and so I have had the time to work on this more than in the recent past. I have been gratified, really gratified, by the responses. Thank you. … Continue reading

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British Court Rules That One-Night-Stand Fathers Have No Rights

From the Daily Mail: A woman who became pregnant after a one-night stand yesterday won the right to keep the existence of her baby a secret from its father. In a landmark decision, three Appeal Court judges agreed that the … Continue reading

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Katelyn Kampf Unhappy With Parents' Light Sentence

Last year I posted the story of Katelyn Kampf. Her parents kidnapped her in an attempt to force her to have an abortion. The parents were upset that Katelyn, who is white, was going to have give birth to a … Continue reading

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