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Mothering Magazine Sponsored Chat with Hathor the Cowgoddess --Hathor lives in the middle of urban sprawl with her dearest super-husband and three wee and wise kids. She has had an unassisted birth in the middle of her 700 square foot apartment, she breastfeeds on demand and in public, she shares sleep, maintains constant contact and unschools. Not only does she do all of this, she does it with grand style and verve. With extravagant and outrageous behavior. And with her trusty sidekick baby in a sling.

Hathor is the completely true product of the imagination of Heather Cushman-Dowdee, an outraged (because she might look distracted but she is paying attention! ) mama who has done almost all of the above (that part is autobiography)... except for the part that she totally makes up (those parts are wishful thinking). The raucous exploits of Hathor and her family are produced in comic form on the web and printed in many, many zines and magazines and books, too.

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4/5/06

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20:07:48 Webmama_Tina slow nite tonite...i'm gonna post to amity...hold on
20:08:18 hathor Tell, them I've got a beer and feeling frisky! Let's dish!
20:08:27 Webmama_Tina ok!
20:08:28 Webmama_Tina lol
20:09:18 Webmama_Tina did you see the moron on the roof turned off his comments and deleted the 7000+ that he had?
20:09:56 hathor Yes, just when it started getting into our community, I bet the comments were really getting interesting :angel:
20:10:27 hathor I for one mentioned that I wanted his wife's e-mail addy so I could send her a listing of divorce lawyers...
20:10:32 Webmama_Tina i know!
20:10:33 rosalind what's the topic tonight?
20:10:43 Webmama_Tina there was a lot of support for mom i see...bet he didn't tell her that!
20:10:49 hathor Anything you want!
20:10:50 rosalind (sorry, didn't mean to interrupt)
20:10:53 Webmama_Tina LOL heather!
20:11:15 Webmama_Tina no worries, we're small tonite so i'm not going moderated yet
20:11:16 Webmama_Tina :)
20:11:30 Webmama_Tina so far its just the 3 of us...trying to get the others to join us
20:11:38 hathor Rosalind, you have anything to talk about?
20:12:04 rosalind hmm, just thinking about r4-ing, but that's not really a question for you
20:12:15 Webmama_Tina i'm trying to get beating earth in here but she says she doesn't get your cartoons hathor! :(
20:12:52 rosalind heather, we're supposed to r4 in the year the child is 6, right?
20:12:57 hathor Doesn't get them? Does that mean I'm too obtuse? Or too imbecilic?
20:12:58 Webmama_Tina ..yup
20:13:06 Webmama_Tina heather you're in cali too, right?
20:13:13 rosalind right, so i have another year to go
20:13:18 hathor Yes, when you're child is 6 here in California
20:13:34 rosalind right thanks
20:13:38 hathor Take your time, where are you located?
20:13:38 Webmama_Tina the year they turn 6 before dec something...5th?
20:13:53 rosalind me? or tina?
20:14:05 hathor Rosalind
20:14:15 rosalind i'm in los angeles
20:14:35 hathor Oh! You're that Rosalind! HI!
20:14:43 rosalind yes, i'm that one ;-)
20:15:05 hathor OK now that's really cracking me up, how ya doing?
20:15:21 rosalind good. haven't seen you in ages
20:15:33 rosalind are you interested in doing beach days this summer?
20:15:47 hathor Yeah, I've been trapped on this side of the 405
20:16:14 hathor We would love to do some beach days...we go lots and will always go more!
20:16:16 rosalind i think patti might be out of the loop, but maybe i'll start up the beach days again for our group
20:16:55 hathor That would be great, and Wednesdays are a really good time.
20:17:15 hathor So Tina, Yay! Some more mamas!
20:17:47 hathor Let's talk about something! Any questions?
20:18:19 Webmama_Tina yay! sorry was posting on amity
20:18:29 Webmama_Tina took longer than anticipated cuz my computer was screwing up
20:18:37 hathor Hey, while we have a lull can you check out this? http://www.thecowgoddess.com/blog/archshow.asp?var=246
20:18:49 Webmama_Tina since we're slow today, lets just keep this casual
20:19:15 hathor Don't read the whole letter from the nutjob husband supporter, just halfway and then go blah, blah, blah
20:19:15 Webmama_Tina i'll just let y'all talk when you like...if it gets busier and starts to get a bit crazy, then we'll switch to moderated
20:19:36 hathor But then, read the Dairy Farmer's response! He's a riot!
20:19:46 HippyMom OMG that's horrible
20:19:53 Beating_Earth I guess I missed something
20:20:07 hathor I can say that can't I about a Um guy I know/pseudonym?
20:20:35 HippyMom speaking of babies, brb
20:20:54 Beating_Earth So what kind of things go along with attatchment parenting??
20:21:01 hathor Did you hear about the husband on strike and the petition and then the counter petition?
20:22:14 hathor Well, at my house AP includes homebirthing, breastfeeding, slinging, co-sleeping, and unschooling...but it varies enormously in different families
20:22:33 Webmama_Tina oh my, what a really sad woman that is (just read the letter)
20:22:37 leahmichal what exactly is the husband petitioning for?  it seems like he just wants everyone to whine with him.
20:22:43 hathor AP is mostly spending your time with your kids, because you prefer them
20:22:49 Beating_Earth I plan on homebirthing, breastfeeding and slinging
20:22:59 Beating_Earth I plan on staying at home with them
20:23:00 hathor He's petitioning to get the kids out of the bedroom
20:23:28 Beating_Earth we are gonna kind of co-sleep.  the baby will be beside our bed in a bassinet
20:23:30 hathor Good Beating_Earth , then you're AP do you have any kids yet?
20:23:50 Beating_Earth no we are TTC#1
20:24:03 Webmama_Tina yeah i just don't get why people would want a baby in another room....it just makes NO sense to me
20:24:04 Beating_Earth whats this letter you guys ar talking about
20:24:13 hathor Well, I'm rooting for you!
20:24:17 Webmama_Tina more mamas! lemme invite them over
20:24:18 Beating_Earth thanks!
20:24:53 hathor http://www.thecowgoddess.com/blog/archshow.asp?var=246
20:25:00 Webmama_Tina such an exciting time, beating earth
20:25:05 Webmama_Tina i remember when we were ttc #1
20:25:22 Webmama_Tina all my dreams were coming true...such a sweet time...all the anticipation was so exciting!
20:25:29 HippyMom ok, sorry, babies won't sleep
20:25:38 Webmama_Tina i hear ya hippymom
20:25:57 hathor You're far more AP than I was, Beating_Earth, I had never heard of midwifery, only wanted to breastfeed because I knew it was cheap!
20:26:06 Webmama_Tina to our latecomers---since we're small tonite we're going casual chat...feel free to join in!
20:26:40 hathor Look how far I've come, I'm practically a spokesperson!
20:27:02 Webmama_Tina lol heather...i learned about it when i was pg #2 (miscarried my first)...the lady i was nannying for had dr sear's baby book, ezzo's babywise (*shudder*) and ferber's book....
20:27:15 Beating_Earth yeah well,  its my fear of hospitals that is why i want a home birth
20:27:15 Webmama_Tina after looking through them all i was really drawn to sears...thank god!
20:27:33 Webmama_Tina if i hadn't had them side by side like that i might have done things differently...i just thought everyone let their babies cry themselves to sleep!
20:27:35 rosalind hospitals are so scary
20:27:42 Beating_Earth sorry about my typing, cat is lying on my arm
20:27:43 hathor How lucky  Webmama_Tina  that she had Dr. Sears!
20:27:49 Webmama_Tina yes!
20:28:04 Webmama_Tina sadly, she did make her baby cry to sleep, and subsequently so did i :(
20:28:08 Webmama_Tina her baby, not mine
20:28:11 HippyMom I always felt it was unnatural, even as a babysitter, to let them cry it out
20:28:16 Webmama_Tina but i learned differently for my own!
20:28:23 hathor Hospitals are really scary. When I gave birth in one, without drugs or interventions they acted like I was a freak of nature
20:28:27 Webmama_Tina yeah it didn't feel right
20:28:34 Webmama_Tina but i wanted to do what the mom wanted me to do
20:28:37 Webmama_Tina :(
20:28:42 Webmama_Tina i still feel bad sometimes about that
20:28:45 HippyMom I did the same
20:28:50 HippyMom felt horrid
20:28:52 HippyMom ick
20:29:03 hathor I was a nanny in a similar experience...thank god we learn a better way when we meet our own kids!
20:29:15 Webmama_Tina thank heavens for all the wonderful stuff on the net and all the great books on attachment style parenting!
20:29:32 hathor And really makes you wonder why so many people rely on the expertise of nannys, huh?
20:29:42 Beating_Earth im gonna be so happy to have a baby ill never want to put it down
20:29:50 Webmama_Tina i probably would have tended towards this style anyway eventually...but to find all that just validated it and made me feel strong in it
20:29:57 HippyMom With my first, I never read anything, I just went on instinct... he slept on my chest for 6 months because I was afraid he'd stop breathing
20:30:04 Webmama_Tina beating earth...and don't let anyone tell you that that's wrong! :)
20:30:10 HippyMom exactly
20:30:13 Beating_Earth :)
20:30:25 Webmama_Tina because believe me, they will!
20:30:33 Webmama_Tina you'll probably get all kinds of flack for it
20:30:35 Beating_Earth and luckily DH and I agree on all of this
20:30:39 hathor I've been wondering why we trust nannys and stupid men on roofs and idiots like Dr. Phil (I've heard, I don't know him personally) instead of trusting mothering instincts
20:30:47 Beating_Earth so I have support from him if we do get flack
20:30:51 Webmama_Tina i'm lucky cuz my family don't, but i think i'm a rare instance
20:31:03 HippyMom Because we're told they know how to mother" a baby?"
20:31:03 Webmama_Tina lol hathor, really
20:31:24 Webmama_Tina i like dr phil, but just for his relationship advice....he's too much of a control freak in his parenting style
20:31:47 hathor My husband used to be my cheerleader with family, when I would leave the room to breastfeed
20:31:59 rosalind how lucky
20:32:06 Beating_Earth Im not gonna leave the room
20:32:12 Webmama_Tina yeah that's the biggest piece of advice i like to give to new mothers or mothers to be....LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
20:32:14 Beating_Earth they can deal
20:32:20 Webmama_Tina your heart knows that babies should not be left to cry alone
20:32:25 rosalind i never left the room to bf...just used a sling and nobody could see
20:32:26 Webmama_Tina that's why moms always feel guilty
20:32:33 hathor he would field questions, I found that right after birth I was a wet noodle about arguing things so it's good to have a husband who will do it for you
20:32:52 Beating_Earth even if we are out in public he is all prepared to defend me
20:32:57 Webmama_Tina hathor, sounds like you got a good one!
20:33:03 Webmama_Tina mine surprises me sometimes
20:33:04 hathor My first baby I would leave the room...but sometimes it was to get a break!
20:33:17 Webmama_Tina in a good way...cuz he doesn't seem so gung ho until there's a confrontation about something
20:33:22 Webmama_Tina then i'm really proud of him
20:33:23 Webmama_Tina :)
20:33:42 rosalind mine is great too...just have to have him come around on the UNschooling
20:33:46 HippyMom men are odd creatures
20:33:47 rosalind he's on board for the HOMEschooling
20:34:05 Beating_Earth I was wondering if there is anything that can help get my cycle back on track.  I was on Depo for about 6 years.  Been off since last Nov but still no AF.  Anyone have any advice?
20:34:11 Beating_Earth What is unschooling?
20:34:14 hathor My dh made me call LLL after the first baby!
20:34:33 Webmama_Tina i never leave the room, but i have nursing tops that allow me to be discrete so i don't feel so self conscious...but i still do feel self conscious when i don't know how others feel about bf...i hate that...i know i shouldn't care, but i've heard too many horror stories of nasty confrontations and i hate confrontations
20:34:34 hathor Unschooling is a type of homeschooling that doesn't follow a curriculum
20:34:54 hathor Instead it follows the desires of the children to learn what they want
20:34:59 Beating_Earth ah I see
20:35:04 Webmama_Tina child-led education
20:35:12 Beating_Earth how does that work
20:35:12 rosalind it's an extension of AP
20:35:40 Webmama_Tina you make sure that you have a very rich environment for your children and follow their lead on their interests
20:35:42 hathor I unschool my kids and have reall loved it so far!
20:36:20 Webmama_Tina originally i was thinking unschooling would be a lot easier...but i can see now how it can really be a lot of work...in a good way, i think
20:36:25 HippyMom How old are yours, hathor?
20:36:34 rosalind it's okay to introduce things to the kids, but generally you're following what they indicate interest in.
20:36:39 hathor 8, 5 and 1
20:36:54 Webmama_Tina i am sorta unschooling...but we're going to be getting the enki curriculum soon for my daughter and i'll be weaving that in as well
20:37:15 Beating_Earth Doesnt home schooling cost alot for all the materials you need
20:37:18 Webmama_Tina hathor is your 5 a girl or boy?
20:37:23 tuckersmom hathor, are you doing ec with your youngest?
20:37:24 Webmama_Tina Beating_Earth doesn't have to
20:37:27 rosalind we're unschooling, but i just bought this cool math program...not going to force him to use it, but i think he'll want to
20:37:32 Webmama_Tina there's tons of free stuff on the net and the library
20:37:35 hathor I really love classical education so I always have a lot of books around
20:37:50 Webmama_Tina what exactly is classical education? i keep hearing that term
20:37:58 hathor My 5 is a girl, they're all girls...
20:38:05 HippyMom brb, babies again
20:38:06 Beating_Earth ive never really thought about home schooling.  I wouldnt know exactly how to do it.  Id be afraid of screwing up my kids
20:38:15 Webmama_Tina hathor, my 5 is a girl too! when's her birthday? mine is nov 4
20:38:35 Webmama_Tina Beating_Earth read teach your own" by john holt and you'll change your mind on that"
20:38:45 Beating_Earth ok
20:38:45 hathor It's an education heavy on classics and history, instead of science it's reading about the lives of scientists...
20:38:49 Webmama_Tina you won't screw them up...you're more qualified to teach them than a stranger
20:39:05 rosalind besides, beating earth, you'll develop intuition when your baby is born and just follow through with that into the education field
20:39:18 Beating_Earth I guess so
20:39:20 Webmama_Tina of course, homeschooling isn't for everyone
20:39:25 hathor I'm listening to my kids find stuff on the globe right now with my dh at the dinnertable
20:39:26 Beating_Earth I had a horrible school life
20:39:33 Webmama_Tina but if you are interested, check out that book...just see what you think after you read it. :)
20:39:39 Beating_Earth ok I will
20:39:42 Webmama_Tina me too...i always hated school
20:40:00 Webmama_Tina we turned the amazing race into a geography lesson
20:40:05 Webmama_Tina i think homeschooling is a blast!
20:40:09 rosalind i loved school...too much...collected too many advanced degrees! :-)
20:40:11 Webmama_Tina and i haven't even hardly started
20:40:38 rosalind unschooling is so fun...because living life, everything is educational
20:40:49 Webmama_Tina with the baby, i just haven't had time to pursue putting much thought into anything education wise for maeven...but the amazing race idea came up on another group i'm on and i love that show so that really has been great for us
20:41:08 hathor I loved school too, but now I see it as a way to just conform, and it's very dog-eat-dog, I'd rather protect my children from that in their fromative years
20:41:15 Beating_Earth oops
20:41:26 Webmama_Tina i see it as assembly line education and i just want so much more for my children
20:41:40 Webmama_Tina in our area public schools are horrid though
20:41:41 hathor I read the book the Classical Mind...I like how it divides the years up into periods of history
20:41:50 Webmama_Tina i know there are some great programs out there elsewhere...we don't have them here
20:41:51 rosalind yeah, i kind of loved school sometimes for the wrong reasons...being really good at writing tests and beating other people's scores, etc.
20:42:14 hathor for instance, 1st greade is ancient times, 2nd grade medieval...
20:42:31 rosalind you're talking about The Well Trained Mind, right, heather?
20:43:09 hathor Using that as a rough guide, I collect books from the library from and about  those time periods just to read...
20:43:39 hathor Oh yes, the well-trained mind. I don't follow it like a curriculum just as a good book list.
20:43:49 Beating_Earth I found that john holt book in my library.  im gonna put it on hold
20:43:55 hathor Cheers! just remembered my beer.
20:44:18 hathor AAAA h, I LOVE Joh Holt!
20:44:20 Webmama_Tina Beating_Earth you'll love it, i swear! its really awesome!
20:44:26 Webmama_Tina he has a bunch of other books too
20:44:42 Webmama_Tina how children fail", "how children learn"...and i don't know the other titles. but i know there's more"
20:44:47 hathor Hey  Beating_Earth, have you read the continuum concept?
20:45:02 Webmama_Tina hathor, that's cool...i'll have to look more into classical education
20:45:04 Beating_Earth no I havent read that one
20:45:12 Beating_Earth Tina, they have about 11 of his books
20:45:36 Webmama_Tina awesome!
20:45:53 rosalind there are some books that tell the story of particular unschooling families, too...i like Hard Time in Paradise by the Colfaxes
20:45:58 hathor Webmama_Tina, I've been so SCHOOLED that it's hard for me to back off sometimes, the WTMind gives me something to do...while I leave my kids alone, I hope that makes sense!
20:46:52 HippyMom do you have any experience with Special Needs kids?
20:47:02 Webmama_Tina i really like doing lesson plans...i was a preschool teacher and then i taught at an outdoor school and then at a local kids science museum so i've done lots of science lessons...so i will never totally unschool, i love lessons too much, LOL
20:47:12 Webmama_Tina but i will be very eclectic, i'm sure, once i'm full steam
20:47:32 Beating_Earth I am also putting Learning all the time by John Holt on hold as well
20:47:33 hathor No, but I meet with a Lot of mamas in parkdays and have  met a LOt of mothers who are experienced with special needs
20:47:55 Webmama_Tina sounds good, i'll have to check that one out
20:48:07 hathor It's a good reason to homeschool, if you don't want the schools to label your kids
20:48:07 Webmama_Tina hey hathor, weren't yout he one that recommended the richest man in babylon?
20:48:08 Beating_Earth Ill go downtown tomorrow and pick them up
20:48:22 HippyMom We're at sort of a crossroads with my 5 year old, he's in school but not kindergarten yet... I see him totally differently than they do
20:48:25 Webmama_Tina there are sooooo many reasons why i'm homeschooling...the list is huge
20:48:29 hathor Nope, sounds interesting!
20:48:33 Webmama_Tina i wrote an essay on it, anyone wanna see?
20:48:37 Webmama_Tina oh gosh, who was it?
20:48:39 Webmama_Tina hmmmm
20:48:52 rosalind pls send the link to your essay, tina
20:49:01 Webmama_Tina i swear i thought it was you heather, hmmm
20:49:04 Beating_Earth Is Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff
20:49:06 Beating_Earth ??
20:49:10 rosalind yes
20:49:12 Webmama_Tina yup
20:49:14 Beating_Earth waht is it about
20:49:21 rosalind there's a website too for continuum concept
20:49:21 Webmama_Tina ok lemme find it
20:49:29 Beating_Earth can you post it
20:49:40 Webmama_Tina its called why i believe in homeschooling"  http://fresnofamily.com/homeschool/believe.html"
20:49:41 hathor I think labeling is one of the worst parts about school, have you read the Holt books HippyMom?
20:50:08 HippyMom no, I haven't
20:50:09 rosalind www.continuum-concept.org/
20:50:19 hathor Yes, it's my fav about to be a mom book...it's about a woman who went to the amazon and lived
20:50:23 HippyMom I'm kind of in a tail spin at this point
20:50:31 Webmama_Tina continuum concept is an awesome book...but i tell ya, some of the people on her list are more than a little extreme in their interpretation of it in their daily living, sheesh!
20:50:32 Webmama_Tina there'
20:50:34 Webmama_Tina woops
20:50:43 Webmama_Tina there's fundies in everything aren't there? wowee
20:51:04 hathor with the yequana indians and wrote about how they raised their children and how it differs from our culture
20:51:18 Webmama_Tina i talked with jean liedloff on the phone once
20:51:22 Webmama_Tina interesting woman
20:51:24 hathor It is a really good read, and interesting for a LOT of dad's too
20:51:27 Webmama_Tina MAN does she hate dr sears though!
20:51:31 Beating_Earth hathor what book is that??
20:51:42 Webmama_Tina she went on and on and on about that man", practically spitting venom"
20:51:43 Webmama_Tina lol
20:51:48 hathor She hates DR Sears? Oooooh, tell me more!
20:51:56 Webmama_Tina she says he stole her idea
20:52:10 HippyMom I'm sorry, but the girls won't let me play anymore... have a wonderful night everyone!
20:52:11 hathor Beating_Earth , the yequana indians one is the continuum concept
20:52:13 Webmama_Tina attachment parenting was hers...the original time of his book had a different name
20:52:17 Beating_Earth ah ok thanks
20:52:25 Webmama_Tina woops
20:52:27 Webmama_Tina title not time
20:52:30 hathor Good night Hippy Mom!
20:52:35 Beating_Earth nite hiipymom
20:52:38 Webmama_Tina lemme find it on amazon, hold on...
20:52:58 Beating_Earth I have three books on hold at the library right now.
20:53:11 Beating_Earth two by john holt and that amazon one you guys are talking about
20:53:14 rosalind i bet dr. sears made a ton more money on the idea than jean leidloff did
20:53:24 hathor Wow! I have a dream about editing a book about the continuum concept
20:53:41 Beating_Earth brb
20:53:53 Beating_Earth back
20:53:59 hathor full of articles and essays about CC life...I wondered just the other day if I could get her to approve of it
20:54:12 hathor Sounds like she's a little controlling!
20:54:29 Webmama_Tina still looking...yeah she says he totally got the idea for attachment parenting from her book and ran with it
20:54:58 rosalind no question, dr. sears is good at marketing
20:55:09 hathor Well, I'm so glad he did with his Doctorate and 8! children, she's a fashion model with no children
20:55:10 Webmama_Tina found it
20:55:11 rosalind he's basically written one book and repackaged it a bunch of times
20:55:24 rosalind great content, but really, it's one book
20:55:24 Webmama_Tina he did have continuum concept in his original title and i just couldn't find it...here it is....
20:55:41 Webmama_Tina his original book was publised in 83
20:55:51 Webmama_Tina http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0396082645/qid=1144288459/sr=1-49/ref=sr_1_49/002-5928889-0991268?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
20:55:59 hathor so though her theory is wonderful and her book is great I'm certainly glad it's been packaged by more people
20:56:10 Webmama_Tina heck ya
20:56:15 Webmama_Tina and it not like the concept is HERS
20:56:18 Webmama_Tina its ancient
20:56:56 Webmama_Tina here's the interesting part...in 87 it looks like he republished that book with a new title:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0396090354/qid=1144288459/sr=1-50/ref=sr_1_50/002-5928889-0991268?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
20:57:09 Webmama_Tina that seems to be when he coined the term attachment parenting""
20:57:13 hathor Thanks Tina! Now I know for sure that I can't write a book called Parenting and the Continuum Concept! hee hee *)
20:57:20 Webmama_Tina lol
20:57:24 Webmama_Tina yeah she'd have a total co
20:57:26 Webmama_Tina cow
20:57:30 Webmama_Tina pun intended
20:57:31 Webmama_Tina LOL
20:57:35 hathor Unless I want to take Liedloff anti-venom!
20:57:39 Webmama_Tina lol
20:57:44 Webmama_Tina yeah man you should have heard her!
20:57:51 Webmama_Tina i couldn't believe the fire in her voice...
20:57:55 rosalind huh! so he really did copy the idea from her, but changed the name
20:57:58 Webmama_Tina she literally said THAT man!""
20:58:05 Webmama_Tina yup looks like it
20:58:08 My2girlsmama not sure what all the chat is about I just wanted to pop in to say Hathor you're so awesome and the comics rock...the latest on that moron husband on strike you totally got it...and thank you for it. :)
20:58:15 hathor I should call her sometime, I wonder what she thinks about my stuff?
20:58:21 Webmama_Tina lol, dunno
20:58:34 Webmama_Tina she's a cool lady though, just don't talk about dr sears with her, lol!
20:58:41 hathor Hi My2girlsmama , and thank you!
20:58:43 Webmama_Tina or attachment parenting
20:59:21 My2girlsmama your most welcome...I send my Bf mamas I counsel and from groups I run to you and your work..and I thank you. Have a great night!
20:59:30 rosalind well, i think they both deserve credit...obviously he managed to get acceptance for the ideas in a way that she couldn't/didn't
21:00:24 Webmama_Tina rosalind but dr sears has taken it so much further and done so much for children everywhere with it...i can't see how that is a bad thing
21:00:32 hathor rosalind, so true... her book is so open-ended its like the bible, to be interpreted! His is a how-to manual, there's no interpretation necessary
21:00:38 Beating_Earth so is Dr. sears a good one to read too??
21:00:53 Webmama_Tina heck ya
21:00:58 Webmama_Tina anything by dr sears is awesome
21:01:05 Beating_Earth ok  ill check it out too
21:01:23 hathor Yes, it's one of the best hey speaking of here's a book list...http://www.thecowgoddess.com/newmamaproject.html
21:01:28 rosalind i agree with you, tina
21:01:59 hathor The mothers who get my comic (hint hint  Beating_Earth) sent me their favs! :angel:
21:02:01 Webmama_Tina hey beating earth, here's a book list i compiled sometime ago you may be interested in: http://fresnofamily.com/ap/apbooks.htm
21:02:12 Webmama_Tina lol
21:02:18 Webmama_Tina heather i gotta get your book soon
21:02:21 Webmama_Tina add it to my list
21:02:22 Webmama_Tina :)
21:02:27 Webmama_Tina hey mamas, i gotta git
21:02:35 Webmama_Tina i have a scrapping party that i'm already late for...
21:02:41 hathor Did you see the review in Mothering?
21:02:42 Beating_Earth have a good nite Tina
21:02:43 Webmama_Tina but y'all stay and chat as long as you like!
21:02:44 Webmama_Tina :)
21:03:03 Webmama_Tina i'm not gonna worry about the room tonite...it'll close when the last of you leaves. :)
21:03:06 hathor Thanks! I can only stay for  a couple of minutes any more questions?
21:03:13 Webmama_Tina thanks again hathor for another fun chat!!!!
21:03:22 hathor Thank you!
21:03:23 Webmama_Tina toodles mamas! :)

 

 

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