From the Hip

by Family_Moms

Real moms take on real issues

From the Hip

Real moms take on real issues

Is Breastfeeding a Team Sport?

Posted May 13, 2010
Posted Thursday May 13, 2010 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

Sometimes, I scour newspapers, the Web and interrogate friends in order to find something interesting to write about. Other times, the topic smacks me right in the face.

This is one of those times.

I'm standing in my kitchen with a friend (we'll call her "Alice"), when she suddenly asks me, "How do you feel about a woman breast feeding another woman's baby?"… Read More
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Is Kate Gosselin Just Like Us?

Posted May 03, 2010
Posted Monday April 26, 2010 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

Let's imagine, if you will, that your BFF was the mom of eight kids -- six of them the exact same age. She's overwhelmed, confused and recently divorced. Her half-man, half-boy ex-husband travels the country wearing silly clothes bashing her in the media every chance he gets (well, that's when he's not enjoying the company of misguided young girls). Your friend knows she better find work because… Read More
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When Mom Needs a "Lift"

Posted April 26, 2010
Posted Monday April 26, 2010 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

I can't remember the last time I read a book without pictures. It's not that I don't enjoy reading; I even make the effort on occasion to browse the book store's new release shelf, spending our limited date-night budget on the latest must-have novel.

While I never seem to get past the first few pages without having to stop to fight closet monsters or fetch… Read More
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Same Parents, Different Parenting?

Posted April 13, 2010
Posted Tuesday April 13, 2010 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

My 5 year-old son was obsessed with puzzles at a young age. Being my oldest, I assumed all kids love puzzles and could master them with ease the way he did.

Then I had another kid.

My 4 year-old enjoys a puzzle most when he's tossing it in the air, giggling as all 500 pieces cover the family room floor. If I even try to sit… Read More
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Is Mom the Real Fool?

Posted March 29, 2010

Posted Monday March 29, 2010 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

I remember the April Fools' Days of yesteryear. I would concoct a plan that was so tricky, so complicated, that 11 th grade trigonometry would look simple next to my April Fools' joke.

Once, I invited my friend to the "hottest party of the year." As she got dolled up and headed out to meet up with us, she arrived at a male friend's house just in time to

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Are "Mommy Bloggers" Bad Parents?

Posted March 19, 2010

Posted Friday March 19, 2010 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

"Mommy Bloggers." It's a term as polarizing as full-day kindergarten and universal health care. For every person who lives and breathes for using their laptop as a diary, there's another who thinks blogging is the gateway to child abuse, done by terrible moms who exploit kids' failures and embarrassing moments online just for the sake of a good blog post.

I have lived on both sides of the

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