The Parenthood Chronicles

The chronic blogging of a woman obsessed with her family, parenting journey, and doula work. Follow me on Instagram @earthsidebirth and @mammabearmoore

[davidmalki]

Daughters of the horse-leech, thy tempest out-thunders me.

source: Israel Zangwill, Without Prejudice, 1899. This description, at the time meant to be as absurd a set of charges and demands as could be placed in a straw woman’s mouth, today reads like a beautiful manifesto.

[justastormie]

@zaiatzgeistbeth

[miraniel]

Wait, no, this is exactly how this passage should be read? As a manifesto? Zangwill was a Jewish political activist who campaigned for women’s suffrage and Jewish emancipation… these women are clearly meant as feminist representations of the diverse, empowered desires of all women. 

[elodieunderglass]

Well that makes it better!

[a-spoon-is-born]

I’m saving this to research for a project

[marvelandwhimsy]

[did-you-know]

Germany had so much renewable energy on May 8, 2016, that it had to pay citizens to use electricity. It was so windy and sunny that turbines and solar power sources were supercharged, output exceeded demand, and prices went negative, so customers were actually paid to consume energy. Source

[powerofthestruggle]

Man eating rice, China, 1901-1904

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this is an extremely important picture

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Ive never seen someone from 1904 having fun omg

[scootsenshi]

He has a nice face

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No but the history behind this picture is really interesting

The reason that everyone always looked miserable in old photos wasn’t that they took too long to take. Once photography became widespread it took only seconds to take a picture.

It was because getting your photo taken was treated the same as getting your portrait painted. A very serious occasion meant so thst your descendants would know that ypu existed and what you looked like.

But one time some British dudes went to china to go on an anthropological expedition, and they met some rural Chinese farmers and decided to take their pictures. Now, these people weren’t exposed to the weird culture of the time around getting your photo taken, so this guy just flashed a big grin during the photo because he was told to strike a pose and that’s the pose he wanted to strike.

[aleetlebaked]

To the miscarriage moms...

I understand. And I’m so sorry. If you were hoping to be honored today, I’m here to honor you. To recognize you as a mother and to tell you that your child is known.

I’m standing with you today and sending love out into the universe in hopes that it finds you.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mamas. You are not alone.

[kiss-the-sad-out-of-me-deactiva]

@shortfusesonfire

[sarahbethlibrarian]

I want all the perks of maternity leave — without having any kids

Meghann Foye, 38, was jealous of co-workers clocking out for maternity leave, and decided she needed a break of her own. Here, the author of the novel “Meternity” (Mira, out now), tells The Post’s …

bahahahahahah there has never been a less “me” focused time of my life than my maternity leave. I was focused on my little lamprey of a baby every minute of every day. The dishes didn’t get done, my career didn’t get furthered, books didn’t get read, my hair barely got washed. I took care of a tiny small human 24/7. There were days when I would just sit on the couch at 430 with tears in my eyes hanging onto the baby waiting to shove her into my husbands arms the minute he walked home so I could just not hold her for awhile. There wasn’t anything wrong, I wasn’t depressed or anything, it was just really hard and frequently really boring.

Returning to work was, for me, a return to myself. I miss my baby like CRAZY. it’s INSANE. I miss her to a degree I didn’t think was possible. But I am also my own human again for the 8 hours we’re apart. I can go for a walk, eat a meal with two hands, run into the grocery without having to wrangle a baby. I talk to grown ups! I further my career. I take on challenging projects! I could even go for a run during my lunch break. that’s me time, and I treasure it.

There was NOTHING me about my maternity leave. I would love a “me”ternity too! Maternity leave is not a gift we give women to hang out at home, it’s a compromise we’ve come up with to allow women to work while also producing more humans. On my “me”ternity, I would start my calligraphy business, and I would do freelance legal research, and I would run 4 miles a day. But that’s not maternity leave, particularly not when it’s just 12 weeks. 

I also know that the vast majority of humans, parents or otherwise, know this. Raising a child is work, maternity leave isn’t a vacation, and we all want 3 months paid to just dick around, but that doesn’t happen unless you move to Denmark probably. 

[books-cupcakes]

As you know, The Book Depository sent me like 50 copies of Rainbow Rowell’s new book KINDRED SPIRITS. This book will not be sold in the United States and is no longer available on The Book Depository. So what I’m going to do is host a giveaway. I’m going to giveaway 40 something copies. I am asking that you pay for shipping though because I can’t afford to ship so many books out. Shipping will be $3.00 (which is cheaper than the price of the book) and I’ve decided to not to ship internationally because it costs $17 and honestly that’s too much to charge for such a small book. 

THE DETAILS:

Their will be 40+ winners.

Reblog or like to enter. 

You must be following me. 

You must be 18 or older. 

You must be willing to send me your address so I can ship you the book. I promise that I will keep your address safe! 

You must have a PayPal account. This is how I’m going to set up payment. (If you didn’t read the above comments I am only asking that you pay for shipping.)

United States only! 

Your ask box must be open so I can communicate with you. 

Giveaway blogs (people who only reblog giveaways) will not be qualified to win. 

Payment must be sent before I ship out the book. I promise on all books everywhere that I’m not scamming you. 

The GIVEAWAY ENDS SUNDAY MARCH 20, 2016

I think that’s it. If I have anymore information I’ll let you know. If you have questions please message me!! 

[books-cupcakes]

I AM EXTENDING THE GIVEAWAY UNTIL THURSDAY, March 24th!!

[parenthoodchronicles]

I’ve begun selling Usborne books, only because they are AMAZING! They are interactive and montessori style books filled with bright colors and activities. My daughter can seriously sit for an hour with one book and just play in it! 

[kailamarie]

Here you can find all the bestselling and most popular Disney movies on DVD. Join the Disney Movie Club and save!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this subscription, we’ve had it a year now and find that is so worth it. You get five movies for $1 each and we picked all of the anniversary editions to make sure it was truly the best savings. You can then buy your first movie for $15 with a commitment to buying 4 movies over the next two years. With #findingdory #liveactionciderella and #liveactionbeautyandbeast coming out it was a no brainer for me. 

[truebluemeandyou]

DIY Pop Up Valentines Template from The House that Lars Built.

For hundreds of DIY Valentines’ Ideas go here.

For another DIY Hands/Heart Card, here is one from the Bulgarian site krokotak here.

[coral]

RIP Alan Rickman, 1946-2016, Always!

[sherlock-hannibal]

[ilovechlomo]

This is so, so important. The way adults react to a child’s passions and ambitions can often shape the way the child sees themselves. It’s crucial to encourage them wholeheartedly, especially if the child is prone to beat themselves up about the little things anyway.

[4thtrimesterbodiesproject-deact]

Love this so much.

What are you still learning to love?

#4thtriaffirmations #4thtrimesterbodiesproject #fourthtrimesterbodiesproject #4thtrimester #fourthtrimester #postpartum #breastfeeding #childbirth #bodypositivity #stopcensoringmotherhood #motherhood #bodypositive #4thtrimester #4thtribodies #pregnancy #everybodyisbeautiful #feminism #feminist #selflove #bodylove #fourthtribodies #rudyfrancisco

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Please, all parents everywhere, I’m begging you. If your 4 month old daughter smiles at me because I’m making silly noises for her, don’t say “Awe she’s such a flirt!” I can’t think of many things that would make me more uncomfortable than you implying your literal infant is flirting with the grown ass delivery man you met approximately 6 minutes ago. Please stop it.

[huffylemon]

Greek Mythology/Roman Empire on tumblr

[apocalypticvalraven]

I couldn’t read that last one and not see this face

“toO LaTE!”

[tragicomiquedesituation]

And I’d add:

[emerald-comet-sjblog]

Every time I see this I laugh XD

[whitepaperquotes]

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