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A mother's stark choice: foster care or providing for her child and serving her country

Blogger Julie Kang really shifted my thinking on the case of Alexis Hutchinson, the 21 year old Army Specialist who did not show up for her deployment to Afghanistan because she had no one to care for her 10 month old baby Kamani. Julie writes, “…hello! ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Alexis Hutchinson,  NPR

Morra Aarons-Mele: Choosing between health care and abortion is a "false choice."

The abortion issue has put members of Congress who support abortion rights in a quandary over the health care legislation...Do they stick to their longstanding principles and fiercely resist the legislative effort to limit access to insurance for ...

From MORRA AARONS-MELE, Huffington Post,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Martha Coakley,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  New York Times Company

Cobbling together maternity leave- what's the best strategy?

While more than 100 million leaves have been taken under the FMLA since 1993 many workers can’t take full advantage of its provisions because they cannot afford to take unpaid leave. Being paid for your maternity leave, however, is discretionary and ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  12 Nov 2009

What to get the baby who has everything? Durable holiday gifts for the under one set

It's shameful, really. The entire world of baby gear is too disposable for its own good. We survived Halloween with a minimum of purchases. My husband wanted to buy the adorable Tom Arma costumes, at $59.99, and yes, they are heavenly. He was ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Money Magazine

Mommy Week in Review: Every Ounce Counts, Best Companies, and Owning Mommy Aches...and Cupcakes

But as my baby gets closer to a year old, I’ve found it harder to nurse and pump regularly. For one, he is just not that interested. Once or twice a day is enough nursing for him. And I’m less motivated to nurse, and certainly to pump. But Heather, a ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  CA Inc.

Is Your Smart Phone Pandora's Box?

Here are three reasons why smart phones terrify me. 1) My 23 year-old nanny is now driving the baby around! She is fantastic but when she is at home, the phone buzzes constantly. So I had to figure out how to talk to her about safe driving when she ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  18 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Morra Aarons-Mele: The women we know

"Was nursing her baby and complaining the baby refused to nurse on one side, ever. She'd been checked for mastitis, plugged ducts, etc. She described the symptoms and they sounded JUST LIKE what you had written about. I'm not one to go alarmist but I ...

From MORRA AARONS-MELE, Huffington Post,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: American Cancer Society

Mommy Week in Review: Biting nursers, scheduling snafus, blogging for more birthdays

Kellymom says, “If your baby is nursing properly, then you should not feel teeth, even if baby has a mouthful of them. And keep in mind that it's physically impossible for baby to nurse and bite at the same time, because the tongue covers the bottom ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  30 Sep 2009

Who's Happy?

On the Huffington Post, Marcus Buckingham dropped two nuggets of data that are getting lots of ink: “a) women are less happy than they were 40 years ago, compared with men, and b) as women get older, they get sadder.” Using data over time from the ...

From MORRA AARONS MELE, BlogHer,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Marcus Buckingham,  Maureen Dowd

Morra Aarons-Mele: Women, Men, and Happiness: We're All in Transition

We're all talking about the Huffington Post column in which Marcus Buckingham dropped two pieces of disheartening news: "a) women are less happy than they were 40 years ago, compared with men, and b) as women get older, they get sadder." Using data ...

From MORRA AARONS-MELE, Huffington Post,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Marcus Buckingham,  Maureen Dowd

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