by Barbara Platts | Feb 23, 2021 | Innovation, Parenting
This personal essay was originally published on Lunch Ticket, a literary and art journal dedicated to issues of social, economic, and environmental justice. Click here to see the original post. I’ve never been particularly good at change. When I was nine years...
by MAMAFitWhit | Jun 25, 2020 | Innovation, Parenting
Superwoman Syndrome pushes mothers to do it all, but what about our well-being? Superwoman, much like mothers, is … Perfect. Strong. Beautiful. Independent. As a young girl I remember my mother coming home from work, setting her stuff down on the table and...
by Katy Ibsen | May 12, 2020 | Innovation
If cannabis media doesn’t treat consuming parents with dignity, who will? EDITOR’S NOTE: Soon after publishing this letter, Merry Jane updated the featured image to the article along with an editor’s note about the feedback from readers. We...
by Leah Maurer | Mar 24, 2020 | Parenting, Well-Being
These Resources Can Help Shape Age-Appropriate Conversations Earlier this year Amanda Fritz, a City Commissioner in Portland, Oregon, received attention in the media after responding to a Portland parent who complained about a cannabis dispensary opening next door to...
by MAMAFitWhit | Feb 13, 2020 | Well-Being
Editor’s note: Many mothers turn to other mothers when they are in need of support, assurance, feedback on parenting, and so forth. So when a fellow mother/personal trainer encouraged me to take back my health, I listened. (And I am still sore.) I’ve seen a personal...
