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Lady Gaga Asks Young People to Seek Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Should They Be Taking Lessons in Activism from Her?

Jake — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:49:39 +0000

My 16 year old son just sent me this YouTube video (it's long so I am placing it at the end of the post). It is a serious plea from Lady Gaga to call your Senator and ask him or her to ask for repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. Specifically:

–Tell your [...]

Could Your Six Year Old Be Arrested, Handcuffed and Shackled in School?

Jake — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:36:37 +0000

According to a class action lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) , a six year old boy was arrested and chained because he did not move when his teacher told him to move . No one was being hurt, no one was in danger, no crime was being committed. Little J.W. simply [...]

Goodbye Henry Granju

Jake — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:49:23 +0000

Henry Granju died yesterday evening. His mother, Katie Allison Granju, author of Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child has been blogging about Henry and the circumstances that led to his death at her blog, MamaPundit.

While I hope to write more about addiction, a condition from which even the most dedicated [...]

Frontline’s War on Selectively Vaccinating Parents

Jake — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:40:53 +0000

A recent episode of the PBS program Frontline was called "The War on Vaccines." The title alone should have been the tip off that the producers' goal was to inflame and incite – to assume this was an entirely adversarial discussion between diametrically opposed viewpoints. But I knew that my colleague Jennifer Margulis, Contributing Editor [...]

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Jake — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:35:44 +0000

I woke up this morning shaking from a nightmare. My jaw hurt from grinding my teeth. My palms were sore from clenching my fists.

I knew immediately that it had been a bad dream but it has been difficult to shake off. In it, I was in a hotel room in a foreign city with my [...]

This is What a Nursing Toddler Looks Like

Jake — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:17:31 +0000

Top Hat over at Its All About the Hat suggested a Breastfeeding Blog Carnival called "This is What a Nursing Toddler Looks Like." [This is my first blog carnival so I will link to the other participants as soon as I figure out the rules of the game - UPDATE: I have added some links [...]

What is Sustainable Mothering?

Jake — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:39:58 +0000

Sustainable Mothering is a blog, an idea, a goal, a journey. We will discuss and examine how the many acts of mothering must be supported and embraced by culture and society. It is not about mothers condemning each other. It is about freedom and educated choice – true choice which only exists in an [...]