African Proverb

Being pregnant and giving birth are like crossing a narrow bridge. People can accompany you on that bridge. They can greet you on the other side. But you walk that bridge alone.

Naomi Wolf's MISCONCEPTIONS is on its way to being book review #2. Lucky for you, she has studded the novel with empowering quotes (or in today's case, proverbs) that I plan on posting as I arrive at them. I haven't yet had the privelage of pregnancy, or motherhood, but a little insight is never a bad thing...and for those of you who have, perhaps this will remind you of the valiant endeavour it is.

Abreast and The Rest

Okay, so I didn't make that title up. It is the name of a website and newsletter that offers a wealth of information and resources concerning breast cancer and gynecological cancers (the "rest").

Check it out: http://www.abreastandtherest.ca/feature.cfm

You will also find loads of peripheral information that is simply related to gals in general.

Click on the links down the left column of the page to search specific topics and use the link "past issues" at the top to view the actual volumes in PDF format. I recommend doing this...the issues I have perused have been diverse and informative.

Pregnant Pin-ups?

So while I was on the TIME website grabbing the article for the last post, I couldn't help but click on the link to "pregnant belly-art".

Uhhh, this is what I got:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1905579_1898860,00.html

Hillarious.
Of note are the pose at the baseball diamond and the "Rock'n'Roll Baby"... WTF? I fear for that child.