JJ Keith

Recent Activity

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  JJ signed the petition | 9 months ago

  Do not allow NC Judge to take Alaina Giordano's children just because she has cancer!
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  JJ signed the petition | over 2 years ago

  President Obama: Say "NO" to Abstinence-Only Programs
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  JJ commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Next Year, Give Mom The Gift of Maternity Leave

  Before I had my baby I was an adjunct college instructor that worked on semester to semester contracts. I simply wasn't offered a teaching post the semester I was due. I don't know if the decision was based on my big belly (discriminatory) or just lack of positions available. Some of both I imagine, but I'd never be able to prove it either way. I had no maternity leave. I am simply out of work. I can't afford not to work, but I also can't afford to pay for childcare. 
  As grim as my finances are, I still prefer being broke to having to go back to work right after the birth. I mean, hell, even most kittens get six weeks with their moms before being adopted. Can't American women be afforded the same luxury as our pets?