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Mothers of Intention: Moms are the New Activists!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

If someone asked you to take a day out of your life to help mothers and children who are the poorest of the poor, who need the things we take for granted every day – enough food to feed …

Where the Heck Was PunditMom This Week?

Saturday, October 29, 2011

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Yes, things have been a little quiet here, but I promise, I have good reasons: Welllll, I’ve been launching a new project I think you’ll enjoy called The Broad Side. It’s a new online magazine that will feature …

PunditMom Gets Around …

Saturday, September 10, 2011

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Where have I been hanging out this week besides PunditMom? No, I wasn’t in that beautiful Giverny garden in France, but I was a few other fun places …. I was honored to be selected by Working Mother Magazine …

Mothers of Intention: The Road Show Has Begun!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

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It was pretty hard to contain my excitement when I saw my book, Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America. The book actually didn’t come to me — I went to it when I …

Breastfeeding Moms Equal Capitol Hill Bipartisanship

Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Networking in non-traditional settings is nothing new for women. When our husbands think we’re just hanging out with the girls or managing the soccer game and birthday party schedules for our kids, we know that those relationships can be, and …

Motherhood: The Definitive Political Qualification?

Monday, October 25, 2010

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Women with children bring a unique perspective to the political process. It’s no big secret I believe that and I’d like to think at this stage of the political game, it shouldn’t be a surprise to other politicos. But …

Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” Are Really Polar Bears

Monday, July 19, 2010

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Last summer on our family vacation to Yellowstone National Park, we actually got to see a grizzly bear. Fortunately for safety’s sake, it was from a very far distance while we were on a rafting trip, but I was surprised …

Mothers of Intention — Mother’s Day Edition

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Just because our official once a year Mother’s Day celebration is over, doesn’t mean we should forget about what mothers are thinking about. So, I thought a special Mother’s Day edition of Mother’s of Intention was in order. So, here …

The Political Economics of Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 10, 2009

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After reading about two new volumes out just in time for Mother’s Day, I’ve resigned myself to the notion that Mother’s Day will continue to be the hook on which some capitalize on their own insecurities, both intellectually and financially.…

Guess Who Won the 2009 Mother of the Year "Award?"

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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If you’re like me, trying to find that perfect Mother’s Day gift is often a challenge (though I made it easy for Mr. PunditMom and PunditGirl this year by asking for an addition to our lawn furniture!) But MomsRising…

Political Makeovers for Women!!

Friday, April 10, 2009

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Women love makeovers. We can’t help it. Even the most serious-minded of us like a little change now and then. Who doesn’t crave a new lip gloss or yearn for an updated hair style from time to time? (Excuse me …

10 Reasons Mothers are More Political in 2009

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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As I discovered last year by reading a lot of blogs, and from the wonderful essays all my Mothers of Intention contributors wrote, moms are a lot more political than the we get credit for. Politicians think they know us …