Christmas has never been my favorite time of year. In fact, my favorite holiday is Halloween. Perhaps it’s because I grew up near the poverty line and we struggled so much to just have food on the table that Christmas was too out of reach. The luxury of gift-giving is shoved in your face everywhere…
If you haven’t already, please check out my other blog, The Tired Feminist, which has unique content from The Sin City Siren. It’s about life as a stay-at-home feminist and navigating the world of feminist parenthood. This week The Tired Feminist got a shout-out on Joy Rose‘s weekly online TV show! Here’s what was happening…
Hello SCS Book Clubbers! How’s the reading going? Wait. You haven’t started reading Opting In: Having a Child Without Losing Yourself by Amy Richards, yet? No problem! There’s still plenty of time. How’s Jan. 22, 2011 sound for a deadline? I’m so there! If you haven’t started yet, Opting In is a smart look at…
When my baby looks into my eyes and smiles a big two-bottom-teeth grin, I am so happy. And, in truth, that about sums up how unrecognizable my life and goals are compared to the life I used to have. I was never going to have kids. I was a career woman. I was a feminist!…
The results of the run-off vote are in and you have unanimously picked Opting-In as the next SCS Book Club selection! Here’s my tiny synopsis: Opting In: Having a Child Without Losing Yourself by Amy Richards (non-fiction): True, I had this on the list last time, too. This is my overt feminist agenda at work.…
There’s some bullshit going on at the airport and I’m not talking about body scanners. According to The Stir, the TSA has hit new lows in harassing breastfeeding women. While traveling home to her 7-month-old son, Stacey Armato was not just stopped and asked about the pumped breastmilk she had, she was downright bullied. As…
Originally posted on The Tired Feminist: This is going to really upset the homophobes out there: A 24-year-long study by The Williams Institute has found that the incidence of abuse in lesbian-headed families is…none, nada, zilch.This compares to 26% of American teens reporting child abuse and a sexual abuse rate of 8.3%. The study found…
This is probably insane but I’ve started a new blog called The Tired Feminist. Don’t worry! There will still be plenty of action here at SCS but I have realized that I want to diversify a little. I want to write about my experience as a stay-at-home feminist. Sometimes that fits here at SCS and…
Let’s take a little breather from the GOTV madness shall we? (Although, seriously, get out and vote!) What’s up with the sexism in public bathrooms? Specifically, I’m talking about baby changing tables. It’s an old issue, but its a very public reminder that sexism around parenting roles and childcare still exist. A number of times…
I celebrated my birthday this past weekend and it got me thinking about my life. It hit me that someday I will have to explain myself to my daughter. Or, rather, add explanation to a story someone tells about me. I’m cool with this, for the most part. But it is weird to think of…
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