Category Archives: holidays

The Easter bunny’s new job

What do you get when you cross the Tooth Fairy and the Pacifier Fairy?  The Easter Bunny, of course!  She (he?  it?) is coming early to Chez Rasler this year. We’ve had ups and downs aplenty with Sebastian’s pacifier over the past two and a half years.  I still laugh in solidarity when I read…

What (most) mothers want

In the past few days I’ve read a lot of thoughts about Mother’s Day and done a bunch of my own thinking about it.  Is it just a Hallmark holiday?  Does it discriminate against non-parents or make them feel inferior?  Does this holiday sentimentalize mothers and their role in society?  Is it ok that a…