http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Support for moms and dads who are raising girls en Vox Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:24:52 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fa9683f59a0003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tara M) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fa9683f59a0003.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fa9683f59a0003.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:24:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fad69586420005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fad69586420005-50si" alt="New Pics 622" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fad69586520005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fad69586520005-50si" alt="New Pics 624" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My extended family has a couple of plots at the city's cemetery -- which happens to be 2 blocks from our house -- and my uncle, grandparents and father have been laid to rest there. The unfortunate thing is that my remaining uncles and dad coul... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fa9683f59a0003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e319e6094f00fa9683f59a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parents grandparents father grandfather daughters http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968348340003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968348340003.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968348340003.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:50:06 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad694daf50005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad694daf50005-50si" alt="J darling harbour" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fae8c736c7000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fae8c736c7000b-50si" alt="V Darling Harbour" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We had a nice day yesterday. The day of my daughter's Kung Fu demonstration at one of the city movie cinemas was finally here. It was meant to be in honour of the opening of the movie Kung Fu Panda but was really badly organised so actually coi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968348340003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968348340003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kids kung fu mcdonalds darling harbour http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eaf4000b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JustListenToMe) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eaf4000b.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eaf4000b.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eabd000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eabd000b-50si" alt="Claudia&#39;s 9th B-day Gift - 1" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fa968259d50002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fa968259d50002-50si" alt="Claudia&#39;s 9th B-day Gift - 2" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eac0000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eac0000b-50si" alt="Claudia&#39;s 9th B-day Gift - 3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here is one of the presents I got Claudia for her birthday, which is on August 2nd. She already has 4 American Girl dolls, but she's been wanting these two...Molly & Emily...for awhile now. She had asked for one or the other, but since she did ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eaf4000b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970f35d34cd500fae8c6eaf4000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398a6d82f000100fad69436e60005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(IrishLuckyLass) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398a6d82f000100fad69436e60005.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398a6d82f000100fad69436e60005.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:53:59 -0700 I was eight years old when I learned about the "birds and bees." It was a sunny afternoon, I had just dropped my backpack down at the front door and went straight to the kitchen for a snack. My mom was in there getting some stuff ready for dinne... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398a6d82f000100fad69436e60005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a6d82f000100fad69436e60005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family sex mom children love writing memory virgin daddy birds and bees spermdonor http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69133c10004.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69133c10004.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69133c10004.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:26:02 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967e1d8e0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967e1d8e0002-50si" alt="Gold Apple - huge resolution!" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/book/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69051b50005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69051b50005-50si" alt="The Shape Game" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500f48cff47cc0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500f48cff47cc0001-50si" alt="V+m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/book/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967ec1700003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967ec1700003-50si" alt="The Complete Grimm&#39;s Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale &amp; Folklore Library)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Wouldn't you just hate to have a frustrated English teacher for a parent at age 9? My daughter has been having a bit of trouble with comprehension tests at school lately (probably because she is not terribly keen on reading) so this morning I got... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69133c10004.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69133c10004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reading symbolism metaphors comprehension http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69188730005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69188730005.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69188730005.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:54:39 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad691881b0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad691881b0005-50si" alt="Dad and me 1" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967f55e00002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967f55e00002-50si" alt="Dad and me 2" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967f55f70002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967f55f70002-50si" alt="Dad Grandad and me" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us a picture of your father. Better late than never! I don't have a scanner so these are photos of photos. This first one was probably taken in late 1967 judging by the size of me. This one would be 1968 and was taken on the verandah of o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69188730005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69188730005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> father's day vox hunt http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa96812f220003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa96812f220003.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa96812f220003.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:24:00 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad68b487a0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad68b487a0004-50si" alt="Cronulla in May" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us summer. I have posted this previously but this is almost WINTER in Sydney! Just about to take the kids out to shoot some hoops at the local netball courts and take advantage of another sunny Winter day. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa96812f220003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa96812f220003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> winter beach netball vox hunt my summer http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69359d40005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69359d40005.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69359d40005.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:01:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/book/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad694384f0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad694384f0004-50si" alt="Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The title of this post is actually the title of a book by American author, Rosalind Wiseman about 'helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends and other realities of adolescence'. My daughter, V, is not yet an adolescent but has... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69359d40005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad69359d40005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> school relationships girls bullying http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d5770002.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d5770002.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d5770002.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:40:56 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad693e8cf0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad693e8cf0004-50si" alt="Winter surfing" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/video/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d4640002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d4640002-50si" alt="Spinning V" /></a> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d4ed0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d4ed0002-50si" alt="Group problem solving" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yesterday afternoon was sunny but with a cold wind so I took the kids and a friend and Mollie the dog to a different playground to the one we normally go to (which is located on a bay and not very sheltered). My daughter was most unimpressed abo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d5770002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9680d5770002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kids playground http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968178be0003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968178be0003.html?_c=feed-rss http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968178be0003.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:09:08 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fae8b9b9da000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fae8b9b9da000b-50si" alt="Drawing of me" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What parenting tip do you swear by? Never say never! I was reminded of this a few weeks ago when I heard a mother of a toddler swearing black and blue that neither of her children (including the one not yet born) would have cell phones as teenag... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daughters.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968178be0003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa968178be0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd parenting advice