Judging from her latest piece, Emily Yoffe, Slate’s advice columnist, is going after Dear Abby’s job. Incensed that Dear Abby stole her advice thunder by insisting that the rape of one man’s sleeping wife is obviously a big ol’ lie, Yoffe tried to up the ante by writing a concern troll piece on single [...]
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The Real Problem With Single Parents Is That They Don’t Feel Enough Judgement and Self-Doubt
Published March 22nd, 2008 in Feminism, Marriage, Parenthood and Relationships. 23 CommentsOn Having Goals
Published January 24th, 2008 in E, Education, Obligation and Relationships. 19 CommentsWhen I was eighteen and pregnant, I went to my sister’s house for a long two week stay. It was reckoning time, time to make decisions about what I was going to do with the baby, what I was going to do with myself, and how I was going to steer my life after [...]
Because I Am Dense, A Post
Published January 9th, 2008 in Bloggery, Feminism, Racism, Relationships and Work. 6 CommentsI worked last Saturday with Sally (a sadly unimaginative nickname we will give my coworker in order to protect her privacy), and after a long, lazy morning of donuts and ebay-browsing, we closed the doors to the office at noon. A man slid past us right before 12, and after I was done helping [...]
Ethan celebrated his eighth birthday today with many congratulations. Most important to him is that he has secured a reciprocal crush from a fellow classmate at school, about which we are to say nothing and reveal to no one. So, shhhh.
I suggested be both go Goatse, but Chef wasn’t that into it.
Promises I Can Keep: Elaborating On An Old Review
Published June 30th, 2007 in Feminism, Obligation, Relationships and Sex. 33 CommentsA couple of months ago (I’ve been sitting on this one due to time issues) Bitch Ph.D. reviewed a book on single motherhood called Promises I Can Keep. I haven’t read the book and can’t comment on that myself, but there were several things in her review that plucked the brainstrings. BPhD says:
The [...]
At Unsprung I elaborate on my impatience regarding others’ impatience with others’ children. And stuff like that.
Newsflash: It Ain’t a Hallmark Card
Published February 22nd, 2007 in Feminism and Relationships. 1 CommentForgive me for being snotty, but this is neither news nor groundbreaking. Hundreds of books have been written on the expectations of and for new mothers and how they rarely meet the standards of the myth. Is it really so amazing that celebrities aim for public narratives of perfection? And that the [...]
Indiana Same-Sex Marriage Vote Today
Published February 19th, 2007 in GLBTQ, Indiana and Relationships. 0 CommentsThe rally at the statehouse begins at 1pm.
See here for more background on the law, or read my thoughts here and here.
At this point, I’d rather elope.
Chef and I agreed to the wedding-esque business knowing that our families would kill us if we ran off and did the deed without them, and as such I’m a terrible glowing bride. Chef and I have done exactly nothing to plan the wedding, despite the date looming somewhere [...]
Just to be sappy, Chef licks my face while I sleep. Awwwwww.
In fact there’s a whole series of what Chef does while I sleep, and considering our differing schedules there’s a lot of time where I sleep and he’s awake, bored, and with camera. That series is from about a year and a [...]
Terrance of Republic of T suggests an idea to counteract Teh Patriarchy when all the straight people get married.
I’m honored.
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