Category Archives: gender

Help! My Five-Year-Old Has Discovered Taylor Swift

Posted on April 28, 2014 by yogamamame

I’m willing to bet I am in a distinct minority when I say that I am grateful for Frozen.  No matter how many times my children suddenly burst into a chorus of “Let It Go” at the dinner table, regardless of … Continue reading →

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Lily Gets a Haircut

Posted on March 21, 2014 by yogamamame

It was her decision. For the past seven years—five, really, since Jake didn’t have enough hair to cut until he was nearly two—I’ve fulfilled my latent hairdresser fantasy with a pair of haircutting scissors and the compliance of children thrilled … Continue reading →

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Our First Ballet Recital

Posted on May 28, 2013 by yogamamame

Cute little four-year-old girls in pink tights and pink leotards and the closest approximation of a bun their mothers could manage, pink tutus bouncing as they scurry across the stage in pink ballet slippers. There was a time, not so … Continue reading →

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Freaks, Geeks, and Progress Reports

Posted on February 4, 2013 by yogamamame

Our DirecTV receiver gave up the ghost on Friday, which meant I filled my Superbowl evening quite contentedly folding laundry in front of a long-neglected DVD of Freaks and Geeks. I bring this up, not to memorialize my loser status … Continue reading →

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The Preschool Feminist Collective

Posted on November 13, 2012 by yogamamame

A college friend with a newborn daughter just asked me for advice on finding her some feminist-inspired clothing in the apparent hope that he can avoid the princess stage that, as far as I can tell, lasts from age “I … Continue reading →

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Compassion, Wisdom, and Mean Girls

Posted on July 23, 2012 by yogamamame

This morning felt like a new leaf turning over. Maybe a new leaf unfurling because I haven’t a clue how or why a new leaf would turn over. At any rate, things felt new and fresh and full of forward momentum, … Continue reading →

Posted in balance, bed time, bullying, communicating, compassion, forgiveness, gender, grace, growing up, Mama instinct, nonharming, patience (and losing it), toddler tantrums, work | Leave a comment

Will My Daughter Ever Experience Pay Equity?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by yogamamame

During my first year of law school, my roommate used to wear a button on the lapel of her long, gray, wool winter coat that said, “72¢.”  Twenty-two years later, that button should read “77.4¢” according to the National Committee … Continue reading →

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What My Daughter Would Say to Gloria Steinem

Posted on May 29, 2012 by yogamamame

I had lunch with Gloria Steinam last week. Me and 1,000 other mostly women, that is. It was a benefit for a terrific local philanthropic group,Women for Women, and, to be perfectly honest, I didn’t even know Gloria Steinem would … Continue reading →

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Why My Five-Year-Old Will Defeat Amendment One

Posted on May 14, 2012 by yogamamame

Three and a half years ago,  I was awestruck by the fact that my children would grow up in a world where a black President was the norm and where their state governor was a woman. Last week, I was … Continue reading →

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Forgive Me, Mary Richards!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by yogamamame

Last Thursday afternoon, as I sat in the makeshift studio in the basement of a friend’s workplace where Lily takes ballet class, I could feel the entire 1992-1993 staff of the Columbia Journal of Gender & Law, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and … Continue reading →

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