(Brave New) Care Plus World

When will an establishment like this appear on our shores? My guess: not long. Via Hot Air headlines, behold the epitome of modern parenting in a surrogacy world: Juggling parenting with a high-powered career and hectic social life is a challenge anywhere in the world. One daycare center in India has stepped in to help [...]

Celebrate mom by helping others avoid motherhood.

This rivals a suggestion on Facebook when a former schoolmate asked others to donate to NARAL in lieu of wrapping up a gift for Christmas. Saves paper and bows! Besides, what says joy of infant Jesus like the slaughter of the unborn? Kirsten Gilibrand stuck her foot in it today. Via Hot Air, behold: “This [...]

A parent’s worst nightmare…?

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we ad-lib to conceive… From LifeSiteNews Single mom wants baby. But she’s on a budget, so sperm donor is out of the question. So she goes the way of “ex-boyfriend with benefits” – sorta – she pays him $1400 for his “service” – you know his guy friends [...]

Reproductive justice, indeed.

Heh. Via The Lonely Conservative. Need I remind you, the future belongs to the fruitful. UPDATE: linked at Theo Spark. Thanks, Chris! AND at Temple of MUT! Merci!

Taxing motherhood

I’ve highlighted Ann Althouse’s explanation of the tax benefit of having a stay-at-home parent before. A refresher: Why don’t more couples do the math and figure out that they should not do all that extra work for the government? Life is so much simpler with the 1-earner family, and the spouse who doesn’t bring in [...]

“The days I stay home with my kids without going out, I start to get ill.”

Ah, she gets a headache, too. So quipped the First Lady in an interview in 2007. The full Monty: Every year, Michelle Obama considers quitting her job and staying home full-time to take care of her children. “It was a gift having my mother home every day. I want my kids to feel that way,” [...]

“The future belongs to the fruitful”

So argues James Taranto of the WSJ yet again in explaning the consequences of what he terms the “Roe Effect.” More: We have another thought as to why environmentalism seems to have peaked with the baby boom. The key is in that generation’s moniker: “baby boom.” The baby boomers’ parents were unusually fertile, especially when [...]

Pricetag of the would-have-been aborted daughter: $3 million

Meet Ariel and Deborah Levy of Portland. They have three children. Two of whom are sons: The Levys said their sons are healthy, strong and bright. The oldest is a competitive chess player and has placed in the 99th percentile on standardized tests. Alas, their daughter–despite all the prenatal tests and ultrasounds–has Down Syndrome. The parents [...]

“I’m grateful to Santorum for forcing on me the discomfort of having to think about the moral implications of his daughter’s smile”

So concludes Time magazine writer Joe Klein of Santorum’s oft-vilified family choices. It’s a beautiful and moving tribute that bears repeating often. The whole piece is behind a paywall, but visit if you have a subscription. I might have to buy this copy once it hits newstands. Via NRO: Rick and Karen decided to fight for [...]

Are French parents superior? They achieve remarkably different results

It’s all in priorities. Don’t tolerate whiny, screaming, demanding kids. Expect better of them. Do you want an independent or dependent child? From the WSJ, an article penned by American ex-pat Pamela Druckerman explains the difference between American and French parenting styles. It’s rather illuminating. She writes: And once I started thinking about French parenting, I [...]