I’m not the only unschooling, radical, child of immigrant Indian parents in the world.  Arun, one of the masterminds behind The Parenting Pit, is the other.  I (along with Trish) had the joy of meeting my BFAM a couple of weeks ago.  We met in the city and dined and chatted for awhile.  It was cool to meet someone else who, besides sharing a similar outlook on many topics, also shared some of the same experiences.  Like growing up with the common adult Indian guidance that becoming a doctor, lawyer …

We’ve taught M about gender equality since he was born and watching Palin constantly rehash talking points the other night brought a neat idea to mind.  While explaining what we were watching (like we did with the first presidential debate), I realized that to M, it is perfectly normal for men and women to be running for the White House.  And it shouldn’t be 24 years until it happens again (since Hillary will undoubtedly run again as soon as she can), so this won’t be overcome by years of all-male …

It was just brought to my attention that New York State has an entire campaign dedicated to the dangers of co-sleeping. What the fuck. Could this be any more idiotic and wrongheaded?

(Thanks to Arun at The Parenting Pit for this great writing idea!)
What they are saying:
M: “I’m not a boy. I’m a superhero!”
J: “Boobies are good for me.” “No kisses. Just hugs.” “It’s not a tushie. It’s a butt.”
What they love doing:
M: Playing with superheros. Watching superhero movies. Telling his sister what to do, and getting frustrated when she wants to do it her own way. Reclaiming his spot in the family bed, and loving the cuddling. Inventing new superpower abilities and …

M has a thing against secrets. He can’t stand ‘em. The couple of times we thought it would be fun to tell him about a secret (like We’re going somewhere special tomorrow – it’s a secret), he insisted on knowing and quickly moved on to a borderline, teary-eyed fit. I was surprised he was taking it so hard, and revealed the answer to prevent the situation from needlessly escalating. We’ve learned it’s not a a game to play with him. Dunno why, but he can’t …