Category Archives: motherhood

The Opt-Out / Lean-In Flipflop

Posted on October 30, 2013 by paperbacksnpostcards

Quitting Your Job to Be a Full-Time Mom Is Probably a Bad Idea by Erin Gloria Ryan, Jezebel, 8/08/13 Leaving a high powered job to pursue your true June Cleaver stay-at-home-mom smiling-serenely-while-scrubbing-the-grout-in-pearls vocation sounds like an untenable fantasy from jump … Continue reading →

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Emma Thompson interviews are a joy forever

Posted on October 5, 2013 by paperbacksnpostcards

Monogamy is an ‘odd state’, Emma Thompson says By Hannah Furness, The Telegraph, October 3, 2013 Monogamy in the modern day is an “odd state”, the Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has said, as she argues it is too easy to be … Continue reading →

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Parenthood à la français

Posted on March 1, 2013 by paperbacksnpostcards

French Bred When it comes to baguette, wine and Parenting, do the French do it differently – or just better? DEC 27, 2012  ·  BY HANNAH SUNG | PHOTOS BY LEDA & ST. JACQUES As we arrive in Paris, the skyline … Continue reading →

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You mean women aren’t just gallivanting around, forgetting to have kids?

Posted on August 19, 2010 by paperbacksnpostcards

The Real Reason Women “Delay” Motherhood: Money by Anna North, jezebel.com, July 23, 2010 According to a British survey, women are “delaying” motherhood not because they’re too busy doing selfish independent-lady things, but because they don’t have the money. The … Continue reading →

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What “all thoughtful women realize”

Posted on March 12, 2010 by paperbacksnpostcards

Found by Susan 🙂

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Promiscuous girl, wherever you are

Posted on March 10, 2010 by paperbacksnpostcards

Interview with Celia Rivenbark The columnist and author of Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like A Skank, talks. KENNETH WHYTE, Macleans, Jan 1, 2007 I understand Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank began as a newspaper column. What led you to write … Continue reading →

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