A few days ago, I sent out the following tweet which caused quite a stir: I immediately received dozens of replies, which were soon followed by emails and private messages from those who were worried that I was being held prisoner in my own house. And as much as it warmed my heart to know that so many people cared, all the concern made me laugh a bit because it simply was not true. Allow me to clarify. My husband comes from a very traditional Chinese family and he himself holds many of those traditional beliefs as well. The Chinese believe that the first month after giving birth is the most precarious for the mother and the baby; Chinese custom dictates that both the...
Continue readingToday, Jen returns with a topic I am all too familiar with: TV boyfriends. Like Jen, I also get invested in the characters of my favorite television shows, and can completely understand how one could become attracted to a character (and not the actor). Do you have any TV boyfriends/girlfriends? I am a complete TV geek. I love shows with a twist, rather than run-of-the-mill procedurals (though I have watched those too) and sitcoms (some are OK, but I'm not a fan of most of them). What I really like are off-beat dramas and comedies and sci-fi/fantasy; anything that takes me out of my element, I absolutely love. To tell you the truth though, I will watch pretty much anything with great...
Continue readingHere is another great read from Susan. In this post she discusses the decreasing gender wage gap (yay!) and the different factors that may or may not play into it. Enjoy! In the ever-growing body of evidence for the diminishing wage gap between men and women, research has uncovered a segment of women making more than their male counterparts. Ta-da! "In 2008, single, childless women between ages 22 and 30 were earning more than their male counterparts in most U.S. cities, with incomes that were 8% greater on average, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data," says the Wall Street Journal. Between the reports of more men losing their jobs than women in the current recession, and the fact that women...
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Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 1)Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 2)Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 3) My mother arrived that fateful day with one mission: to take care of her own baby — me. Sure, she wanted to see Claire, hold her and coo over her, but her sole purpose was to look after me and to make sure that I was well on the road to recovery. Ten days port-partum, I was still: Majorly swollen from water retention. In the past, being hooked up to an IV for just three hours had left me swollen for days, so you can imagine what 12 hours of IV and 5 hours of pitocin — another med that is...
Continue readingWhen Alycia first contacted me about writing a post comparing baseball to relationships, I thought, 'Cool! Why not?' Then I realized that she would be writing about the Yankees. Bleech. I'm not much of a baseball fan, but if I had to choose, I much prefer the Mets over the Yankees. But how is this a reason to refuse a guest post from such an obviously sweet and passionate fan? Besides, for all I know, my readership might be FULL of Yankee fans and I just don't know if because I never talk about them (so DO we have any Yankee fans out there?). Enjoy! I've always said baseball is like a relationship. If you follow any given season you'll notice that a season of baseball...
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