Mrs. Coulter is wonderful. I had her in mind as I was writing, actually. She's certainly not a Good Mother in pretty much any sense, but she's a fascinating, powerful character who breaks all the rules of maternal stereotypes in (posted to Mother/Child literature)
I think it's extremely important to remember that while we do allow the state to interfere with parents when parents are harming their children, we do not normally make the loss of one's parenting rights a punishment for unrelated crimes. (posted to New report: Mothering in Prison)
Mrs. Frisby!! I was hanging out last night with a friend who's two weeks away from giving birth to twin daughters (who will be named after brilliant feminist icons), and a discussion of the movie Coraline turned to this topic. (posted to Mother/Child literature)
I agree. It really bugs me how people decide to not like them solely on the argument that wizardry or whatever is bad. But you're right - they are good for kids. They relate to real-life problems without seeming to. (posted to Mother/Child literature)
I wouldn't say she's a great mom. She really harps on her kids about a lot of things, and does a lot of guilt-tripping them, if I recall correctly. (posted to Mother/Child literature)
I'm so glad this report was mentioned, I just wrote a blog post over at WireTap about the report and how women of color are disproportionately represented in prisons and the importance of reproductive rights for incarcerated women. The summary (posted to New report: Mothering in Prison)
The whole literature idea, could work fine as a sweet sunny day for a summertime lover, like a lotus notes to sharepoint for a mother with a child or even a few children. E-books are getting popular right now (not (posted to Mother/Child literature)
