I wrote one of the chapters of the new book Virtual Miracles about my son Elliot’s neonatal intensive care experience and how my online parent pals helped me out. I also talk about the inimitable, late, great Bonnie Bedford, the original online Radical Mother.
I feel very sorry for Courtney Love. She very clearly needs help for her drug and emotional problems (and needs to admit she needs help) but I really can’t see how having her kid put in someone else’s custody helps anyone.
And if she were not a celebrity, she would not have had her child taken away. Instead, a social worker might have been assigned to do family preservation/home-based intervention work trying to get her into rehab and help her understand why having your 11 year old make tea for you while you wait for the ambulance to arrive because you have just overdosed isn’t a good thing. More likely, however, absolutely no action would have been taken if Courtney Love weren’t famous and was just another rich Californian with a full-time, live-in nanny who does most of the childcare anyway.
And I’m sorry, but anyone who raised Kurt Cobain doesn’t have better parenting skills than Courtney Love (the authorities have given Frances to Cobain’s mother for the moment).
Tangible evidence of the ripple-effect and power that comes through peacemaking.
I have a new column published today on my 8 year old daughter’s brand of 4th Wave Feminism.
Check out this very smart discussion forum.
I have a piece on how Gen-X parents are different in Salon today.
I have some of my newer columns up now on my new essays page.
“…mullet wearers she talked with fell into five basic categories: the “MexiMullet” (Mexican Machismo Men), “Hockey Hair” (Hockey/Bikers/Jocks/ Studs), “The Lesbian Haircut” (Lesbians), “Mullet With Tradition” (Native Americans) and “The Billy Ray Cyrus” (country-music stars and fans). ”
From an article on the resurgence of the mullet from the AP today.
I am not making this up.
John Hughes is making a sequel to the movie Sixteen Candles to be titled 32 Candles. It will check in on the lives of the main characters sixteen years later.
Here’s an interview with my friend, Leslie Woods about her first CD, Velvet Sky. Leslie is incredibly gifted and a great mama to boot. I keep telling her she’s gonna be a star. Check her music out and decide for yourself.
-Katie
I didn’t know that this article I wrote on the persecution of midwives in the U.S. was still online.
An interesting essay from Dr. Jack Newman on bottlefeeding and guilt.
Check out my new site for horseshow parents.
I’ve been avidly listening to Matthew Sweet since his days with The Golden Palominos, so I was excited to hear his new band (with Shawn Mullins and Pete Droge), The Thorns. I’ve been listening to their new CD for a few days now and it’s growing on me. There are a couple of great tracks and a couple of very good ones, plus a couple bland throwaways. Overall, I like it a bunch.
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