I suppose I should start by introducing myself. My name is Andrea. About 3 months ago I married Brent. About ten weeks ago we conceived our first pregnancy.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and work in the human service field for a low wage. Brent has an under-utilized Associates in Computer Support and Network Administration. For the last seven years he's worked on the ramp at the airport, also for way less money than he's worth.
Most importantly though, we are socialists in competing Trotskyist organizations. This influences many things in our lives including our marriage, wedding, pregnancy, and upcoming parenthood. Sometimes it's depressing how you just can't avoid the capitalist society, sometimes it's hilarious, as long as you have a dark sense of humor.
So as we fight for a world that is run for the needs of people instead of the profits of corporations, we also live in a world that revolves around the profits of corporations. I imagine this blog will mostly be about the hurdles we face in trying to raise a socialist family. It won't all be political. I'm hoping to show what you can do by not going along with the status quo, and what troubles come up when your that "weird family that does things all different."
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