“Slavish obedience to the clerics, who know how to squeeze every last drop of advantage out of religion, is killing our girls. We must speak-blaspheme, if necessary; be accused of being apostates, if that is what is required. Muslims are taught that Islam put an end to the Arabian practice of burying alive newborn baby girls because they were considered worthless and a burden, but as long as we stay quiet in the face of the abomination of child marriage, we are effectively burying our girls alive today.” IfsKnowsChildrenLongEndsTodayLastsFacesGirlSpeakPracticeKnow HowAliveTaughtBabyQuietAdvantageIslamKillingBurdenObedienceWorthlessAccusedLive For TodayNewbornBaby GirlAbominationBuryingArabianNewborn Baby Author:Mona Eltahawy
“The staggering babies embody the deepest truth about deep practice: to get good, it's helpful to be willing, or even enthusiastic, about being bad. Baby steps are the royal road to skill.” StepsPracticeWillingBabySkillsHelpfulRoyalEnthusiasticStaggeringBaby StepsBeing Bad Book:The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown Source: The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown
“For the other people, the babies, the young ones, I did not order them to be killed. For Son Sen and his family, yes. I feel sorry for that. That was a mistake that occurred when we put our plan into practice. I feel sorry.” PeopleFeelsYoungOrderMistakePracticePlansSonBabySorryYoung Ones Author:Pol Pot
“Instead of just saying, "I love my baby and I pick him up because he's adorable and it's so nice to cuddle with him," we practice attachment parenting. We let our children play outside and have age-appropriate freedoms and are labeled free-range parents.” ChildrenPlayAgeParentPracticeNiceBabyPicksOur ChildrenRangeAppropriateAttachmentAdorableMy BabyJust SayingChildren PlayingAttachment ParentingI Love My BabyLove My Baby Author:Alison Gopnik
“Your anxiety is your baby. You have to take care of it. You have to go back to yourself, recognize the suffering in you, embrace the suffering, and you get relief. And if you continue with your practice of mindfulness, you understand the roots, the nature of the suffering, and you know the way to transform it.” IfsKnowsWayCareSufferingPracticeBabyAnxietyMindfulnessRootsEmbraceTake CareRelief Author:Nhat Hanh