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Mothering by Default

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lauren | 13 Comments

I recently calculated my “Mom salary:”

Sorry it’s blurry. It says I am worth $117,780.00 IKR??!!

This is how much it would cost to replace me; but really, this model doesn’t add up. Because I’m not a great housekeeper or cook. I do not have the patience, persistence, or disposition for many domestic tasks. Knitting has too much math. I get bored and frustrated at home. I certainly don’t do enough housework well enough to earn the $18/hr we pay a local woman to clean our place on Friday afternoon. Continue reading →

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Posted in Books, Grad School Quittas, Mothering, Pop Culture, This Is Not a Lifestyle Blog

Tagged Betty Friedan, Candyland, career, cooking, family, feminism, home, kids, Life, motherhood, mothering, organizing, parenting, real life, work

This is not what the picture on Pinterest looked like

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Jen | 6 Comments

I left my parents’ house about 10 pm on Easter, and I was back there at 10 am this morning to drop off my girls so I could head in to work and tackle the mountain of essays and annotated bibliography drafts that my students are expecting me to return this week.

I had every intention of whipping out a cute little post yesterday about celebrating Easter with fancy dresses and Peeps, maybe laced with a little complexity about what it means for my kids to grow up not knowing or understanding very many Biblical traditions and whether I ought to be worried about that.

Here’s how I thought my morning was going to go: Continue reading →

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Posted in Mothering, Pop Culture, TV & Film

Tagged cooking, Easter, family, funny, home, kids, mornings, motherhood, my little ponies, parenting, Pinterest, real life

Here’s How I Actually Completed 4 Pinterest Projects!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jen | 6 Comments

I confessed in our Pinterest chat last week that I had never actually followed through on any of my pins: all those delicious recipes and adorable crafts and fabulous outfits are elaborate fantasies of the gorgeous, perfect mom I am in my mind. (The mom I am in real life, in my kitchen, is wearing grungy pajamas and drinking coffee from a pint glass. This is my second pint of coffee. I have been out of bed for approximately 20 minutes.)

So here are my attempts to baby step from Pinterest fantasy to reality. I completed, with some degree of success, 3 recipes and a craft project. Continue reading →

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Posted in Pop Culture, This Is Not a Lifestyle Blog

Tagged cooking, family, home, kids, lifestyle, mothering, parenting, Pinterest, real life