Comments on: We are all alloparents part two: why should you care?

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:32:31 +0000

Found you from links off of Arwyn’s blog, and I just have to say:

“You’re doing a cracking job, love; it’s hard sometimes.”

By: We are all alloparents part three: what can you do? « Mothers For Women’s Lib

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:51:22 +0000

[...] In part one of We are All Alloparents, I looked at why alloparenting was necessary, and in part two, why a world without alloparenting is bad for [...]

By: Lifestyle choices « Rebel Raising

Lifestyle choices « Rebel Raising — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:44:14 +0000

[...] Just to add to Ruth’s post at Mothers for Women’s Lib, in which she nicely deconstructs the “but it’s a choice excuse for denying mothers a [...]

By: msruthmoss

msruthmoss — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:34:05 +0000

Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m doing, trying to expand the definition of alloparent from the Blaffer Hrdy allomothering thing to show that really, we are all alloparents or at least, should be.

Glad you liked it.

By: alloparents/allomothers « Raising My Boychick

alloparents/allomothers « Raising My Boychick — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:03:10 +0000

[...] part of any philosophy which is to be considered feminist. As Ruth Moss writes so clearly, we are all alloparents — or we should be, if we are to put our energies where our mouths are when it comes to [...]

By: Arwyn

Arwyn — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:47:14 +0000

Excellent deconstruction of the “but having kids is a CHOICE” argument in defense of their discrimination and demonization. Like anyone who avers that would ever say that about a woman getting hassled walking into an abortion clinic.

“assisting the parent and child who are struggling – is a great way to model to the next generation that this is what you do. That if people struggle, you don’t make it worse for them; you make it better. That you don’t discriminate against people because they’re acting in a non-kyriarchy approved way. That you don’t kick shit out of an already oppressed group.”

And this ^ times 1000. Really, really great point.

I must say I don’t think you’re using alloparent in quite the way I would have used it; but I love what you’re saying, and I think I love how you’re expanding it (it’s not just parents, it’s not just those people over there who like to hang around with kids: it’s ALL of us). Love it.

All in all, right on. As usual, much adoration.