Interviews
Jan 2nd, 2008 by womensspace
I have finally completed two interviews I’ve been working on. One was for an upcoming issue of Home Education Magazine. The other was for a book which is currently being written about the Quiverfull movement and which is scheduled for release by Beacon Press in November of 2008.
I will keep everyone advised as to specifics. All involved in these projects are good, progressive, pro-women people and their work deserves to be widely read and circulated. I feel good about the way the interviews turned out.
Heart
I am looking fwd to reading both interviews, though such a long wait for the book one
I am thrilled someone is writing a book about the Quiverfull movement. There has been little of depth written about it, most commentary I would put in the ‘gawking’ category. Gawking in shock and disbelief, followed by ridicule. Gawking in shock and disbelief, followed by gushing about how wonderful these families must be. No one ever gets past the gawking. Whether it’s positive or negative most articles don’t move past the gawking stage.
I am looking forward to reading both interviews too. I did not know about the Quiverfull movement until I came across your blog. Thanks for your wonderful writing and the education you have provided me.
Hey mom Solomon andi are downstairs on the wii right now
We love you ha ha ha look we’re probably in your comment spam thing!!!
P.s don’t get mad
YOU ARE A COOL MOM
LOVEMBARGOES SOL!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.
HA!
One of my daughters and her boyfriend got my three youngest kids a Wii for Christmas, and then one of them bought the internet thingie for the Wii, which means they can go on the internet on the television set via the Wii.
It is interesting, have to say, logging in to Women’s Space on the television!
I asked what the “lovembargoes” thing is about and my daughter said for some reason, when they were typing in “love”, the Wii kept offering them words that started with “e” so they decided “embargoes” would be good to add to “love.” HA! And here I thought it was one of those internet/gamer things like lulz or “all your base are belong to me” or “kay,thnx,bai,” or whatever.
This diversion brought to you courtesy of the marauding-in-the-night, exuberant-about-the-Wii Amazon Tribe of Heart.
xxxxxooooo
to my darlings.
All anti-child persons, hmph.
Heart
[...] little over a year ago, I blogged about having been interviewed by Kathryn Joyce, who was writing a book about the Quiverfu…. The book has now been published, I’ve received my review copy, and though I haven’t [...]
HEHEHE… I have a soft spot for kid hi-jinks in supposedly adult spaces. It tickles me, like in movies where the kid interrupts the oh-so-important board meeting to talk to their often preoccupied parent, or when adults with kids get together and the little ones won’t stay in the “kid zone”.
Sadly, it reminds me of the reason why so many women have been kept out of important spaces. As we are the so-called inherent keepers of children, it is often the case that we are left home, or stuck in the lobby with the toddler so no one is disturbed during the speech. Which sometimes dissuades us from going, thus preventing us access to things that we should be a part of.
But this profit-driven patriarchal arrangement, that can’t be bothered to slow down enough to include families in it’s pace, does not want us there, unless we have the freedom to leave the kids at home like men have utilized for some time. The society we have allowed to happen before us, is hostile to children, therefore it’s hostile to us. Instead of working toward creating a society where the whole family is part of things, and having designated places for adults to have adult-only spaces when necessary, we have a society where men (and now women who don’t have kids or they have access to childcare) are a part of things, and there are designated spaces for children and the women who are charged with their care. More and more I’ve watched the public space turn more inappropriate for children, and thus unwelcoming to me as their mother. Billboards on major arteries that are basically giant pornography for everyone to see. Magazine covers at the grocery store that I have to turn around before rolling the cart into the checkout with my 2 year old son in the cart. Oh, and don’t even get me started about the shitty looks from childless people in line if my kids start making noise! What? should there be designated times for me to go to the grocery store with my kids so you don’t have to be so bothered by their outburst? Okay I gotta stop now, cuz I could go on with examples of how our society has become so bad that it’s not even safe for kids anymore.
I believe that there should be spaces for adults and spaces for children, but there aren’t enough spaces for all of us together. Only then, will we all share responsibility for our young ones, and make it possible for families to survive. We women can’t keep doing it alone, whether it’s mothers watching the kids or the women who work in daycare for barely above min. wage pay.
It’s great for women who don’t have kids or have enough money to pay someone else, but what about the rest of us? It is just too late for us to be included? What’s the point then?
As our gender roles shift and change and adjust, why is that we as women just keep taking on more, rather than evening out the score? We can’t keep letting men get away with faux incompetence for the sake of saving the energy it takes to get through to them. No more “he doesn’t know how to do what I do”, cuz, it’s about time he figures it out.
Sorry this was so long and off topic, but your kids’ really put a smile on my face, and I wanted to comment. And then the comment just veered outta control :I
Hey, Katy!
Thanks for your comment. I agree with you a thousand million jillion percent googleplex. Your comment is very refreshing to me, so thank you!
And rereading this thread made me smile, too.
Heart