Written by Krista on 11.17.2011 | 1 Comment
This post is about books and stories that help us to understand life, but that might not be so easy to digest. I remember falling in love with reading when I encountered my favorite author, Tom Robbins, in my teens. I wonder what my parents would have thought if they had snatched Another Roadside Attraction out of my hands as I was devouring it at age 16.
I want to share with you this lovely story, telling of fertility and the cycle of life. Connecting a trip to Babeland and (a big Dildo!) in a Sherman Alexie story. Along with some other big dildo magic.
“For those of us who were not immaculately conceived, we need sex to have babies. And we need a lot of laughter to survive pregnancy and parenting in a healthy state of mind.”
My story of stories is actually about another Sherman Alexie book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I knew of Sherman Alexie from school in Arizona, reading Reservation Blues seems almost like a lifetime ago. Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 10.18.2011 | 3 Comments
Does anyone else remember when Michelle and Barack were caught on film fist bumping, and the media called it fisting? That was hilarious wasn’t it!? For those of us who know a little bit about this elusive sexual practice the whole charade brought sly smiles and chuckles. And made us wonder, could the president and the first lady actually be into fisting? Honestly, it is none of our business and more power to them if they are.
A few people who know quite a bit about the sexy art of fisting are on a mission to demystify the practice and bring it out of the bedroom and into porn. I mean everything else happens in porn, why would this common practice among lesbian, straight, gay and all other kinds of lovers be left out of the mix?
If Courtney Trouble and Jiz Lee have their way we will be seeing some of this super intense and satisfying practice in porn soon. They have declared October 21st ‘Fisting Day’ and they would like us to join in celebrating the act of fisting in hopes to give it the legitimacy and place in the porn of our future that it so rightly deserves. Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 8.26.2011 | No Comments
“Thanks baby, for making me a MILF!“
At its core, Becoming MILF is an art exhibit about identity that navigates issues of motherhood and sex in an attempt to reclaim the word MILF to encompass a woman’s transformation into their post-partum sexual identity. It is a snap shot of the visual and sculptural manifestation of the first several weeks of motherhood.
Artist Statement – Madison Young Becoming MILF
Speaking of being or becoming a MILF, no one said it was easy. As many of you may know, and I know because I saw this bomb explode on twitter one afternoon last week, this happened (@Furrygirl, sex worker and sex worker’s rights champion, talked some pretty disparaging shit about @madisonyoung, sex worker and mother, and SF feminists/sex-workers/mothers/queers in general.) Online media took notice. Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 8.19.2011 | No Comments
I had the amazing opportunity to attend Blogher11, a conference of women bloggers from all over the world, held August 4-6 in San Diego. I’m excited to share with you some of the highlights, including throwing a little shindig with the help of Sandy, social networking and sex information goddess extraordinaire, from toywithme.com. Sandy inspired this entire adventure,which started off with a party at the Lounge SD (see our tempting invite).
The Party
When our guests arrived, Sandy told them all about the raffle and the toys we had to give away, while I greeted them with fruit, pretzels and Babeland’s Edible Body Chocolate. We had a great group of about 50 women from all realms of blogging, all excited to discover Babeland. You could say we kicked off the conference with a buzz!
We played a penis candy necklace eating game, gave away a some awesome swag and prizes and talked a lot about sex blogging and what Babeland has to offer. The tweeting – instagraming – social networking goddesses at the party even gave us our own hash tag #makedildosnotwar based on the Tantus buttons that we passed out: Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 5.30.2011 | No Comments
A recent news article hits close to home: children at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif are learning about gender diversity through a program that looks at animals and talks about the concept of gender as being fluid.
Why is this close to home for me? I live in Oakland and my daughter attends an Oakland charter school within a few miles of Redwood Heights. I also work at Babeland where we are excited and proud to present a Gender Expression Category on our website. We also work within our communities to bring understanding and acceptance of all people.
Here’s a description of the way the subject is taught in school:
Joel Baum, director of education and training for Gender Spectrum, taught the classes. In the kindergarten class he asked the 5- and 6-year-olds to identify if a toy was a “girl toy” or a “boy toy” or both. Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 5.3.2011 | No Comments
Do you tweet? Would you like to stay up on the latest posts and insights from the Moms in Babeland? Did you know if you follow @momsinbabeland on twitter the G-Ki (aka Gumby for your G-spot) could be yours?!
Follow us!
We are giving away a Je Joue G-Ki once we reach 500 followers and we are getting really close! All you have to do is follow us, tag us @momsinbabeland and tweet about this contest for a chance to win this awesomely customizable luxury vibe.
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Written by Krista on 2.10.2011 | 4 Comments
As a mom and a sex educator, I get asked a lot of sex questions my friends wouldn’t dare ask their own moms. Here are my 10 tips for keeping things hot and spicy even when life may be dishing out cold and bland.
1. Express Yourself:
Talk and learn about what you like. Don’t expect to get it right away, but be patient. Ask what your partner enjoys. If you are not together, send little love notes or questions via email or text that he can read on breaks. If he tells you that you text too much (whoops!), give him a call and leave a sexy message. If you don’t want to talk about your fantasies yet, write them down for yourself. Words are incredibly sexy, you may find ways to use them like this mom did!
2. Listen:
When your lover talks about what he enjoys, or what he did today, or what he is passionate about, pay attention. Put down your smart phone, stop multitasking, and stop going over your mental to do list. I’ve noticed that my lover pays excellent attention when I tell him about my wants and needs. It feels so good to have someone care enough to listen and hear your thoughts and desires.
3. Be Present:
When you are together stay in the moment–don’t let your mind wander too far from what is important and where you are. When your mind is wandering it seems like you are not paying attention or interested in your partner. If you are distracted, let him know so he will not take your inattention personally. Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 10.5.2010 | 2 Comments
We all know that, right? Boobs are lovely and nourishing and sweet and tender. Statistics show that pretty much everyone loves them (loves to click on them at least).
So why, then, does my 11-year-old give me that look when she catches me in the middle of our small apartment changing my shirt. “‘eeeewwwwww” is the only way to describe it. Well, I don’t let that slide…
Me: What’s that face for? Boobs are not yucky.
Bean: (something like:) Yeah yeah whatever… Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 8.4.2010 | No Comments
aka “Who’s your Daddy?” Why Parents are Sexy.
You guys might know that I am a single, busy mom and I hope you know that single, busy moms and dads need love too! In my search for knowledge and wisdom and love in the big bad world I have learned something: (I can’t say this is a steadfast rule in all situations but from my experience) parents are sexy and they make some of the best lovers. Responsible, honest, hard working, real, informed, caring, taking care of their children: parents. Read the full post »
Written by Krista on 7.26.2010 | 2 Comments
I am humbled by this opportunity to provide my sex advice for teens. Sex is creation, it is not something to be shamed or shunned, but to be respected, understood and honored. I don’t know what kids hear about sex these days. I’m sure it’s a mix of good, mediocre and bad information as it has always been since the beginning of time. I would love to impart to you some little tidbits that I have learned on the topic along my journey. I won’t consider this giving up the secrets because this is a need to know situation. I realize as I write this that many of these suggestions don’t just apply to sex they apply to life. Read the full post »
