Politics Archives - MothersRest

It’s a mad, mad world. Don’t let them win.

Be brave, y’all, because the world is a little off-kilter right now. Cherish the mundane moments with your children when life feels chaotic. The kids cannot begin to understand the turmoil and pain gripping our hearts these days.

Teaching your kids how to ask for consent

I’m raising white males who I hope will one day get into Princeton University and Yale Law School. (Nah, fingers crossed, they’ll get into state schools.) What’s a mom to do when she’s training up the next generation of the...

Please don’t take my IUD

She nodded at the new baby nuzzled at my breast and then looked me in the eye and asked, “Are you done?” YES! was my reply. Body, mind, spirit all in agreement on that. I had my two little ones...

We’ve had enough of your thoughts and prayers

Turn your thoughts and prayers into actions and noise. USE YOUR VOICE! Nothing will change otherwise. And mark my words: change will come. Thoughts and prayers to those who do nothing.

Pregnant? You need a health advocate.

The nurse leaned in with plenty of disdain and said, “You seem VERY suspicious of the medical establishment.” Yes, perhaps because you keep coming into my room and asking if this second child I’m birthing is a product of IVF....

Can we just stop with the book bans already?

Books are windows to peer into another person’s life and understand them better. Banning books that reflect the experiences of people different from ourselves harms all children - and hides the truth.

I remember the school shooter drills

I don't teach anymore, but I remember the drills. I remember the nervous chatter of middle schoolers as we huddled in the farthest corner, the door locked, the room dark, objects in hand ready to throw at an assailant.

I am a Christian. I love Jesus. And I am pro-choice.

One women's story about changing her mind. About growing up pro-life, then discovering the propaganda behind the pro-life movement.

Honoring Dr. King ain’t no silly thing

How do you explain civil rights to a white kid? Especially one who’s only 4? Hell if I know. We took him to the park. That seemed like the simplest way to do it. To spend MLK Day downtown, in...

FLOTUS for SCOTUS (or why I miss Michelle Obama)

I’m not getting political. I’m raising boys. This may be an easier job than raising girls. So many contradictory messages out there in the ether for girls to absorb. I know because I have fought and wrestled with many of...

46 ways to celebrate the BIDEN HARRIS election

We can all use a little something to celebrate these days, amiright? How ’bout BIDEN HARRIS DAY?! The boys made me mark the occasion, otherwise known as Inauguration Day, on our new 2021 calendar. And they have been counting down...

Dear Electoral College: musings on the Presidential election

Dear sirs and ma’ams, I beseech you to uphold your duty as patriots on December 14th and vote for empathy, for science, for truth, for love, for the children. On November 3rd, the American people voted in Biden with over...

Jesus wants you to wear a mask

I got a text yesterday from a friend that read, “Morning. We are just getting over Covid. Good times.” Ugh, what? She went on to share that it was “annoying, but manageable” and that they “actually got a ton done...

That time I tweeted and GLAMOUR interviewed me

I sent a tweet the other day. You know, just some run-of-the-mill, pro-motherhood comment to protest the confirmation of a conservative, female judge. I figured no one would notice. That it would get lost in Twitter-land. Then I got an...

Why I’m getting the measles shot AGAIN

Brook should be in New York right now. Swelling with pride as she watches her 14-year-old daughter sing – at CARNEGIE HALL. But here she is, sitting at home. Because: anti-vaxers. You see, my dear friend has Lupus, and New...