Labor Day has taken on a completely new meaning for me this year. I’m four weeks away from my due date (more or less) and taking all necessary steps to prepare myself to have our kid at home. Yep, you heard it here, I’m going to join the ranks of indigenous women all over the [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Labor Day approaches.
Posted in Childbirth, tagged Activism, Ani Difranco, Celebrities, Childbirth, Demi Moore, Home birth, Ina May, Midwives, Oaxaca, Parenting, Real Life, Ricki Lake on August 29, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Why my mother-in-law rocks.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Oaxaca, Parenting on August 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I think it’s safe to say that approximately 32.6% of my decision to move to Oaxaca was based on the fact that we’d be living around the corner from my one-of-a-kind mother-in-law, Carmelita. Not only is she the most outgoing, entertaining, happy-go-lucky Oaxaqueña I have ever met, she’s also retired and DYING for a new grandkid [...]
