The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

The dictionary says that “girl” means: (1) a female child, (2) a young, immature woman, (3) a daughter, or (4) girlfriend/sweetheart. Under “sometimes or usually offensive” it says, “a grown woman” or “a female employee.”
I mention all of this because I have a new freelance client who is close to fifty. And every time I […]

Spurred on by the suggestion of someone doing a blog on women poets by fellow blogger Judith, I’ve decided to take it on. This is something I have been considering doing here on MVBlog for awhile. At this point, I’m not sure on the posting frequency-nothing set-but I’d like it to become a regular feature […]

As the month of September comes to a close, so does the holy month of Ramadan, and with that comes the big day, Eid Al Fitr (The Day of Breaking of the Fast), on which Muslims will flock to designated praying halls to perform the Eid prayer on the morning of the first day of […]

Maybe it is just me, but does anyone else feel absolutely infuriated by the attention that has been given Sarah Palin over the last couple of weeks? Don’t get me wrong…I am thrilled to see a woman as a running VP, even if her politics are about as red as mine are blue (and green). […]

On March 16, 2006, Brady Blaine Hinton was born at St. Vincent’s hospital in Bridgeport, CT. He passed away two years later on March 16, 2008, his 2nd birthday. In between those dates, Brady endured a life complicated by intricate medical conditions. Through everything his little body endured, he never stopped smiling. He beamed from […]

   I am writing this as a memorial to my Aunt Sarah.  She died recently at age 94.
    I know that you are all busy being mothers but have you thought about being a good aunt too?
     When I was little Aunt Sarah always took me out on my birthday and bought me two dresses.  […]

As you probably know I live in Houston, Tex. and we just had a deveitating hurricane.  I thought that you might like to hear my five year old great nephew’s point of view on it.  (His father is a meterogolist)
Nathan said…… Hurricane Ike came to our city last week.
He brought rain, wind, lighting and water.
He […]

I think many of us probably have the same websites bookmarked….drsears, kellymom, toy recall websites, mothering blogs like this one, just to name a few. But how many of your bookmarks are links to completely non-mothering related websites? Here are a few of my favorite I want to share….
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
Share you deepest secrets anonymously […]

Most all women have had some sort of craving while pregnant, whether it be pickles, odd combinations of food (ice cream and pickles come to mind) or even….dirt. It’s a real thing. It’s called pica.
For some reason, I’ve been thinking about my own cravings lately while I was pregnant with The Girl. Perhaps it has […]

Take a look at this: Belly art at CNN