tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.comments2022-11-08T06:50:55.376-08:00a broad margin of leisureLA Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385747265563140854noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-39388584281612639162013-09-04T20:01:35.890-07:002013-09-04T20:01:35.890-07:00hi
i like your post ^____^hi <br />i like your post ^____^Blogs Obat Strokehttp://obatpenyakitstrokeherbal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-14387663137310962992013-01-23T13:22:48.832-08:002013-01-23T13:22:48.832-08:00Hi. :)Hi. :)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114048177060477471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-17875250598953703182012-05-15T10:43:31.130-07:002012-05-15T10:43:31.130-07:00Where Badinter misses the mark is that she focuses...Where Badinter misses the mark is that she focuses on one part of a woman's life, a fleeting moment. A person's life is much more than the 18 or less years they spend raising their offspring, or any other segment of time. Whether you are a working, stay at home mother or father, or you choose not to reproduce and give your love solely to your pets or partner. It is incredibly anti-feminist to think anything but of a woman's life as a whole, she is not separate from her accomplishments before and after birth. A woman's life is far greater than raising children, if she even chooses to do so. We can easily acknowledge the group of women who have delayed marriage in the last twenty years, gone to college, obtained a degree, jobs, and then went on to raise their children, perhaps with what could only be viewed as a sabbatical before they reenter the job market. Deciding to stay home with your child is much more than cloth diapers and baby food. It can be a blessing that many women who work want, and would give anything for, but can't for monetary reasons. Many others stay home because their paycheck is a wash. For what reason should you work a few years for nothing due to daycare, clothing, gas, lunches out when you could be caring for your child, watching them grow and guiding them? Many of the reasons that many couples decide to start or adopt a family. As a mother I cannot think of one advantage to work right now other than for a paycheck that would some months end up in the red. Even if it means that one day I would have been further in my career if I had not stayed out of the job market for a few years to nurture and run a household. When my last days arrive and my loved ones surround me it will be them that I am most proud of, regardless of what I go on to accomplish in life. I am certain that my own mother who chose to stay home for 30 years certainly did not wish that she would have fulfilled her life with a paycheck instead of the life that she lead, which was perfect for HER and she did not breastfeed me, cloth diaper me, or make my baby food. She ran our home, and lead by strong example that she was not the "little woman". You have cared for a child, albeit not your own, an aunt's love is not made of the same cloth of which mother or father's is cut. Regardless of the nitty gritty. Women's rights shouldn't be categorized as that, they are human rights. Rights that are for women, gays, blacks, minorities, and those without a voice. None of them should be looked at as a privilege, they are a choice, A RIGHT! that all minority groups deserve to make for themselves to be happy because they are human and everyone on this earth deserves the same consideration regardless of their chosen path. If people are happy then community should support them, because the road to decision is not black or white. There is nothing more beautiful than a matriarchal society here on mother earth, and it doesn't only have to happen outside a home in receipt of a paycheck, it is just important inside and around it, amazing and fulfilling accomplishments can be made there as well.JMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449813770869692059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-64665979288521575762012-02-12T16:03:26.839-08:002012-02-12T16:03:26.839-08:00While my views vary greatly on both sides of the s...While my views vary greatly on both sides of the spectrum I'm enjoying it too. Cheers!JMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449813770869692059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-12347578246831002982012-02-09T06:16:26.185-08:002012-02-09T06:16:26.185-08:00I have found every day that I age I discover these...I have found every day that I age I discover these things more and more. A big one for me is a fresh cup of coffee and the NYTimes crossword on a Sunday morning :)<br /><br />thanks for the comment!<br />xoLA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385747265563140854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-82819818259347877822012-02-09T03:38:43.261-08:002012-02-09T03:38:43.261-08:00Those moments are what make up everyday. I adore t...Those moments are what make up everyday. I adore the "mundane". Sun on your face after days of rain, that nod from a passing stranger, the first cup of coffee in silence each morning, chopping garlic....JMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449813770869692059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-12345110018167649532012-02-05T09:08:54.865-08:002012-02-05T09:08:54.865-08:00More likely Google is giving as a top result your ...More likely Google is giving as a top result your web site for the wrong spelling.Sneezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16465167890146557844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-64351944480438189342012-01-15T06:47:03.492-08:002012-01-15T06:47:03.492-08:00Inspiring post!
p.s.: Found you while Googling fo...Inspiring post! <br />p.s.: Found you while Googling for the Thoreau quote about: 'a broad margin of leisure'The Ugly Caterpillarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501073261725086071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-26909315156160045662012-01-11T18:05:09.041-08:002012-01-11T18:05:09.041-08:00Great post.Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-15792906515631176082012-01-11T12:42:00.208-08:002012-01-11T12:42:00.208-08:00I'm so glad you posted this because I was so i...I'm so glad you posted this because I was so intrigued by your Instagram photos! Yum!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114048177060477471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-83670454870401718712011-12-05T20:38:08.302-08:002011-12-05T20:38:08.302-08:00So happy to see you back writing again! I cannot h...So happy to see you back writing again! I cannot help but agree with your assessment here - it seems that there was once life before humanity was sucked into the blue portal of Facebook - I remember it well. Days seemed to have more meaning because we weren't sharing every last second of it online... At any rate - from one History PhD student to another, thanks for posting the update. It was much appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-87189022210251645782011-07-02T13:23:21.705-07:002011-07-02T13:23:21.705-07:00Haha, well once you hear this album you'll get...Haha, well once you hear this album you'll get a sense of my personal take on "rural." Music is so subjective, huh. If you need a copy, Tore and I are both currently obsessed with and either one of us would gladly burn you a copy!LA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385747265563140854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-71522220043292196922011-07-01T09:32:10.429-07:002011-07-01T09:32:10.429-07:00cool, LA! glad you enjoy landship; i've been ...cool, LA! glad you enjoy landship; i've been enjoying your blog efforts as well. i havent heard this album but will track it down soon. i am interested to know what "rural" sounds like for you...Levi Van Santhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316338541922796803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-80747010250521432552011-06-26T10:06:05.152-07:002011-06-26T10:06:05.152-07:00I absolutely loved the first song of his that I ev...I absolutely loved the first song of his that I ever heard (40 Dogs live on Bob & Tom) so I was excited to hear more and then... eh. It was downhill from there. Disappointing indeed.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-90969188149909458992011-05-23T12:43:18.050-07:002011-05-23T12:43:18.050-07:00PS Isn't bittersweet indeed the proper word. ...PS Isn't bittersweet indeed the proper word. Love you, FFF :)LA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029744054441134704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-63327198553963505202011-05-23T12:39:32.644-07:002011-05-23T12:39:32.644-07:00See you soon Frances! Summer porch sittin', h...See you soon Frances! Summer porch sittin', here we come :) Thanks, as always, for reading. xoxoLA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029744054441134704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-53317388262983230322011-05-23T12:32:17.399-07:002011-05-23T12:32:17.399-07:00Awww. Sweet post. Brings lil tears to mah eyes. I ...Awww. Sweet post. Brings lil tears to mah eyes. I remember my life of transitions; they were every one bitter sweet. I didn't realize that DCA meant you'd graduate in 2012?!? Woo freakin' hoo girl! That's amazing! See you soon. xoxoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114048177060477471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-34338655091295525432011-05-20T14:48:29.445-07:002011-05-20T14:48:29.445-07:00i have it too :) i was trying to appear sly. tha...i have it too :) i was trying to appear sly. thank you though!LA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029744054441134704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-34749682935350170652011-05-20T14:46:13.611-07:002011-05-20T14:46:13.611-07:00i have the bon iver album already if you want iti have the bon iver album already if you want itRen D'Auriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793699215260262014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-24202224118641399522011-05-18T11:31:25.540-07:002011-05-18T11:31:25.540-07:00How how how, tell me how!How how how, tell me how!LA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029744054441134704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-70028304516980096932011-05-18T11:18:20.578-07:002011-05-18T11:18:20.578-07:00you can put an actual like button on your blog too...you can put an actual like button on your blog too. i have one on mineeee ;) dauriala.blogspot.comRen D'Auriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793699215260262014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-61283404311592386532011-05-11T16:19:33.914-07:002011-05-11T16:19:33.914-07:00"In that moment I became more convinced than ..."In that moment I became more convinced than ever before that American culture teaches a lot of us to imagine ourselves as more...elite than we actually, um, are. It's why every romantic comedy takes place in some upper-middle-class house that looks like Pottery Barn vomited all over it. Or why some politicians can get away with selling tax cuts for the wealthy to the...poor. (Does that make any sense?) And, relevant to my career, it explains why the popular history on the front shelves of Barnes and Noble is still covered in white wigs and white Whigs and World War II cannons. People want the exciting, the heroic. They also want the whitewashed, the neat historical packages."<br /><br />I think you hit the nail on the head with this paragraph (and your line about the Pottery Barn is a repeat-worthy phrase). I think the general readership (outside of the handful of academics that read our work) want a sensational, larger than life story. Americans love to think that they will be rich - some day - which is why tax cuts always sell, even when they really work against the people they are purported to help. <br /><br />Oddly enough, after thirty plus years of specialization in History, the mass readership seems to long for a return to a Top-Down narrative. They want the story of Patton and Roosevelt rather than the destitute Dust Bowl farmer or the private who never fired his rifle in combat. I think it's because we all aspire to be great, and the "common" story reminds us that we're still all too human.<br /><br />I think we'll be combating this notion that a bottom-up, or social history, is "boring" for most of our careers. And I say we because I'm starting my PhD this fall at U. Tenn (in Modern German History). <br /><br />Best of luck this summer and safe travels to Georgia. I visited UGA in December and met with some faculty - mostly Morrow - and it's a fantastic school. And keep the blog going - I always enjoy your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-28004231213364423762011-05-11T05:49:23.921-07:002011-05-11T05:49:23.921-07:00Still reading and enjoying your blog. Safe travels...Still reading and enjoying your blog. Safe travels to Georgia, my "home" state... I miss it this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-67816240224883310902011-04-19T17:30:55.417-07:002011-04-19T17:30:55.417-07:00haha, I'm sure Mr. Reed will be making an appe...haha, I'm sure Mr. Reed will be making an appearance this summer in Athens! Arrival: May 31st!!!LA Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029744054441134704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816407927798096944.post-51752097995716323992011-04-19T16:36:35.806-07:002011-04-19T16:36:35.806-07:00……*your…..your dad……although it'd be cool if w...……*your…..your dad……although it'd be cool if we were relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com