The collective vitriol against women in their later years of fertility for their hope in being able to conceive is…
Recently The Province newspaper presented a 14 part series about the aging Boomer population called Boomerangst. As a follow-up, the…
A day does not go by when a Stay at Home or Working Out of the Home mother does not find a news…
Is he toilet trained yet? How is his speech coming along? How many words does he say? Does he know…
For some time now I have had a feeling of amazement every time I encounter a woman who has had…
Do you ever wonder what people mean when they ask “So you’re a full-time mom?” Are they thinking how nice…
“After the break, you won’t want to miss this story.” Here we go again. Peter Mansbridge and his crew dishing up another story that’s trending about the modern mom.
*Mums avoiding radiation in their child’s milk
* Mums using harnesses for their toddlers
* Mums enrolling their children in expensive preschool programmes
* Mums and potential mums using fertility treatments
The story rolls and gross generalizations are served up – packaged up within a glossy presentation. Canadians everywhere roll their eyes.
These days it seems everyone’s got an opinion about mothers and what they should and shouldn’t be doing. “News light” stories can be found when you turn on your TV, a talk show, or crank up the computer. Even if you avoid the journalist looking for a story, if you’re a mum of young children the following bits of advice have probably come your way by of colleagues, friends, family members and even strangers. They cover all manner of topics and aren’t necessarily the sexy topics featured on the evening news.
No stone is left unturned.
There she is in all her loveliness stepping out here and dashing off there. The news is all aflutter about…
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