by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jun 28, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Hot in the feministsphere this week is the Slaughter article on whether women can have it all (spoiler alert: no) and reactions to the Pixar female-lead movie Brave. I went to see Brave with Saskia, Addy, Addy’s mom, Megan, and Ezekiel. It was take your...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 4, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
This is my third summer wish list (you can read the first and the second if you’d like). When I return to the task, I’m always struck that there was so much I wanted to do and didn’t do and so much I wanted to do and did do. I realized yesterday when...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 7, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
My friends know I’m really, really good for the check-in. A call or an email, even a postcard may come from me, often the call comes in the morning after kids are school bound and while I make my way home on foot. I have a very old flip phone I refuse to give...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 11, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Sometimes, blogging, like so many things in life, is about showing up. Seeing what happens? Well, I’d like to do one better than that. Ahem. This may be too lofty a goal, though. Ahem. But I did want to write briefly about the Katie Holmes’ news, and its...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 13, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Summer feels summery—and not. I’ve been working a little too hard, shuttling kids lots, and affirming to the four year-old now in the Upstairs Group at preschool that indeed, her fingers must have grown longer and that’s why she’s an Upstairs...
