Catherine Connors is a mother, writer and recovering academic who traded the lecture hall for the playroom and discovered that university students and preschoolers have much the same attention span. She still dips her toes into academic waters by writing the occasional scholarly article about the place of motherhood in Western philosophy, but mostly now she changes diapers and wipes noses and indulges in long reflections on whether Yo Gabba Gabba is a harbinger of the decline of western civilization. Oh, and she blogs: in addition to Bad Mother blogging at BeliefNet, she is, among other things, the author of HerBadMother.com, Managing Editor of MamaPop, moderator of Her Bad Mother’s Basement, co-founder and co-editor of WeCovet, Contributing Editor at BlogHer, and (deep breath) founder of and contributor to Canada Moms Blog. And in her spare time… oh, wait. She doesn’t have spare time. But she’s okay with that.
My babies are so far away while I’m attending to the affairs surrounding my father’s death, but still, they serenade me from afar:
The reminder that there is such immense joy in my life, that that joy sings, is such a gift today, this week, always.
















posted August 19, 2009 at 6:48 pm
That is just the cutest kid. Its seems he is quite talented too. Best wishes to you all.
posted August 21, 2009 at 12:27 am
oh, you made me shed a tear. It must be all bittersweet for you at this point. I’m sorry about your father’s death. On the other hand, I’m so happy seeing your little toddler. So cute. Plus the piano looks valuable too, it must be an heirloom, making it all the more special.
posted August 24, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Future performer at Lincoln Center? He is so engrossed in his “playing”. Very cool.