A Grandfather’s Love, Demonstrated in Freeze Pops

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As the weather starts to break a bit, we make plans for Spring Break, and I book my kids in a variety of Summer camps,  I am reminded that this summer will be different because we won't have my dad to share the summer with,  My dad kept these on the rotation, in every flavor. Not even sure how he gets them now because I think they are the equivalent of "kid crack"--made with artificial coloring, flavoring, and sugar . To my kids though, these freeze pops were love and summer wrapped in a bow.
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READING ON THE RUN: Articles of Interest to Moms and Working Women (Feminism, Sex, and Work)

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Below are four articles that I believe will be of interest to moms and working women.

ENJOY!!! 

The Anniversary of The Feminine Mystique 


This is the anniversary of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, a book that is widely viewed as the feminine manifesto.  It may not have launched the feminist movement, but it did bring it more attention.  Indeed, it is a book that has launched a thousand activists. It is also a book, as you will see in the articles below, that remains relevant.

To be honest, I have never read it. However, I have benefited from it.  Also, like all women under 50 I have heard about it for years and its principles have influenced my life. Also, the reviews of it make clear that the attention that Ms. Friedan brought to the issue of the role of women in this country opened a lot of doors for women.
For that reason, I decided to compile a few articles.  One is about the anniversary of Ms. Friedan’s book and the others are about issues affecting modern professional women—sex, housework, stress and work/life balance.  I bet those are the same issues that women faced in Ms. Friedan’s time.  The more things change…




“On the 50th Anniversary of the ‘Feminist Mystique’ Is There Still a Problem That Has No Name?”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizadonnelly/2013/02/18/on-the-50th-aniversary-of-the-feminine-mystique-is-there-still-a-problem-that-has-no-name/

"More Housework For Married Men Means Less Sex: Study" http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/housework-sex-married-men-article-1.1251047

“Working Moms Multitask, And Stress, More Than Dads” http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/02/143045721/among-working-parents-moms-multitask-and-stress-more-than-dads

“10 Ways Moms Can Balance Work and Family” http://www.parents.com/parenting/work/life-balance/moms-balance-work-family/


 

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