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"Brain": Not a Bad Thing for Women

12/9/11 4:28pm by TW
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I am reading "Reading Jackie" by William Kuhn. I really just started. I had to stop to blog for a minute.I want to write this while I remember to tell my girls, to tell YOU something important. I don't want to ever hear my daughters say "I don't want to be known as a "brain"." Never.I am sad Jacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis ever thought, much less reportedly said, that she didn't want to be known as a brain. It troubles me that she chose the fashion icon, social skills, wife, and even White House Restoration.  Read more >

Angelina Jolie and Mother Judging

11/30/11 11:25am by TW
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The other day as I waited in the checkout line at the grocery store, I picked up an entertainment rag of a magazine. The cover touted Angelina Jolie as a bad mother--leaving children LOCKED in a hotel room while she went out drinking.The story inside left me aghast. Not because of Angelina Jolie and her supposed "bad mothering" but at the implied judgment of mothers everywhere. Why? Because Angelina Jolie is a mom and a human.Let's look at the shameful things she does as a mother according to what I remember of this fine piece of journalism.  Read more >

The Kid Needs a Break

8/3/11 8:30am by TW
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When Precious premiered, I read a lot of reviews or skimmed them. I knew Push was on our shelf but wasn't completely sure I had read it. I knew the subject matter would be tough.  Read more >

My Top BlogHer Conference Mistakes

8/1/11 11:02am by TW
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I have been to BlogHer '06, '07, '08, '09, '10 and am about to leave for BlogHer '11. I also attended BlogHer Food in '09, '10, and 11.This means I've lots of experience in...well...making mistakes. I share to help you avoid them or remind me what's to like about BlogHer.  Read more >

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Full Name
Tarrant aka TW aka Thatwoman
Member Since
January 2006
About Me: 

I am an internet community zealot. I have worked online since 1995. I have several personal blogs, way too many feeds in my reader.

I am passionate about my family and online community.

I work as a Community Moderator for Mother Nature Network and also work for the BlogHer Publishing Network.

Something that may surprise you about me: I don't really like to cook. I love my hair. I want to be a college football coach.

 

I always wanted a home birth.  


Unsurprising to some but fascinating to others: My competitive streak landed me both of the people I have had long-term relationships with and their birthdays are a week apart.

Our home has pictures of our ex-es...and sometimes those have been on our bedside tables, entertainment center, and refrigerator. Neither of us thought this odd until there was a discussion online somewhere about someone who still had pictures of their ex sitting out.

Assorted Personal Facts:

We have a blended family of six children--from all grown up and married down to middle school aged. My mother lives with us. We have three prairie dogs, a bird (my high school daughter's), a dog (my mother's).

Profession: 
Community Moderator/Online Programming Coordinator
Location: 
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Location Tags: 

Illinois, DC, Maryland, Oregon, Wisconsin, Florida

About Me Tags: 

Blogher, Health, Food, eco-friendly living, Feminism, Reading (voracious reading, meaning likely more than 300 books a year)

Causes Tags: 

Parenting, Feminism, Sex Ed, Food Scarcity, Green Living

Favorite Tags: 

social media,family,children,community,knitting

BlogHer Conference '06: 
I attended
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BlogHer Conference '08: 
I attended
BlogHer Conference '09: 
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