Thu, 24 May 2012
The recent Time magazine article about Attachment Parenting had a cover photo of a woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son as well as the headline "Are You Mom Enough?" To say it caused a bit of a controversy is putting it mildly. GeekMom Andrea Schwalm wrote a fantastic post about how what was disturbing wasn't so much the picture, but the antagonistic headline. Listen in as she joins GeekMom Nicole Wakelin to discuss how each and every one of us absolutely mom enough. |
Wed, 9 May 2012
LARPing or Live Action Role Playing is an incredibly misunderstood part of geek culture. The image many have of loners who live in their parents' basements eating junk food only to emerge on the weekends as wizards and warriors couldn't be further from the truth. Lizzie Stark decided to find out just what LARPing was all about and then wrote about it in her new book, Leaving Mundania. Listen in as GeekMom Nicole Wakelin chats with Lizzie about her LARPing adventures and why everyone should try it at least once. |
