Parenting
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Sex and a Skepchick
Yesterday, Jill sent this link to a Friendly Atheist post about so-called purity balls, in which teen girls pledge abstinence until marriage and their daddies sign pledges to be their “authority and protection in the area of purity”. Ew. Although this is an extreme example, I think this actually exemplifies the attitude our society holds concerning female sexuality, or at…
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A little poison never killed no babies
Every week I get together with a couple of other moms. It’s a great thing for us. We get out of the house, we get social time with adults, and our babies are close in age so we can compare notes and swap war stories with fellow victims of new-mommyhood. This week the topic of teething came up. The Moose…
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Lock Up Your Daughters (No, Seriously)
Dodai on Jezebel recently posted an item on Beyonce’s latest venture — ho-clothes for kiddies. She used the slightly distasteful ad as a jumping off point to talking about how the hyper-sexualization of young girls might lead to serious mental health problems, referencing a 2007 report from the American Psychological Association that says in part: Sexualization has a range of…
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Boobs Undercover: Exposed!
Fortunately for me, my mother-in-law gave birth to my husband. Unfortunately, that means that I am forced to spend time with her for Mothers’ Day. Trust me when I say that, since our last encounter on Christmas, I’ve missed her in the same way I’ve missed 7:30 am gym class in high school. Though, in fairness I have to admit…
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Explosions and kids can mix safely!
Our reading selection this month, How to Fossilize Your Hamster by Mick O’Hare, is a hands-on guide to learning about science. It’s fun to read, but more fun to work through the experiments yourself. Skepchick reader Skeptigator has been trying out some of the experiments: We made a bomb with baking soda and vinegar, by the way, use a small…
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From the foul mouths of babes
A few mornings ago, while my husband was getting ready for work, we got into a small argument about the use of swear words around our son. He was giving me grief because I don’t necessarily check my potty-mouth around the baby, but I do jump on my husband about his foul language. I tried to explain to him that…
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Vaccines don’t cause autism. Okay?
I’m not a doctor, but I play one in naughty fantasy sessions. Still, that’s not quite enough for me to feel comfortable addressing the 10,000 e-mails I’ve received from readers in the past two days asking for a serious rebuttal to the anti-vaccination crowd, following news that a family of an autistic girl was compensated for damages caused by a…
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Vaccines don't cause autism. Okay?
I’m not a doctor, but I play one in naughty fantasy sessions. Still, that’s not quite enough for me to feel comfortable addressing the 10,000 e-mails I’ve received from readers in the past two days asking for a serious rebuttal to the anti-vaccination crowd, following news that a family of an autistic girl was compensated for damages caused by a…
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