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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 »
Do Weddings Exist Today Just So We Can Document Them On Social Media?
By Jean Hannah EdelsteinMay 15, 2013
These days, it's practically part of the liturgy—the moment before the wedding ceremony when the celebrant asks assembled guests to put away cameras and phones. Every time I witness the sliding of smartphones and cameras back into pockets and wedding-only beaded clutch bags, I can't help but think the whole situation has become a chicken-and-egg question: Do we document weddings because ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Internet and Social Media, Marriage, nfti-home, Pop Culture | (0) Comments »
On Survivor's Guilt
By Emily RappMay 15, 2013
Three months since the death of her son, Emily Rapp discusses the guilt she faces as life charges on. Today marks the three-month anniversary of my son Ronan’s death. It’s spring now, and he died in late winter, in the early hours of a bitterly cold morning. Now the birds are out, chirping and fighting for nest space on the roof. Green buds have blossomed on the trees in the front ...Posted in Emily Rapp, Life, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
I Have An Eating Disorder And No One In My Life Knows
By Kristen ForbesMay 14, 2013
Kristen Forbes has been quietly dealing with her binge disorder in therapy and felt that she earned the right to keep it to herself, but she wants and needs help. "Do you want to jump?" My boyfriend and I gazed at tall rocks overlooking the turquoise ocean in Hawaii. After driving on the road to Hana for hours, we were out in the salty air, feeling the heat of the sun as it pressed down on us...Posted in Life, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
When My Marriage Ended, So Did Many Of My Friendships
By Laurel HermansonMay 14, 2013
Do rough times show you who your real friends are? Laurel Hermanson says it's not that simple. I sometimes think my daughter’s third birthday party was the best day of her life. She wanted a pirate theme, so we decorated the backyard and ordered a custom cake in the shape of a parrot. Since it was July, I bought an inflatable pool with a slide and a fountain. She was surrounded by kids a...Posted in Husbands, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Wives | (0) Comments »
An Open Letter To Angelina Jolie
By Steph HMay 14, 2013
Steph, who had a preventative mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, welcomes Angelina Jolie to the sisterhood. Dear Ange, First off, can I call you that? Ange? Because we're practically sisters at this point. I'll take that as a yes. Moving on. Until yesterday, Ange, you and I had approximately three things in common: we are both, ostensibly, of the same species; we both married ve...Posted in Current Events, Life, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
What Men Can Do To Stop Street Harassment
By Jamie UttMay 13, 2013
It’s that time of year again! The weather’s getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and most of us can’t wait to get a little sunshine on our skin. People are breaking out the shorts, skirts, sundresses, tank tops, sandals, and bathing suits. We’re hitting the parks, beaches, running paths, streets, back yards—anywhere we can get a little bit of that Vitamin...Posted in Culture and Politics, Manhood, nfti-home, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
Not Everyone Fits Into Those Pre-Determined Gender Boxes
By Russell O'ConnorMay 13, 2013
Russell O'Connor has never neatly fit into the traditional "masculine" box, and because of that, he's been ridiculed his whole life. When we speak about gender, we are speaking about the masculine and the feminine. What on earth do we mean by the “masculine” and the “feminine”? Those of us who live unhappily in a world with only these categories can find this kind of q...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex | (0) Comments »
Single People Aren't Broken
By Rebecca SparrowMay 12, 2013
I’ll cut to the chase. Last week I behaved like an asshole. I was out at a book store event with my splendid, 40-something friend Zoe when I took it upon myself to insult her. More on that in a sec. Let me tell you about Zoe. Zoe is one of those people whose life is brimming with interesting. She works in the music industry and studies international business at night and joins cool club...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
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