The Job of Motherhood: All the Performance Reviews and None of the Benefits.
As Chris Gottlieb wrote for the NY Times Motherlode blog, even for women of privilege, mothering is a minefield of judgment—judgment which increases exponentially for women who don’t fit the Betty...
View ArticleRace, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption: Thoughts on the Adoption Initiative’s...
I recently attended the Adoption Initiative’s biennial conference, “Race, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption.” Even as a committed reproductive justice advocate, adoption is a fairly new topic to me. I...
View ArticleDear Daughter
by Natasha Dear Daughter, I never gave you up. I gave you a chance at better life than what I could provide for you, as your mother. I have always loved you, even before I knew you, I savored our time...
View ArticleRace, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption (Part III: Surprises and Takeaways)
This post is the third in a three-part discussion of adoption research featured at the Adoption Initiative’s conference. (Check out Part I and Part II) After the plenary sessions, the conference had...
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Say it loud! I nurse, I pump and I’m proud: Free to breed and feed my sucklers
This blog post is part of the Strong Families Mama’s Day Our Way celebration. You can read more posts in the series on the Strong Families blog. Backline is proud to be a member of Strong Families, a...
View ArticleMothers’ Day, Backline Way
At Backline, we spent the weekend honoring all mamas: young mothers who face stigma for their choices every day, queer mothers and trans* mothers who have the legitimacy of their families challenged...
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