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The 10 Biggest Secrets I Keep From My Kids
By Jerry MahoneyOctober 31, 2012
Hey guys, it’s me, Daddy, and I’m only writing this post because you can’t read, you don’t know what a blog is, and because you’re still in that developmental sweet spot where you take everything I tell you at face value. Suckers. Your old man is full of secrets, things that could destroy my authority if you ever found out. Here are 10 highly classified facts tha...Posted in Caregiving Fathers, Family, Fathers, LGBT, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Do You Realize How Lucky You Are?
By Emily Heist MossOctober 31, 2012
Emily Heist Moss asks: Are we obligated to reject our socialization? One of my favorite yoga teachers has this routine she does at the beginning of class. We are all in tadasana, waiting for instructions. This is not a hard posture; it’s basically just standing up with your arms raised and paying a little extra attention to how your joints stack up. She tells us to consider how lucky we ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Feminism, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
How I Responded When My Daughter Said 'Girls Can't Do The Same Things Boys Can Do'
By Michele YuloOctober 30, 2012
Having a kid means understanding that anytime or anywhere you might find yourself in the middle of a very serious and deep conversation. In my experience, one minute you can be talking about a new toy, and the next whether or not you can come back as a tree after you die (true story). Children have an uncanny ability to reveal their curiosities through the most seemingly innocent ponderings, an...Posted in Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, Life, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Why Gays Are To Blame For Hurricane Sandy
By Lynn BeisnerOctober 30, 2012
Because we, as a nation, have made the wrong political choices, the Christian Right believes God is now punishing us, says Lynn Beisner. There were two things I knew for sure when I read the forecasts for Hurricane Sandy: First, my elderly dog would insist on being let outside to pee even if the winds were strong enough to carry her away. Second, someone in the Christian Right would be declari...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, LGBT, Lynn, nfti-home, Politics, Religion | (0) Comments »
Why I'm Resistant To All Things Pink In October
By Judith RosenbaumOctober 29, 2012
Judith Rosenbaum explains why "breast cancer awareness" is simply not enough. Though I’ve never had breast cancer, I think it’s fair to say the disease has shaped my life. My mother was diagnosed at age 32, when I was 5 years old; she battled the disease for 33 years before dying of her sixth recurrence last December. Four years ago, I learned that I carry the BRCA genetic mutation...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Judith, nfti-home, Philanthropy, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why It's OK To End A Friendship Over Political Differences
By Hugo SchwyzerOctober 29, 2012
Are abortion rights and gay marriage trivial enough issues to be set aside for the sake of a friendship? Election day can’t get here soon enough. It’s not just that millions of Americans (and hundreds of millions around the world) are anxious to find out whether Barack Obama will get a second term or if Mitt Romney will take his place. It’s that for many of us, friendships an...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Hugo, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
I Don't Need Your Approval To Feel Good About The Way I Look...Or Do I?
By Kate FridkisOctober 28, 2012
The other day a man wrote to me to tell me that I shouldn’t worry—I’m not that ugly. You’re not stunning, he told me, but you’re not hideous, either. So get over it. Men don’t care. Men aren’t thinking about this stuff. It’s just a bunch of women, driving each other insane, waving mascara wands like tiny ineffectual swords, shouting “You loo...Posted in Dating, Life, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Trying To Make Sense Of The NYC Nanny Murders
by Kate McGuinnessOctober 28, 2012
No matter how much you try to protect your children, there will always be things you can not control. Last week, two young children, Leo and Lulu Krim, were allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny in their home in Manhattan. The children’s mother discovered the bodies as Yoselyn Ortega, the nanny, began to hack at her own throat. Although the nanny survived, she is hospitalized and una...Posted in Current Events, Fathers, Internet and Social Media, Kate, Life, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents, Working Mothers | (0) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffOctober 26, 2012
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Rape Remarks Haunt The GOP by Steve Kornacki of Salon.com says Richard Mourdock becomes the latest candidate to embarrass himself. Will it cost his party the Senate? 2. Shades of Gay by Charles M. Blow of The New York Times asks why more members of minority groups identify as gay, lesbia...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Friday Five, LGBT, nfti-home, Politics, Pop Culture, Sex | (0) Comments »
My Son's Easy Bake Oven Shame
By Joanna SchroederOctober 25, 2012
Joanna Schroeder wonders why, as traditional gender roles are starting to fade, the Easy-Bake Oven is now more girly than ever. For three weeks I’ve been barraged with requests from my sons for one single toy. And for the first time in years, the toy is not Lego-related. The toy they’re lusting over has been causing a bit of inner turmoil within my boys, too. Because although they...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
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