Thinkingmama

A post in The Juggle talks about companies that are actually extending parental leaves. Imagine that! The interesting concept mentioned in the post is a “future leave” savings plan, which lets you schedule payroll deductions if you plan to go on an extended leave. How innovative and heartwarming, practical and humane.

This piece in Salon about a writer who worries about what her kids will think of what she writes about them is thought-provoking. I used to think of myself as a pretty private person. I mean, I can be a chatterbox, but most of the stuff I shared with others was just light-hearted banter. But [...]

I haven’t had much to say in this space lately. The reason? I’m busy blogging elsewhere. I’m filling in for a colleague at work whose main job is to blog on Good Morning Silicon Valley, a tech blog. So that’s what I’m doing for the next two weeks, along with my regular job. [...]

I thought I was “bad” — I have a mommy blog and a photo blog of my baby. But check this out: A mom who was in labor for 32 hours blogged from the hospital. Posted photos from her cell phone. Dictated her last post during the final hours. Talk about dedication.
The article also talks [...]

Unfortunately, they called it Bay Area Moms (at SFGate.com), and boy, are some people upset!
Anyway, politics aside, it just launched and looks like it might grow to be a good resource for many of us. It even includes a place for people to start their own blogs, and through it I think I just discovered [...]