A pre-baby body. Not mine. A hole in the yard in which to bury items of great shame. A gift card, but not to somewhere that also sells hair removal. A lack of male virility in the coming year. Fewer carcinogenic cleaning products and/or reasons/opportunities to clean things. No eye contact. Personal space. Time alone … Continue reading
Category Archives: Relationships
Holiday Giving: Top 10 Gifts for the Working Mom
This time of year, there is no shortage of “What to Buy” lists floating around the Internet. And since we, too, love page-views, we’ve compiled one of our very own! Top 10 Gifts for the Working Mom 10. Bourbon. After a long day of “having it all,” what mom doesn’t want to relax and drink … Continue reading
Oh, just shut up.
Photo by: Ward Kadel (Concord, CA) The Problem with Married Couples Who Have No Kids: “A recent study shows that married couples without children are happier than those with, but selfishness will do that to you.” I feel like the “Oh, for fuck’s sake, who gave you a blog?” kind of says itself in this … Continue reading
On retro wives and lowering the bar.
An article from New York Magazine—titled The Retro Wife—popped up in my newsfeed today; it was about “feminists who are having it all—by choosing to stay home.” Its author, Lisa Miller, asks “what if a woman isn’t earning Facebook money but the salary of a social worker? Or what if her husband works 80 hours … Continue reading