You Need to Read - January 26 | slackermama . com

Has another week passed already? I’m caught somewhere between feeling as if the weeks are just flying by to wondering why it feels like I’ve been 29 weeks pregnant FOREVER. I’m sure the restless nights don’t help. Still, it feels as if it was just a day or two ago that I was sitting here compiling yet another YNTR list. But, so be it. Besides, you all seem to enjoy these link lists quite a bit. That does my heart good, to see someone else enjoying something that I enjoy coming up with. Plus, I enjoy spreading some well-deserved linklove around the blogosphere. So if you enjoy reading it and I enjoy writing it, then why don’t I just get on with it, eh? Good question.

“So THAT’S How She Does It” from Lag Liv. This is an absolutely fascinating topic. I’ve often wondered just what the women within these polygamous marriages are thinking and now I think I have a little glimpse. And I agree, I feel a little bad for her that she actually thinks this is a good deal she has going.
“The Tutorial Bossy Hopes You Never Need.” from i am bossy. I sure do hope I never need it, but it’s good to know these things. I for one wouldn’t have considered the plastic bag within the bag of ice thing. I am still amazed that she was able to keep her head during all of that. You do what you must, right?
“Please tell me I’m not the only one who occasionally refers to Jack as ‘Charlie’” from What’re you lookin’ at? Yep, we “LOST” fans have claimed another “victim”! Though I will admit to being more than a little horrified that Frema has yet to watch “Dawson’s Creek”. For shame!
“Life is a Highway…That I’ll apparently now be driving…” from LOST A SOCK. I feel a lot of connection with her, seeing as how I also became unexpectedly pregnant after suffering from infertility. I love her bumper sticker idea (I want one too!), even if I can’t entirely agree with her chicken and sour cream fetish.
“This one hits home.” from misszoot. Heath Ledger died. Zoot has much the same reaction that I did when I found out.
“Oasis on the maternity floor” from mothergoosemouse. Having a private room vs a semi-private room at the hospital is a huge issue for me. It just drives me nuts that there are hospitals which still do the whole semi-private thing. The initial post-partum period is perhaps one of the most delicate moments in a woman’s life and I believe she deserves to have her own room during that time. It seems MGM might now agree with me, having “seen the other side”.
“Pushover Parenting” from Suburban Turmoil. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine and something I see more and more every day it seems. Parents who give in to their children for all the wrong reasons. I’m a big believer that our kids need us to give them boundaries and I’m glad to see I’m not the only one.
“It’s the End of the World As We Know It?” from Surrender, Dorothy. Definitely not a subject I particularly care to dwell on, but it is an interesting thought. She had me thinking about this one for days afterward.
“Skip This One if You’ve Got an Elephant Bumper Sticker…” from Mom-101. As far as political posts go (and I don’t generally care or them), this one was excellent. Because the message here is a very, very important one and as parents we should care about very deeply.
“The Princess, The Cowboy and The Narrative of Footprints” from Her Bad Mother. Perhaps the best post on the death of Heath Ledger that I’ve seen. She sums up the loss perfectly. It *is* about a man and his daughter, at the end of the day. What a terrible loss to that little girl.
“Now with grand ambitions!” from moosh in indy. Here’s another “from the heart” post about having the feeling that you are letting yourself down and letting your dreams die and just wishing that you had ONE THING that you were the best at. It’s easy, as a SAHM, to feel as if you have nothing to offer. I know that one well.
“L&D Q&A numero tres (aka: The one about breastfeeding)” from Parental Discretion Advised. I really appreciated the honesty with which Bree discussed what has to be a painful subject for her. And a sensitive one. But the fact of the matter is that sometimes these things happen and no one should be made to feel guilty for the decisions they make about feeding their child. Way to go, Bree!
“Payback is a… ahem…Female Dog.” from Dad Gone Mad. This was just silly, this was. Plus, I cannot imagine living somewhere where one might encounter an entire convoy of rainbow colored Lamborghinis. And, for what it’s worth, I think my reaction would have been much the same as Danny’s.