This seems excellent. I’m hoping there will be an audio version available upon release for accessibility to blind or visually impaired individuals, too.
Oh wow thank you for putting this out there! Fascinating! And there was absolutely zero mention of disabled parenting in any of the prenatal classes or books or webinars that I faithfully attended while expecting my first 🙃
"Every choice a parent makes under the yoke of individualism is a choice that pushes them toward consumerism and takes them away from their community. Think of it: Your kid has a warm forehead, and you don’t have a thermometer. Do you buy one, or do you see if your neighbor has one that you could borrow?"
I never thought of this in the context of parenting before. Most of my adult life (I came of age during the Reagan Era), I've bristled at the cost of the "service economy" which was not only expensive, but increased my sense of isolation. For example, in the 90s I got to know my next-door neighbor when she offered to collect my mail when I went out of town. Now I interact with an app to stop and restart delivery. I hired an adolescent girl to take my dog on afternoon walks; now I pay for "doggy day care." I got to know and mentor that youth a bit (not a parent myself) and established a friendship. The examples are endless.
Oh this makes so much sense. I think amazon broke a lot community too. No talking to anyone in the checkout line anymore…or need to leave our homes really
What wonderfully helpful insights!! I so appreciate you both sharing all of this!! I feel seen and a relieving sense of belonging 🙏🏽♥️
I came from family violence, was coercively controlled by a narcissistic Englishman coloniser and never intended to become (how I see myself) a traumatised unfit victim-survivor mother trying to break the cycle of abuse with a weaponised child (a child intended to control, use and abuse opportunistically for permanent Australian residency)
I continually yearned for a community of solo mothers residing together with their children (just as I dream of retiring to a women’s residential community)
We need mutual aid and local exchange trading systems/community exchange systems and neighbourhood connection. We’re humans!! We’re supposed to be interdependent!!
A daily lesson on how life can be hard/is hard but you find creative ways to rise to the challenge and to ask for help. That’s a lesson all of our children…all of us…can use. Thanks for the comment.
This seems excellent. I’m hoping there will be an audio version available upon release for accessibility to blind or visually impaired individuals, too.
There will! Audio book and large print.
Oh wow thank you for putting this out there! Fascinating! And there was absolutely zero mention of disabled parenting in any of the prenatal classes or books or webinars that I faithfully attended while expecting my first 🙃
Glad it resonated Madeline!
Thanks for this interview! I appreciate Jessica’s wisdom, and am eagerly awaiting the book.
Out tomorrow!
"Every choice a parent makes under the yoke of individualism is a choice that pushes them toward consumerism and takes them away from their community. Think of it: Your kid has a warm forehead, and you don’t have a thermometer. Do you buy one, or do you see if your neighbor has one that you could borrow?"
I never thought of this in the context of parenting before. Most of my adult life (I came of age during the Reagan Era), I've bristled at the cost of the "service economy" which was not only expensive, but increased my sense of isolation. For example, in the 90s I got to know my next-door neighbor when she offered to collect my mail when I went out of town. Now I interact with an app to stop and restart delivery. I hired an adolescent girl to take my dog on afternoon walks; now I pay for "doggy day care." I got to know and mentor that youth a bit (not a parent myself) and established a friendship. The examples are endless.
Oh this makes so much sense. I think amazon broke a lot community too. No talking to anyone in the checkout line anymore…or need to leave our homes really
This was wonderful! I've requested my library notify me when they have a copy!
Yes, I voted for you! Keep up your wonderful posts! xoxo Bonnie
Thank you so much Bonnie! ❤️
What wonderfully helpful insights!! I so appreciate you both sharing all of this!! I feel seen and a relieving sense of belonging 🙏🏽♥️
I came from family violence, was coercively controlled by a narcissistic Englishman coloniser and never intended to become (how I see myself) a traumatised unfit victim-survivor mother trying to break the cycle of abuse with a weaponised child (a child intended to control, use and abuse opportunistically for permanent Australian residency)
I continually yearned for a community of solo mothers residing together with their children (just as I dream of retiring to a women’s residential community)
We need mutual aid and local exchange trading systems/community exchange systems and neighbourhood connection. We’re humans!! We’re supposed to be interdependent!!
🎯Yes!
A daily lesson on how life can be hard/is hard but you find creative ways to rise to the challenge and to ask for help. That’s a lesson all of our children…all of us…can use. Thanks for the comment.