Ontario votes tomorrow, October 6!
Hey Ontario Bunchlanders! Remember to get out to vote tomorrow! And when you’re at your local polling station, our friends at the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario are asking you to think about which party best serves your kids and our education system.
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What we’re reading today:
1. Can you, should you, raise kids in the city? (We think you know where we stand on this) Slate’s KJ Dell’Antonia says wherever the parents are happy is the best place for kids.
2. The Globe and Mail tries to get to the bottom of “how she does it.” See also: The Hairpin’s I think I figured out how she does it.
3. Jezebel’s Tracy Moore has some fashion tips for expectant mothers.
4. Hey Ontarians! Is child birth an election issue for you?
5. Did you hear about the Toddlers and Tiaras mom who says she and her daughter are living the same life? Good job not being this lady, Bunchlanders.
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The Elementary Teacher Federation of Ontario’s new TV spots:
OK, the ETFO definitely has something up their sleeves and with this latest campaign ads, but what? These seemingly negative “vote against kids” ads are definitely setting something up. We’re thinking it has something to do with saying (light-heartedly) that kids are monsters so you want them to spend lots of time at school and with teachers so you don’t have to deal with them?
Come on, part 2, we’re waiting!
Meri Perra blogs about the challenges she and her partner face in trying to raise their girls with feminist values
We’re probably all tired of election recap this late in the game. So I’ll make my talk brief:
The morning after, as I walked around double-checking news sources to make sure I had fully understood what had happened (Quebec), mom brain and all (Quebec!), I had two separate conversations with friends. Their emotional reaction to the election surprised me. Both have professions rooted in the sciences. They are both married to men and are not particularly politically involved, although they are definitely informed. Both were extremely unhappy about our new government.
Also, in very different ways, they had talked to their preschool-aged children about the election.
What we’re reading today:
1. Deborah Gaines thinks she knows the secret to successful step-motherhood.
2. So, everyone in the family can spend time with one another, hanging out in the same room, even though everyone’s on their own separate devices. Is this still quality time? Alex Williams at the New York Times says yes.
3. The children’s lit-art mash-up you’ve been waiting for: Wookie the Chew via BoingBoing
4. GeekMom tells us it’s International Play Your Ukulele Day. If you have one, break it out and play some tunes! Need a primer?
5. Not like you needed the reminder, but if you’re Canadian, listen to Rick Mercer:
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What we’re reading today:
1. A mom writes into the Motherlode for some advice: How does she convince her father not to buy a Barbie for his grandaughter? Lisa Belkin went to Cinderella Ate My Daughter author Peggy Orenstein, who had a lot to say on the subject.
2. Both bullies and their victims spend more time in the school nurse’s office, and not just to treat bullying-related scrapes and bruises. According to the author of a new study, getting nurses involved could help keep track of who’s involved in bullying.
3. Globe and Mail columnist Hannah Sung says breastfeeding photos are the new baby bump photos.
4. Have you heard this “Mom the Vote” thing? One childless by choice woman has had enough and wanted bad mom Karen to tell her why she thought she was so special. Please vote.
