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  • Baby diaper options- Biodegradable Composting Diaper Service

    In response to the cloth diaper quandary, probably the best option out there is a biodegradable diaper composting service called Earth Baby. They work much like a cloth diaper service, but use biodegradable diapers and wipes. Now here is the best part... they collect the dirty diapers and compost them in a industrial facility completing the link ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by jplacount on January 23, 2009

  • Annoyed Youth

    I completely agree with MotherofTwo's post about Prudence's response to this letter. So what if the writer is oviously less younger than most of her readers. I myself am a high school senior and will be graduating in less then a month, does that mean if I sent in a letter to her asking for advise that she would basicly tell to grow up and that ...
    Posted to Dear Prudence by taltastic on May 11, 2008

  • When moms have the freedom

    I am so happy my husband supports my desition of staying with my child at home. I just couldn't leave him in childcare. I tried 3 different center after I actually visited like 15. It was just so devastating. I came home to cry all evening for leaving my child with who know who... We couldn't afford for me not to make money, we need my income. But ...
    Posted to Number 1 by ptiffany on May 10, 2008

  • what mommies do

    Lots of moms who have decided to stay home because they just can't leave their babies in daycare, either because they find the separation too hard or because after having to pay childcare fees and gas they don't really bring much money home, they are doing GPT sites from home. I am one of them. No, I didn't believe in those sites at first. My ...
    Posted to Moneybox by ptiffany on May 10, 2008

  • three cheers for Hirshman

    Hirshman has it exactly right. The key point here is that while wealthy women can, in some sense, afford to be stay at home mothers, if they decide to do so, they are dependent on their husband-breadwinners and can put themselves in a position where it is difficult to get a divorce or restart the career if needed. And that means they may decide ...
    Posted to Culturebox by Dilan Esper on March 12, 2008