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Why Is It Still A Big Deal When Boys Play With 'Girl Toys'?
By Kasey EdwardsMay 22, 2013
When a friend's son asked her for a pink floral bike helmet, she lied and told him they didn't have the floral ones in his size. He went home with a plain blue one instead. "I hate myself for doing it," she tells me. "But I worry that he'll get teased." No doubt she was also trying to avoid invasive queries. She's regularly subjected to lectures from friends and strangers about the perils of ...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
The Culture Of The Celebrity Over-Share
By Emily Heist MossMay 22, 2013
Is the recent trend of celebrities sharing their deeply personal stories an effort to shine a light on issues everyone faces? Or is it more about lining their own pockets? Emily Heist Moss says it's both, and that's OK. Angelina Had Breast Removal Surgery. Christine Quinn Opens Up About Her Struggles with Bulimia and Alcoholism. Gwyneth Paltrow Discusses Miscarriage Trauma. Catherine Zeta-Jone...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Internet and Social Media, Movies, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Reality TV | (0) Comments »
Men Feel The Pain Of Miscarriage Too
By Kim ChristensenMay 21, 2013
Men are often expected to support their grieving female partners after a pregnancy loss, but who's supporting them? Chris had a miscarriage. We were about nine weeks in when the doctor unceremoniously announced he could no longer detect a heartbeat in our pea-sized bundle to be. I stared and stared at the ultrasound monitor, willing it to show movement, to emit that rhythmic whoo-whoo-whoo so...Posted in Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Why I Don't Tell People I Was In A Cult
By Lynn BeisnerMay 21, 2013
How can you tell someone the truth about your past when there's a good chance they won't believe you? I am part of a minority group that I call "People with a Big Story" for lack of a better term. People with Big Stories have two things in common. First, something has happened in their lives that is so outside the range of the ordinary that it seems unbelievable to most people. The second thin...Posted in Life, Lynn, nfti-home | (0) Comments »
I Don’t Know What I Weigh: The Case For Stepping Off The Scale
By Claire MyskoMay 20, 2013
The June issue of Allure has the usual headlines about what beauty products to buy and how to get good hair and better skin. Also thrown into the sexy, sun-kissed mix is this tidbit of information about their cover girl: “Zoe Saldana: 115 Pounds Of Grit And Heartache.” Hey, she’s slight but this gal’s got might! Do the editors of a beauty magazine think of a celebrity&r...Posted in Current Events, Life, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
How My Old School Dad Raised Me To Be A New School Feminist
By Katerina ZachariaMay 20, 2013
When Katerina Zacharia and her brother were kids, her father gave her brother more money to spend at the roller rink. When she asked, “Why the difference?” He replied, “He’s a boy.” My dad grew up a poor boy from a small fishing village, just minutes away from the site of Shakespeare’s Othello. He spent his childhood playing along the walls of the great Vene...Posted in Family, Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Why Men Need To Feel Their Feelings
By Jayson GaddisMay 19, 2013
I was emotionally shut down for years. Every woman I dated had to deal with my inability to identify a feeling. She would ask, “Hey is something bothering you?” I would reply, “No, I’m fine” with a hint of defensiveness. The closest I ever came to identifying what was really going on was “I’m in a funk.” Many folks know this as feeling off someho...Posted in Fathers, Life, Manhood, nfti-home | (0) Comments »
Why I've Turned Down Good Men
By Cynthia KaneMay 19, 2013
We accept the love we think we deserve. I looked out the window to make sure my car was still there. I had parked it in a tow away zone. If he drove past it right now he wouldn't know where I was, because where I parked left options for my whereabouts. Maybe he would think I was grabbing a coffee at the student center, or maybe he would think I was visiting a friend, but what I really wanted h...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffMay 17, 2013
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How Motherhood Is Changing Dramatically—In 11 Graphs by Derek Thompson of The Atlantic says moms are different these days. They’re more likely to have gone to college, more likely to work full-time, less likely to have more than two children, and less likely to be married than...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Friday Five, nfti-home, Politics, Pop Culture | (0) Comments »
Why The Personal Is Political
By Emily Heist MossMay 16, 2013
Emily Heist Moss discusses how the decisions at the top trickle down to affect our everyday lives. "Nothing personal, but…” Uh oh. Nothing good ever comes from a statement that starts with "Nothing personal." “Nothing personal, but I just think marriage should be between men and women.” "Nothing personal, but I don't get what's wrong with a guy paying for dinner." ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Feminism, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
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