J&J recalls infants', children's liquid Tylenol.

A full list of the recalled products can be found at Tylenol.com.

HipMama.com takes revolving submissions all year long on whatever strikes your fancy.
We want to hear from you so you can be heard.

This Summer we'd love our fancies struck by your perspectives on the following:

• The First 100 Days of the Obama Administration
• Economic Downturn - in your family, in your community,in the big big picture
• Hip Daddies - got one? lack thereof? raising boys?
• Grandparents - boon? bane?
• Urban Homesteading, Farming, Self Sufficiency
• Reproductive Rights
• GLBT Families and Marriage
• Travel Broadens the Mind

Submissions to the online zine should be emailed to tinker@hipmama.com.

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

The Prids

First Ricky Lake made a movie, the Business of Being Born, inspired by her own homebirth and actor John C. McGinley (Scrubs) and his wife Nichole had a baby at home and People magazine wrote a nice blurb about it.

Then ACOG (the American College of Obs and Gyns) felt so threatened they issued a press release reiterating their "long-standing opposition to home births" in which they state:

"Childbirth decisions should not be dictated or influenced by what's fashionable, trendy, or the latest cause célèbre. Despite the rosy picture painted by home birth advocates, a seemingly normal labor and delivery can quickly become life threatening for both the mother and baby."

Apparently childbirth decisions should only be influenced by celebrities choosing planned cesareans, despite that being a much riskier option.

After 15 years, the print version of Hip Mama is getting a new editor!

The Spring '08 issue--the one I'm working on right now--is the last issue of print zine the Hip Mama I'll edit. I plan to stay on as Yo Mama & a consulting editor.

Yo Mama Says The Parental is Political
[Producer's note: we first published this way back in the late 90's.... no, come to think of it, it only seems that old, actually maybe it was the early oughts. Anyway, seems like a good moment in time to republish it... --S]

So you’re tired of politicians who never listen, administrations that ignore public opinion? Well, if Yo Mama were president, she’d revolutionize government from top to bottom. What’s her platform? It isn’t her platform: it is YOUR platform:

Good news! We're migrating to a new server so we'll have lots more space!

Bad news - we're migrating.....

The plan is to start with the smallest sites and build up to do GM and HM last. Everything will start tomorrow, with estimated finish about seven days later.

So there will be lots of trouble and troubleshooting. Please be patient with us -- we're hoping this solves the late week & weekend crashes, as well as a lot of the random problems that have been popping up lately. Don't forget to back up anything that you treasure just in case

Thanks!

addendum from techMama Lynn:

The migration is going better in some ways than expected--at least faster! So you may be seeing turbulence on HM and GM within the next 24 hours--"now" being 4:30 pm PDT on Friday. You'll see a migration notice go up on the site just before I start moving stuff. I need prayers, lit candles, good wishes incense, whatever it is you do for luck. My altar looks like the Fourth of July AND Guy Fawkes Day right now...

Happy Mother's Day mamas! Tired of feeling like it's yet another commercialized thing to participate in? Here's an option for you!

This year's theme for taking back Mother's Day from Mothers Acting Up is Mother Leadership. "Children's wellbeing is at the top of every mother's agenda. It's time to bring it to the top of our political agendas." For information about the Mother's Day Parades and to find out if there's one in your area, visit the Mothers Acting Up website at MothersActingUp.

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