Just the other day, I was in a situation where some old friends of mine were seemingly trying to convince me to enroll M in some sort of organized competitive sport. Something like soccer. So far I’ve been pretty firm in my decision not to do it, but I guess I was surprised to be in a situation where there was actually an attempt to persuade me to do it. In fact, just the thought of M joining some sort of team frankly makes me sick to …

We joined a CSA at a local farm recently and have been enjoying our super-fresh, peak of season produce. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It’s basically a subscription to produce – just like paying a subscription fee and getting a magazine every month, we paid a subscription fee and get fresh produce every week for 6 months.
The farm is a family-owned farm and they were nice enough to invite us for a farm tour the other day. We got a look at where our food comes …

Then (when I was, maybe, 22): I remember having a discussion with my sister about whether, when I had kids someday, I would breastfeed them. We both decided that we would “try” it. My big concern was whether it would infringe on my sleep and cause me to get more migraines.
Now: I’ve been breastfeeding for 4.5 years straight. Part of that time, including now, is tandem nursing. I help other women to breastfeed their children. I know now that whether you breastfeed or not, …

I was reading this old post on Wired For Noise and thinking about all the stress that outing myself as a homeschooler has been giving me lately. I suppose it’s hard because M is right at the age when he would be heading off to kindergarten soon, so I seem to be constantly having to answer the question about whether he will be gong to school next year. And I’m too much of an idealist (or maybe just a bitch?) to pussyfoot around the topic. So I …

Unschooling isn’t all about the kids – it’s about us too.  Our attitudes and perceptions and, what’s become very apparent to me, our own desire and capacity for learning.  One of my main supporting points for being an unschooler was that I taught myself everything I know for my work.  I realized that I wanted to learn something and followed my desire. I also have memories of enjoying learning in school until it became drudgery.  I like learning, and it seemingly was dulled out of me for years.  Now I …