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What happens when a long-time feminist activist becomes a mother? How does she stay true to her vocation and voice and still have time for her daughter? She's not sure either, but join this baseball-loving Chicago feminist as she tries to find her way through typical parenting land mines with a feminist perspective.

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• When Tango makes more than three

  My daughter loves to read "And Tango Makes Three," although we haven't read it in quite some time. She loves penguins and thinks that lil Tango is "oh, so cute!" Through the book and other real life interactions I believe that she has a good grasp on Read More... Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:46 AM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: girls, boys, feminism, redthread, family, gender roles, ethics

• Yeah, but my [body part] is so [adj]

  The hardest part about raising a daughter has been watching my mouth. I swear a lot. I use the F-word A LOT. I also take almost any opening I get to say something negative about my body. "Oh these chicken breasts are huge!" I bet they could at least button Read More... Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:47 AM by Veronica Arreola | 1 Comments Filed under: girls, health, feminism, redthread, family, personal, eating disorders, body image, food

• 40,000 kindergarten McCauley Culkins

  This action alert just popped into my inbox from MomsRising.com : Right now, more than 40,000 kindergarteners are home alone each day afterschool, with a total of more than 14,000,000 school-age kids on their own afterschool. Surprised? The reality is Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 11:34 PM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: education, girls, boys, news, feminism, redthread, family, child care, ethics, politics

• Super Fat Tuesday

  I haven't gotten my paczki yet, but we did vote this morning. There is a blurry photo of my daughter holding up our "Thank you for voting" receipt. We all got up extra early because I feared that with the snow coming in the evening others might wake early Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:21 PM by Veronica Arreola | 2 Comments Filed under: events, news, feminism, redthread, family, personal, politics

• When the lioness finally rears her head

  A recent 'discussion' over homelessness on this site* has gripped me like a tick. It won't let go. Not that I'm not reminded of homelessness every day when I pass the McDonald's on Ashland & Fullerton (?) or after work at the expressway ramp. But Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:08 PM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: news, feminism, redthread, family, child care, homeless

• How much sex ed and when?

  For the record, I'm not supporting anyone in the 2008 election at this point. I'm watching, reading, and trying to decide between a few candidates. I am voting for a Democrat, but occasionally like what I hear from a few GOP candidates. Today thou is Read More... Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 12:46 AM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: education, health, media, news, sex, feminism, redthread, family, personal, ethics

• Do we owe it to each other to work outside the home?

  The dreaded "Mommy Wars" usually pits working moms against stay at home moms. It took the genius of Sylvia Ann Hewitt and Linda Hirshman to top it off with a dollop of guilt. Hewitt began the baby panic with her 2002 book castigating us career gals with Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:48 AM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: media, news, feminism, redthread, family, gender roles, child care, personal, book review, books

• Media, Myth, and Murder

  What does the Mommy Wars, the Summer of the Shark, and the Summer of Stranger Abductions have in common? All creations of the mainstream media. The facts are that most women who have children flow in and out of the workforce and even those who are classified Read More... Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:19 PM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: events, media, news, feminism, redthread, dads, family, crime, violence, TV, blogging, gender roles

• Baby Love - Book Review

  When do you know when you are ready to have a baby? That question is fundamental to today's women. We have so many choices that it is overwhelming. A few years ago Sylvia Ann Hewlett tried to scare us all into getting pregnant by stating that if we're Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:47 PM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: boys, media, feminism, redthread, family, book review, books, reviews