Motherhood Does What It Can
Thanks, Lizzie, for a realistic assessment of the standard mothers are held to. One thing I'm increasingly aware of is how being a "good enough" mother, as conceptualized by D.W. Winnicott 50-plus years ago, is the way to work oneself out of the job of mothering. Tsing-Loh quotes writer Therese Borchard on the subject of Winnicott, whose "good-enough" approach to mothering Borchard describes as follows: He [Winnicott] didn't talk about starting a three-year-old with Suzuki violin lessons, ensuring that my eight-year-old never ever has to wear a dirty soccer uniform to a game, or buying your ...
From Sandra Tsing Loh's Volvo to Bumming Cigarettes From Mom
I agree with Melinda, who points out that a whole lot of people out in the big bad world have tough lives, yet few have concluded that the norms of civilization should be rewritten to the tune of their personal suffering. There is plenty wrong with American marriage and family life, to be sure, and much that can and should be thoughtfully critiqued. But "bad mommy" writer Sandra Tsing Loh goes way too quickly to extremes to exonerate herself: Sure, maybe she's done with marriage, maybe marriage won't ever work for her, maybe she lives daily with the guilt of being a bad mom. But is it even an ...
Treating Sexually Abused Children: Hope Without Answers
Overshadowed by last week's Michael Jackson media blitz was the news that a Duke University official was arrested for promoting his 5-year-old son for sex. ...
After Graduation: Stoking the Flame of Connection
A flurry of black mortarboards was launched against the vault of a broad blue Midwestern sky-an iconic gesture that seemed to capture the triumph of exuberance over trepidation as the graduates were thrust into the vast unknown so often referred to "the future." ...
Bring-Your-Gun-to-Church-Day
In Louisville, Kentucky, pastor Ken Pagano preaches the good news of the Gospel -- and of the Second Amendment. Pagano has invited his flock to bring firearms to church as part of the church community's Independence Day celebration. ...
Sotomayor: Not Just Like Me!
Patricia, I agree entirely that a man put together the Sotomayor person-in-real-life photo album -- a man who needs improved lighting in his office and/or a vision check. Next thing you know we'll be viewing photos of the Supreme Court nominee sunbathing topless on a fold-out lounge chair in her back yard -- just like us! ...
Notre Dame's Goodbye to Graduates and Randall Terry
As a supporter of President Obama and a Notre Dame alumna, my question is: What was accomplished by this graduation hijacking? A group of anti-abortion extremists from outside of the university used the graduation convocation as an event for staging protests against the president's position on abortion. Like a PETA stunt, this form of activism caused embarrassment and discomfort to its target and generated much media attention. But what, if anything, will be different once Randall Terry goes home? ...
Aging Gracefully: Mental Health and the Shelf-Lives of Women
Not-so-long-ago in American culture women were applauded for aging "gracefully"; now we're expected not to age at all. As a therapist, I've done some thinking on the implications of flawless skin and gravity-defying cleavage for our individual and collective mental health. ...
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