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• NYT Asks: Are There Too Many Ways to Conceive?

  Lisa Belkin over at the NYT's Motherlode blog wonders if the pursuit-of-parenthood market may be oversaturated.  Citing the recent examples of the Sarah Jessica Parker/Matthew Broderick surrogate twins and the woman attempting to become a surrogate grandmother by using her dead son's sperm, Belkin asks if science -- with its IVF, egg donations, fertility drugs and other advances -- has perhaps given us too many options. She quotes The Washington Post's Liza Mundy, who recently wrote a book about assisted reproduction: "When there is always something else to try ... there is no permission to stop. That’s the hardest part of the process for couples. For most of them, the ‘permission’ to stop comes when they run out of money." Mundy mentions a key word there: money. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 07:29 PM by Jen Chaney with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: IVF, infertility, Conception, Egg donation, surrogacy, economy, getting pregnant over 40, conceive, Lisa Belkin, Jen Chaney, sperm donation, new york times, motherlode, science and pregnancy

• How Slow Can You Go? Is This New Parenting Movement For You?

  In this fast-paced world, where life can often feel like it's spiralling out of control, and the only thing more overloaded than your checking account is your kid's jam-packed activity schedule, the idea of some downtime is increasingly appealing. Maybe during this econonmic low it's the perfect time to scale back on both the time and money we're spending trying to push our kids into high-status, high stakes perfection, and just let them be kids. Read More... Posted Apr 15 2009, 11:31 AM by Kate Tuttle with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Kate Tuttle, Carl Honore, Lisa Belkin, motherlode, slow, family schedule, slow parenting, hurried child, busy child

• Kid Won't Friend You on Facebook? Get a Life

  We all want our kids to love us even a smidge as much as we love them. But needing our kids to verify we're cool enough to be their "friends" on Facebook? Maybe it's time you get off the internet and MEET your kid. I laughed at Lisa Belkin's essay a few months back in the Times about her kid refusing to friend her online. She even joined a group of moms whose kids are embarrased to find them on Facebook. Now the kids are getting back - with a group that's five thousand strong and growing, dubbed "For the love of god -- don't let parents join Facebook." I've got news for you kids, not every mom wants her kid sending her a friend request. If they do, there's a fair amount of us who wouldn't hesitate to hit "deny." Read More... Posted Jan 04 2009, 11:23 AM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Facebook, MySpace, social media, Jeanne Sager, Lisa Belkin, twitter, moms seeking approval from kids, motherlode, pillow pants, parents online, moms online