Show’s Over: Living in the Shadow of Prepartum Depression
August 26th, 2024 | by Brittani Sonnenberg
It began as soon as I began to “show”: the assumption, from near strangers, that it was fine to grope
Browsing the "consent" Tag
Are You Nervous?
December 12th, 2023 | by Brittany Sirlin
When it’s dark and the tiny stars stuck to the ceiling glow above our heads, my daughter asks the questions that press at the corners of her five-year-old mind. One night, as her freshly washed hair dampened my shirt, she asked, “What’s the meanest thing someone ever called you?”
Privacy, Erasure, and Consent as a Writing Mother
October 25th, 2022 | by Christy Tending
What started out as a deliberate but straightforward choice for our child has had unexpected consequences
Close Encounters of the Third Base Kind
June 13th, 2022 | by Diana Whitney
We’d already established that he would not take my virginity. Given his chivalry, it was only fair to expect I would do Everything But
Call It By Its Name
March 10th, 2020 | by Kira Garcia
Whether my son turns out to be a boy, a girl, or neither, I want him to know that our bodies belong to us and that language is important. This applies to names, pronouns, and of course, body parts.
Ask Aya: As a Sexual Trauma Survivor How Do I Support My Baby Daughter’s Bodily Autonomy?
April 3rd, 2018 | by Aya de Leon
Hey Aya, I have a 10 month-old daughter. Can you share your experiences / advice with helping a daughter to
In Defense of Aziz Ansari’s Mama: How Toxic Masculinity Undermines Mothers in Rape Culture
February 23rd, 2018 | by Aya de Leon
I know in my heart that Aziz Ansari’s mama didn’t raise him to act like that. She didn’t raise him
RUBY BOOBIE–Poems by Samantha Barrow
December 1st, 2016 | by Samantha Barrow
3:47 AM I’m up with cold raviolis & strawberries in the toddler bed while my son sleeps snuffling
BIRTH THREATENS CLOSER—Poems by Samantha Barrow
November 3rd, 2016 | by Samantha Barrow
BIRTH THREATENS CLOSER The water level rises under my skin Swollen Bloated —logical terms to capture this state
A Brothers Grimm Consent Training: ANITA MANDERFIELD on Raising a Feminist on Fairy Tales
September 22nd, 2016 | by Anita Manderfield
I’ve been feeding our preschooler’s morbid tendencies by reading her more-or-less original versions of Brothers Grimm tales. Despite the gory details, I