(Disclaimer: This post is about my feeling towards white gowns and traditional weddings. It is not my intention to judge anybody else’s decision about what they get married in and how they do it. I’ve actually been to half a dozen of traditional weddings I utterly enjoyed and adored the brides involved). I first stopped […]
There are days when I’m amazed at how easy it is to change the world. Those are the days when my kids accept as fact the things I tell them about how the world works (or, perhaps more accurately, how it should work). Statements that might sound strange or jarring to someone who has been […]
This piece was originally published on the Good Men Project as part of a special series on the End of Gender. This series includes bloggers from Role/Reboot, Good Men Project, The Huffington Post, Salon, HyperVocal, Ms. Magazine, YourTango, Psychology Today, Princess Free Zone, The Next Great Generation, and Man-Making. It has been almost a year since Hanna Rosin penned her provocative and controversial essay entitled, “The […]
This piece is part of a special series on the End of Gender. This series includes bloggers from HyperVocal, Role/Reboot, Good Men Project, The Huffington Post, Salon, Ms. Magazine, YourTango, Psychology Today, Princess Free Zone,The Next Great Generation, and Man-Making. Hanna Rosin’s now-famous Atlantic cover story, The End of Men, made me cringe instantly. You’d have to be an idiot to look at all the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This post originally appeared on Strong Men Speak. Republished with permission. In the Boston College Center for Work & Family study The New Dad: Caring Committed and Conflicted we asked fathers how much time they had taken away from work after the birth of their most recent child. More that three-quarters of fathers in the study took […]
Women expect more from their husbands than ever before. The days of us husbands putting our feet up or refusing to share our feelings are long gone. Though we acknowledge this shift, we struggle to adapt to these new expectations since we lack role models for doing so. When I talk to other young married […]
