Going to Montreal! Will be back August 4. Check out the Misfit Matriarch Facebook page and keep things interesting! Or pick up a zine to tide you over ;P Warm wishes! XOXO Misfit
Categories: A Misfit message
A response to unwanted parenting advice and shout out to progressive thinkers
Archive for July, 2012
Subject: Baby Bear Artist: Patience Rachel Tattoo artist: Ryan Howe from Lost Anchor Tattoo Parlour
Categories: Tattoos
“If I am a consumer first and last, all I can do to better the world is consume more responsibly—buy green, invest in socially responsible businesses and buy less.” - Judith Levine I very recently gave props to Brave, but I have one complaint. It really doesn’t have anything to do with the film, but my first instincts to buy Brave products. I’ve looked at dolls, costumes, cookies, anything with the redheaded heroine. I don’t purchase the items but it got me thinking about consumerist lifestyle and how it seems to be so ingrained, even in someone who has grown up wearing and using second hand and homemade products. I’m a big supporter of buying second hand. It lets items be used to their…
Categories: A Misfit message, Products
Humane Connection: 12 Children’s Picture Books That Challenge Traditional Gender Roles
Misfit Matriarch
Posted on July 23, 2012
A list of books that don’t fit into tidy gender roles can be found at Humane Connection. I found some familiar and unfamiliar titles. Have you read any of these? Thoughts?
Categories: Book cuddling
Categories: A Misfit message
It’s justifiably a worst nightmare, but child abduction in Canada is not the norm. Missing Children Society of Canada looked at the 46,718 missing children recorded by the RCMP in 2011. The majority were runaways, parental kidnapping accounted for 145 and a stranger kidnapping was 25. Though absolutely horrifying, one missing child is too many, these numbers do not reflect Canada’s 5,607,345 fourteen years and under crowd recorded by Statistics Canada. Parental abduction is what will most likely occur in the rare event that your child is kidnapped. It usually occurs between separated parents, where one is not abiding by the custody agreement. The RCMP website says, “Canadian law enforcement definition of a stranger not only refers to someone totally unknown to the child victim but also refers to…
Categories: A Misfit message, Family
Louis CK – My three-year-old is a three-year-old and My seven-year-old is better than me
Misfit Matriarch
Posted on July 18, 2012
I’m writing tomorrow’s post listening to this, and thought I’d share.
Categories: Media
1. Naps It’s what we Canadians did before drinking coffee. Best Health says a 20 to 90 minute nap can make you alert, lose weight, produce serotonin and get a better sleep at night, among other benefits. Yet kids have no idea how awesome they have it. THEY GET TO NAP AT SCHOOL. You can’t get away with that stuff anymore. 2. Hair done While adults schedule and pay fees to have their tresses washed, trimmed and styled, children everywhere are freaking out by the sight of a comb or bottle of shampoo. 3. Nail care Same as above really; mani pedi combos are a luxury people shell out big bucks for. 4. The time to be bored Be it modern day sensory overload…
Categories: A Misfit message
Saturday was great! Thanks to all those that came by, zines went fast! I know everyone couldn’t make it, what with work schedules and countries dividing us. Luckily, there are 10 copies left ready to be shipped. It was a great day and I met some great people. It’s neat to put faces to people I’ve only met prior through screen names. Again, thanks for all the support and encouragement, very, very much appreciated. Also motivating so expect some good stuff this week xoxo Big thanks to Broken Arts for putting on the event!
Categories: A Misfit message
Tagged: Broken Arts, Misfit Matriarch #1, zine
Here it is! Pick up Misfit Matriarch #1 and check back after the weekend for hair accessories!
Categories: A Misfit message, Book cuddling
Tagged: Misfit Matriarch #1, parenting zine, zine, zines
