Republished from Citibabes, where Matt Schneider is a regular contributor. Check out his other work on their site. Parenting gurus often like to point out that moms and dads are very different, and they often use back-handed statements to suggest that mothers are inherently more capable and nurturing. These experts will say things like, “dad […]
Scene 1 Who: One of my best female friends and me– we’ve known each other for since we were kids. Where: A café in central Warsaw. What: I mention the word ‘naked’ in a conversation. A few minutes later, she asks if we could leave and go for a walk. It’s a cold December evening […]
This piece was originally published on The Current Conscience. Republished with permission. You’re so sensitive. You’re so emotional. You’re defensive. You’re overreacting. Calm down. Relax. Stop freaking out! You’re crazy! I was just joking, don’t you have a sense of humor? You’re so dramatic. Just get over it already! Sound familiar? If you’re a woman, […]
When the New York Times recently asked “Are You as Fertile as You Look?” the question was rhetorical. The reporter suggested womenfolk are ignorant about their declining fertility because they confuse youthful looks with having youthful ovaries. It’s easy to judge women like the ones trotted out for this piece; in their late 30s through […]
There was a recent incident where some middle class white guy wrote to me, in two successive emails, the following things: “You are sick, stupid and a plague on the world.” “The only thing you could write that would improve the world, is your suicide note.” Here’s what made it worse: it wasn’t a random […]
This piece was originally published on The Good Men Project. Republished with permission. To write this article on cunnilingus, I created a mini-survey to get some perspectives from Good Men Project readers, Twitter followers, Facebook friends and a bunch of total strangers. I threw “box job”—as Dan Savage once described the act—in the title simply because, […]
This article originally appeared as a guest post of the She Negotiates blog on Forbes.com. Republished with permission. As a publisher I appreciate a provocative headline. A good hook is more important than ever in our link-and-like economy. But I bristled at the sexist assumption in the title of Daniel Freedman’s March 16th column, “Do […]
Editor’s Note: This piece is a collaboration between Misty McLaughlin and Michel Erard, a husband and wife who have a young son together. They have each authored a section, denoted by the name that appears above the text. Misty: Our son, who I’ll call V here, has my last name. Not a hyphenated name, nor […]
This post originally appeared as a series of three posts on 1PeachyMama. Republished with permission. In my home Superwoman died. Thank God! The ever present anxiety to keep the house immaculate, the laundry folded and put away, the children engaged and enriched, and (if that weren’t enough) to also keep myself looking fly was weighing […]
Shortly after tying the knot, a friend asked if I wanted to watch a football game at a local bar and grill. I hesitated. “Maybe. Let me check with the wife first.” Then I quickly added, “I’m probably forgetting some plans we’ve already made, but if not, then I’m definitely in.” The sinking feeling in […]
Charlotte, Samantha, Carrie, or Miranda. It seems many women I know can tell you – without skipping a beat – which Sex and the City persona they most accurately match. Whether they be traditional and romantic, wildly sexual, in a six year long on-again-off-again relationship, or a workaholic with a penchant for unfortunate haircuts, it […]
This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post and New Deal 2.0. Republished with permission. In the debate over work-life balance, there’s one argument we can’t seem to move past: Women have made a choice to have kids. Now they have to live with their decision and all of its consequences. But this argument rests […]
