From the Wall Street Journal article “At-Home Dads Make Parenting More of a ‘Guy’ Thing” Mr. Mom is dead. At least, the pop-culture image of the inept dad who wouldn’t know a diaper genie from a garbage disposal has begun…
Tag: women
Misconceptions About Stay at Home Fathers
A Chat with a Modern At-Home Dad What are some misconceptions about at-home dads? We all too often see Dad in a TV show, movie or commercial as an idiot. But seeing the media portraying fathers as what they…
Children Need To Know The Love Of Both Parents
Marry Him!
[brightcove vid=61579023001&exp3=1054655355001&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=29913724001&pk=AQ~~,AAAABvb_NGE~,DMkZt2E6wO3_sfth6vHgTpNZZSEwcydt&w=300&h=225] Lori Gottlieb explains why women should stop holding out for Mr. Right From The Atlantic: “Ah, this is the dream,” I said, and we nodded in silence for a minute, then burst out laughing. In some ways, I…
Men not marrying? How deep does “the problem” go
From Girl Writes What [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlvMAS_20K4&w=420&h=315] Men used to be able to derive a positive male identity from marriage. That is, through the respected and uniquely male role of husband and father. When that identity is increasingly characterized by…
Manhood & Anger – What Dads Can Teach
In a recent post in Psychology Today , Mark Banschick, M.D wrote a great explanation of the connection between fathers and sons and why fathers are needed. Single parenthood is not easy for fathers or mothers. The notion of choosing single parenthood…
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Why Young Men Are Giving Up On Marriage
Suzanne Venker’s article, “The War on Men,” which appeared on the website of Fox News in late November, has become a lodestone for feminist writers who have attacked her position that the institution of marriage is threatened, not enhanced, by…
Why Men Are the Way They Are – Oprah -1987
I found these videos while doing some research on Dr. Warren Farrell. He was on The Oprah Winfrey show back in 1987. It’s great to look back at Oprah from this time period. She was just getting started and on…
The End of Courtship?
What is a date? What do you expect from a date? Why do you need to date anyway? What topics are you to allowed to discuss on a first date? What things are ok to say on a date? How…
Married Singe Moms?
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Permanent Maintenance?
This sums up everything. Permanent maintenance makes absolutely NO sense in our modern society. NONE! Nathan Webb I don’t live in NJ, but I know the terror of “spousal maintenance” and how it can destroy lives. My ex wife became…
Home with dada
I think this is great. I would love to do the same thing, but compile footage of my nine years of being at home with my kids. These kinds of moments don’t last for long. Enjoy them while they are…
When is a sperm donor a father?
After putting an ad on Craigslit, an agreement was made between Jennifer Schreiner, Angela Bauer and William Marotta. William was to be the sperm donor but to not have any parental rights. The couple chooses to have the child with William.…
A representative with testicular fortitude
It is sad that legislators in our country don’t have the BALLS to make a reasoned, rational and logical explanation of modern family law. I heard about this on various sites and though I’d share it with you. What you…
Perfect 10? Never Mind That. Ask Her for Her Credit Score
Jessica LaShawn said she was surprised when a date asked her about her credit score. “It was as if the music stopped,” she said. By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG Published: December 25, 2012 New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/business/even-cupid-wants-to-know-your-credit-score.html?_r=0#comments As she nibbled on strawberry shortcake,…
Women Can Be Abusers Too
“Things started out pretty good the first couple of years. Then, she slowly changed. She always had a temper, but then we got into some money problems, and it got worse. She would get mad, and it would escalate all out of proportion. She’d…
Seen Also In Men
A documentary about the paternal instinct three fathers hold that pushes them to fight for meaningful relationships with their children. Under the weight of broken relationships with their own fathers, the negative stereotypes of what a black father does not…
Contradictions
MURPHY: Rojas believes that more than men, women need and want the security of marriage and children; and that by pursuing the same career paths as men, they’re actually hurting their prospects for the future. This is what he says…
Men (and Women) Behaving Badly
This sums up everything I have been thinking and reading over the past couple of years. It discusses radical feminism, why we marry later in life or not at all, the reasons why men choose not to marry at all,…