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Saffia Farr: What is a Feminista?

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Wednesday, 16 December 2009. What is a Feminista? I still puzzle over this blogging phenomenon; why we feel the need to publish our thoughts and share opinions with strangers. However, blogging has brought me some unique experiences, things I would have never tried if I wasn. 8217;t in the virtual world meeting new people. She had contacted me to suggest we read Feminista. By Erica Kennedy. Carolyn had read my posts Happy Housewives. And Slummy Mummy and the Feminists. When she defined Feminista. With th...

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Saffia Farr: January 2010

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Thursday, 21 January 2010. This Blog has Moved! Thank you for visiting. Motherhood and Anarchy has moved to www.saffiafarr.com. Thank you to all who have read my posts and commented. The blog is continuing at its new home and I hope you continue to enjoy the discussions. Please update your RSS feed! Thank you for your support. Thursday, 14 January 2010. Snow and the Interfering State. Was interesting. Jenni Russell discusses how the state has interfered in our lives to such an extent because Labour d...

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Saffia Farr: July 2009

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Wednesday, 29 July 2009. At least someone's happy about the rain. I love the logic of children, it can throw such interesting perspective on what we say and how we behave. Today was a good example. After listening to a radio news item about the Met Office changing their summer forecast from "barbecue" to "rain" my five year old said "yeah, I'll get more television and time for artwork rather than you saying it's a lovely sunny day go and play outside.". Tuesday, 21 July 2009. Can Any Mother Help Me?

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Saffia Farr: November 2009

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Monday, 23 November 2009. Book Club – Review of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and reflections on war. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I chose it because it came with enthusiastic endorsement from another book club. All reviews were endlessly positive. On one of my “What are you Reading” postings a mother said she felt it was her. 8220;unwavering duty to extol its virtues.”. 8217;s, life. But it regained momentum to close with an intense ending, the words that made me cry. At our book club we didn. 8217;...

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Saffia Farr: Snow: Do we give up too easily?

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Wednesday, 6 January 2010. Snow: Do we give up too easily? During the snow in February 2009 I had a rant about how easily schools closed and how this sets a bad example to our children. 8220;What it says to them is that when things get tough we just give up.”. I fear I must vent again! Why can’t a skeleton staff open up for those pupils who can get in? Why did the school not spend today preparing, such as gritting the playground and surrounding pavements? Why not ask pupils to bring packed lunch? The med...

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Saffia Farr: Pressure and Perspective at Christmas

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Wednesday, 23 December 2009. Pressure and Perspective at Christmas. This morning I heard a woman being interviewed on the radio, claiming that she was not sure how she’d cope if her delayed Ocado. Delivery did not arrive. Oh please, I thought, is this what we've come to. Could she not lift herself from her despair and go to a shop? And is it really THAT important, will it change her life? Have we gone mad as a society, have we completely lost perspective? Been thinking about for a while. Children line up...

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Saffia Farr: School is Opening!

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Thursday, 7 January 2010. Tonight I have been to book club - what joy it was to get out of the house and talk to adults! Inevitably, we discussed school closures. Someone made a point I wanted to share - that the fact schools close so easily is actually a sad indictment of society. It's because we've all become too litigious, too quick to cast blame and sue for any upset, that schools have become so anxious to limit risk. On a positive note, T's school is open tomorrow! 8 January 2010 at 20:59. Snow: Do ...

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Saffia Farr: A bit of snow and we all give up!

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Friday, 6 February 2009. A bit of snow and we all give up! I hope that whoever was responsible for closing the school – the headmistress, teachers who didn’t make enough effort to get in, overly-cautious council officials – feel ashamed of their over-reaction, especially when watching stories on the news about conscientious nurses who walked for two hours to make sure they got to work and honoured their commitments. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Having lived in Egypt, Denmark and Kyrgyzstan, Saffia...

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Saffia Farr: Living with Snow

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Sunday, 10 January 2010. Okay, so it's quite hard work getting children in and out of coats, hats, gloves and boots, but I'm quite enjoying living with snow. It's beautiful; cold and crisp, huge crystals glittering in the sunshine. We are finally experiencing the stereotypical images of winter that are usually only seen in Christmas cards and history books. Maybe it's because I got used to this way of life when we lived in Kyrgyzstan. Girls refuse to give up their fashion - stilettos. Weds 13th Jan. ...