Love Isn't Enough

Open Thread

Julia — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:05:06 +0000

Sorry, a little late today. The floor is yours…

Sometimes mommies and daddies need time alone

Tami — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:52:22 +0000

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally published on Womanist Musings I have always said that once you have a couple of kids, they function as great birth control. Every time the unhusband and I get close to each … Continue reading →

LIE Links

Julia — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:11:25 +0000

Inside Our Scary, Society-Destroying Family [CNN/InAmerica] And so it has begun again, this time for the legalization of marriage for gays and lesbians in Washington state. The battle has occurred in the legislature and most likely will move to a … Continue reading →

Nigeria is the Promised Land

Julia — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:23:25 +0000

Written by Asha; Originally published at New Jersey to Nigeria You know what? I have BEAUTIFUL HAIR. It’s shiny and lustrous. I have the kind of hair you see in hair commercials, like this: I am not actually Penelope Cruz … Continue reading →

Open Thread

Julia — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:53 +0000

Tell us what’s on your mind this week.

Cute Kid Pic

Julia — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:13 +0000

It’s Thursday, time for another cute kid pic! This week we feature LIE reader Jenny’s son, Markus, age 3 in the mouse hat he made at school. How cute is he??!! Got cute kids? We know you do! Send a … Continue reading →

Bullying Part II–Chicago Edition

Julia — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:19:11 +0000

Written by Jennifer; Originally published at Mixed Race America I’ve been having an interesting discussion on the comment thread of a post I wrote about bullying with a commenter known as Artificer. Artificer’s original post to me was about his … Continue reading →

LIE Links

Julia — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:32:31 +0000

Sterilized by North Carolina, she felt raped once more [LA Times] Elaine Riddick was only 14 when the state decided that she was not capable of mothering children and quietly cauterized her fallopian tubes. The $50,000 now offered to her … Continue reading →

Talking About Appropriation to Kids

Julia — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:41 +0000

Written by Renee Martin; Originally published at Womanist Musings As regular readers are aware, the unhusband and I are extremely dedicated to social justice parenting and teaching our children critical thinking skills. There are times when I wish that there … Continue reading →

Open Thread

Julia — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:52:22 +0000

Presidential politics got you down? Have a burning parenting question? Share what’s on your mind here!

An extra-special, not-so-gratuitous cute kid pic

Julia — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:17:08 +0000

It’s Thursday, and this week, we are honored to feature Aidan, longtime LIE reader Lyonside’s son. As many of you may recall, Aidan passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in late 2011. He would have celebrated his first birthday this month. … Continue reading →

The Commodification of the Ghetto

Julia — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:36:11 +0000

Written by Lisa Wade; Originally published at Sociological Images In this minute-and-a-half, sociologist Nikki Jones talks about the way that the idea of the ghetto has been commodified — especially in rap and hip hop — in ways that informs … Continue reading →

LIE Links

Julia — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:34:54 +0000

Thin Mint Morality Wars: The Girl Scout Cookie Boycott [Tranifesto] Last year, I wrote a guest post for the excellent blog Womanist Musings called “Leave the Kids Out of It,” about a brouhaha over gendered Halloween costumes. Now we’ve got … Continue reading →

Unfreedom Update: 2010 Incarceration Statistics

Julia — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:32:49 +0000

Written by Philip N. Cohen; Originally published at Sociological Images I can’t teach my course on family sociology without these graphs, which show the rise of the unfree population, and the incredible race/ethnic and gender disparities behind them. The Bureau … Continue reading →

Open Thread

Julia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:11:39 +0000

It’s been awfully quiet around here lately. So, tell us what’s on your mind!

Update on Slavery-Themed Math Lessons

Julia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:10:00 +0000

According to USA Today, the teacher who created the worksheet at issue resigned. This teacher was one of four who used the worksheet in class. The school system confirmed the resignation and said that all four teachers are still under … Continue reading →

Gratuitous Cute Kid Pic

Julia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:58:44 +0000

Readers, We know that you have astonishingly cute kids, so please send us pictures so that I do not have to fill this space with photos of me looking ridiculous in a batman costume. (Would you believe that, at my … Continue reading →

LIE Links: In honor of MLK Day

Julia — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:01:13 +0000

To Serve [Relando Thompkins] I love Dr. King’s words on service. The way that he laid them out so passionately in “The Drum Major Instinct” sermon on February 4th, 1968 are still relevant today and continue to inspire me. (can’t … Continue reading →

LIE Links: Adoption Corruption & Child Maltreatment

Julia — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:44 +0000

3 More Women Held in Child-Trafficking Case [Associated Press] Mexican investigators detained three more women in the city of Guadalajara in connection with an apparent child-trafficking ring that aimed to supply babies to Irish couples, authorities said Monday. Authorities also … Continue reading →

Love Isn't Enough

Open Thread

Sometimes mommies and daddies need time alone

LIE Links

Nigeria is the Promised Land

Open Thread

Cute Kid Pic

Bullying Part II–Chicago Edition

More LIE Links

LIE Links

Talking About Appropriation to Kids

Open Thread

An extra-special, not-so-gratuitous cute kid pic

The Commodification of the Ghetto

LIE Links

Unfreedom Update: 2010 Incarceration Statistics

Open Thread

Update on Slavery-Themed Math Lessons

Gratuitous Cute Kid Pic

LIE Links: In honor of MLK Day

LIE Links: Adoption Corruption & Child Maltreatment