The Pink & Blue Diaries

Deborah Siegel on gender, parenthood, writing, life.

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Families and money on the mind today, courtesy @ccf_families

Opting Out of Parenthood With finances in mind.

 The Cost in Dollars of Raising a Child The estimated cost is $1.8 million. 

 The Benefit, in Dollars, of Raising a Child

 Married without Means A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research demonstrates that marriage alone does not ensure economic security. In fact, most low-income parents who are raising children are married.

 Financial Worries Pile on Long Before Graduation New findings show that money troubles interfere with the academic performance of about one-third of all college students, who report finances as a major source of stress.

Sigh.

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Stupid Sh*t Crunch Mamas Say. My personal favorite: “Elective c-section?” And some more, currently circulating on a parenting listserv out here:

“Actually, she’s a girl.”

“Actually, he’s a boy.”

“Do you have a kids menu?”

“No, we don’t want to see the kids menu.”

[At BareBurger] “I see that you serve organic, pasture-fed meat, but was it

happy?”

“Kale.”

“We don’t use the word ‘No’ in our house.”

“Alfalfa can’t come to Fitzherbert’s party; she’s prepping for her

preschool admission playdate that day.”

“Swear to me, Harpsichord, that if you so much as smell a cookie at that

playdate that you will call mommy and mommy will come get you.”

“I’m going to sell my birthing pool/nursing bra/maternity panties on PSP.”

“Beansprouts.”

“Is it organic?”

‘I thought this was suppose to be organic”

“God I hate competitive parents”

“I would never buy a Bugaboo”

“I like those Bugaboos”

“These are Ben’s toys”

“I’m sorry, Alex was playing with this truck”

“Whose child is this?”

“We don’t eat sand”

“I like those Bugaboos”

“Did you see that thing on Park Slope Parents?”

“She’s exclusively breastfed”

“That’s SO Park Slope”

“We got it at the co-op”

“She keeps chickens”

“What about an Uppa Baby Vista?”

“Are you a member of the co-op?”

“They’re all non-toxic”

“We don’t’ have a TV”

“We’re giving back”

“Ssshhhh I don’t want to end up on Park Slope Parents.”

“We only use glass bottles.”

“It’s BPA-free.”

“Do you know the VOC content?”

“Can you believe these Uggs for toddlers?”

“I don’t need a bag. I brought my own.”

“We moved back from New Jersey.”

“We moved here from the West Village.”

“We moved here from Carroll Gardens.”

“I hate the F train.”

“I hate the G train.”

“Why are there no good restaurants on Seventh?”

“Why are all the good restaurants on Fifth?”

“Have you tried the new place on Fifth?”

“Can you believe they put meters on Seventh Avenue?”

“I hate Barnes & Noble.”

“See you at Barnes & Noble.”

“I’m on facebook. Are you on facebook?”

“I saw your pictures on facebook. So cute!”

“See you at yoga?”

“What kind of dog is that?”

“We have to have coffee! Next week?”

“I’m supposed to be working but sure, let’s go for coffee.”

“oh look her name is Madeleine. Bonjour Madeleine!”

“oh look this is Mariana. Can you say “Hola” to Mariana honey?”

“Niko knows how to say cow in Spanish/French, come on Nico say “la

vaca/la vache”“

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This Mama’s True Feminist Confessions

Ask me five years ago and I’d have told you I’d be first in line to challenge gender stereotypes if ever I had kids myself.  I minored in feminist cultural studies!  I believe boys and girls are made, not just born!  But sixteen months into parenting my boy/girl twins, I’m starting to wonder how I’ll ever ensure that my boy grows up sensitive and my girl stays, as one of my favorite organizations has trained me to say, strong, brave, and bold.

Find out why in my post today over at Girl w/Pen.

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