I must be a cry baby these days. I mean, you tell me a story about Inuit women asked by the WHO not to breastfeed their children because of high PCB levels in their milk (our fault), and my heart ungracefully twists itself in knots of sadness, frustration and empathy.
Or you tell me the countless stories of women who must choose between continuing to be their husbands' punching balls or prostitutes, and never seeing their tiny children again. And then I just get ANGRY. And horrified. I clam up; I cannot imagine a life where I would be forced to leave my little one behind for my own physical survival.
So yup, the personal is political. And in this case, if you have thirty minutes this weekend, read up on Iranian women's ongoing civic and peaceful fight, and consider signing their petition.
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On my nightstand
Just finished - have you read?
Eat Pray Love; Bird by Bird (couldn't finish); The Twilight Saga; Persepolis 2 (Marjane Satrapi); The Angel's Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafon); The Whistling Season; Mary Barton; Hearts of horses; the worst hard time; Syngué sabour (wow); Mal de pierres; le boulevard peripherique; les chretiens; la trahison de thomas spencer; The Eleventh Man (Ivan Doig); Histoires des paysans de France (Michelet); Old School (Tobias Wolf); The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society; Coastliners; Love walked in, and, Belong to me; The man of my dreams; Silent Spring; Options for girls: a door to the future; Three cups of tea; Wives and Daughters (sort of); Corelli's Mandolin (sort of; skimmed it only); Prep; American Wife (I'm so impressed by Curtis Sittenfeld's writing); North and South; The blessing of a skinned knee
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Do one thing every day that scares you - and another that makes you laugh.
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