A few bits of fluff

Interesting tidbits:
Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes had a baby girl I saw this article and thought, how old is she? 13? It turns out she’s 17 now, but I wonder if that isn’t why I didn’t even know she was pregnant. Yes, she’s young, but she’s been with the father of [...]

Rising Infant Death in the Southern United States

Just a short one with an interesting link- A front page article in the New York Times a few days ago discussed the rising levels of infant death in the South.  The death rate is linked to both race and class- differentially it is poor, black women whose babies are dying more often.  The article attributes [...]

Moms on Reality TV- Search for the Next Pussycat Doll

For those who have not yet been sucked into the wonders of “The Pussycat Dolls Present: Search for the Next Doll,” the finale of Season 1 (apparently there will be a Season 2??  How many more dolls can they need??) was this week.  Although obviously Asia has been a mother all throughout this competition, her [...]

Grey’s Anatomy last night

On a less serious note, there’s my favorite weekly soap opera popping up with something useful at exactly the right moment.  Okay, so I watched last night’s episode online just now, and of course I have to talk about it.  The situation with Izzie and her biological daughter is certainly an interesting potential plot for [...]

Partial Birth Abortion

So, perhaps this isn’t the most on-topic post for this blog, but I do want to talk about the “partial birth abortion” decision yesterday.  Abortion is a huge political issue to me, and I’ve made it a point to be well-read and well-debated on the topic.  I won’t make this a political grandstand or anything, I’ll [...]

Celebrity Moms- Jennifer Garner

An article on People.com about Jennifer Garner caught my interest. She is not one of the celebrity mothers who gets mentioned all that often, perhaps because she hasn’t been as public about it (though who knows if she actually gets to make that choice or if it gets made for her), but she is [...]

Update on ANTM moms

So last night I watched the “encore” of the new episode from this past week, which was particularly interesting because the mom thing was such a big deal in the episode.

Moms on Reality TV- ANTM

Okay, so how many ANTM viewers were shocked last week when Dionne “came out” as a mother?  That makes at least three (3!) moms on this season.  It’s interesting how they have each represented their own motherhood.  Renee, obviously, made her motherhood an absolutely integral part of her character from day 1.  She has repeatedly [...]

Leading Seaman Faye Turney

I have gotten very behind on the list of posts I have been wantng to post. One that I definitely wanted to mention while it is still salient is the issue of Leading Seaman Faye Turney- one of the 15 British soldiers captured in Iran. While the other 14 soldiers were rarely named [...]

Celebrity Moms- Britney Spears

In talking about celebrity moms, who better to start with than Britney Spears? I don’t think any other celebrity mom has had quite as much coverage of her pregnancy and parenting. I’m sure we can all recall milestone moments of Spears’ becoming a mom: that ridiculous pro-life statue, her current high profile custody [...]