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By: Categorised under motherhood but actually about fatherhood « blue milk

Categorised under motherhood but actually about fatherhood « blue milk — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:46:41 +0000

[...] June 13th, 2007 This was a nice post from the ever reliable Lesbian Dad to dip into. And speaking of fatherhood, Daddy Dialectic has a whole bunch of really interesting posts at the moment about ’stay-at-home father, work-outside-the-home mother family models’ and the various ways this arrangement is interpreted and misinterpreted in terms of equality. [...]

By: Pieces of Gray

Pieces of Gray — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:27:58 +0000

So true. It’s the aftermath that reminds us that every battle is worth it.

By: LesbianDad

LesbianDad — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:01:27 +0000

Parenthood: toughest job we’ll ever love.

By: Vikki

Vikki — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:40:34 +0000

Last night, our two year old decided that screaming through her bath would give us all a much needed break from all of that pesky love and harmony pervading the house. Afterwards, Luisa and I drew straws for the two last parental duties of the night: 1)reading Harry Potter to the older, content child and 2)putting the banshee into her bed. I lost…so, I lead the screamer down the hall to her bedroom and put her into bed. She didn’t want books, didn’t want songs, didn’t want anything I had to offer. I climbed into bed with her and started to sing even though she protested. Soon, she stopped crying and turned to me and said, “I sing it”. She sang “twinkle twinkle” to me and then “favorite things” and then I realized I hadn’t drawn the short straw after all. Sorry for that corny ending but it sure felt true in the moment.

By: Liza

Liza — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:05:27 +0000

What is it about the bath?

We have entered a phase in which the idea of getting into the bath occurs to Noah like so much cruel torture — and yet, if the foam car toys vroom excitingly enough to get him into the bath in the first place, a second round of cruel torture must follow: getting out of the bath.

Every step occurs for us like a tragic battle of wills. Most of the dirt lovingly ground into your hair and feet and ears must be removed on a regular basis. And sometime later, once the water has been cold for 5 or 10 minutes, it must go down the drain and toddlers must be pyjamaed and made ready for bed. Would that it could occur with fewer tears and screeches of “No, Mommy!”