Why I Refuse to Take ‘Maternity Photos’

December 29, 2014

I know my position on this is potentially as controversial as the hacked Sony e-mail scandal (nowhere more than my own house BTW), but I have no intention of having professional photos taken of my baby and I most certainly have no intention of having professional maternity photos taken of my big baby bump. Before you ask, yes: I feel the same way about engagement…

Leslie is a proudly feminist single mom, former entertainment writer, professional nanny, summer camp director, and playwright who moved from New York to her home town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to be near family and raise her daughter. She has produced plays and other comedy shows at the People's Improv Theater in New York, as well as covered a wide variety of entertainment events from New York Fashion Week to The Vulture Festival, NBCUniversal Upfronts, film premieres, album release parties, and much more. Don't miss her blog, The Way-At-Home Mom.