Father’s Day Thoughts
Sometimes, when people inquire about our desire to add to our family, the questions can be presented in an intrusive way. “When are you having another…
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Figuring Out Fast Food
(Brace yourself for this April Fool's Day Post!)
At eighteen months old, a child’s palate should be sufficiently developed to tolerate fast food. As with…
Forbidden Topics: Religion, Coexistence or Dominance?
I think it confuses people that my name is Christian but my religion isn’t. It confuses them more if they know that I grew up as a Catholic. Especially…
The Inadequacy Industry: How the Media, Government and Corporations Trick…
The Inadequacy Industry
The Inadequacy Industry – my term for the collusion between media, government, and corporations to trick us…
Breastfeeding and the Public Square
Breastfeeding is an important part of child development and mother-baby bonding. The baby’s cry promotes milk letdown. When my own…
Breastfeeding Commence Controversy!
Breast milk provides nourishment, immunity, and a sense of connection to the child. The World Health Organization recommends six months of exclusive…
Eliminating Failure
Shh! Don’t tell my daughter. By society’s standards, she’s a failure.
She cannot stand on her own and each…
To School or To Educate?
As a parent to a nine-month-old, I never thought I would already be considering my child’s education. Before she was born, though, people…
How To Create A Well Society
(Read Chris' alternate piece, How To Create a Sick Society.)
I’ve begun writing this on a…
What Babies Know About Living In Our Bodies
How do you sit? Are you hunched? Do you feel a twinge in your neck or do your legs go numb?
How do you stand when…