Joni Edelman

Body politics activist. Photographer. Chronic quoter of Monty Python. Unapologetic fat chick.

I want my kids to have an understanding of the truth of sex, the ins, the outs, the details no one wants to ask anyone—least of all their mom.

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.

If you decide pit or leg hair isn't a big deal, then bam! It's not a big deal.

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

I am tired of taking medication. I am tired of relying on the manufactured versions of the chemicals and hormones my body could — should? — make for itself.

4. A high school government class.

My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.

The Interent is ugly sometimes. And raising kids using it doesn't always make it easier.

It seems that "at 18 months, almost 60% of toddlers were sleeping for 13 to 14 hours per night." HAHA you're so funny Reuters!