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Five great things about motherhood in Italy
1. Children are warmly welcomed everywhere. I feel bad for anyone who doesn’t like children in Italy, because it’s hard to find places where they’re not gladly received. As a parent, this does much to...
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Wanted: mother art
I am looking for art about motherhood for my blog. Old but especially new, by mothers or not, with ties to Italy a bonus. Giovanni Segantini, Le due madri, 1889. Oil on canvas. Civica Galleria d’Arte...
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O mammamia: five annoying things about motherhood in Italy
The packaging for the Mendiconi Stendimeglio Junior drying rack, spied at Obi, Italy’s answer to Canadian Tire. 1. That the Madonna/whore complex was, in a manner of speaking, conceived here. 2. That...
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Leaning in to motherhood
I’ve just finished reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In and I really enjoyed it. I know it’s been criticized for being elitist and failing to properly address less privileged women, but I think a lot of...
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Mother’s Day and Maternal Subjectivities
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! I got a Mother’s Day miracle myself with Peanut, after waking up at 7:30, actually returning to bed upon my supplication and sleeping until 10! I’m not sure that’s ever...
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