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more about #mommywars more comments → JennaW: I worked 7 years at a downtown library that saw everyone from every possible walk of life. THEN I then worked 7 years at a library serving the most st... more » That_little_attention_whore: look, she can call childless people entitled and hateful and imposing all day, but I'll be more sympathetic when I hear of a childless couple, dressed... more » gladernie: Here's how I see it---and I've thought about it a lot. Before birth control became widely available in the Western world, babies were the de facto pro... more » kungfutoday: There's been a lot of focus on obnoxious upper class parents lately, but I think that that has a great deal to do with the source of the articles (Sal... more » Ananelle: There are 2 kind of parents I genuinely hate when I waitress at a restaurant: 1.) The more common "Cuteus Spawnus" These parents can be seen at a crow... more » aimeeg: I get this. And i'm a parent. Those parents who tout little Hecuba and Art and look at you like shit because you can't afford to dress him or her in d... more » clevernamehere: I could have killed the woman who brought her baby to the 8pm showing of New Moon and then allowed the child to fuss for a solid 15 mins, disturbing e... more » napalmnacey is an angry feminist: Sadie, I can't believe you don't see the inherent misogyny in railing against a woman due to her status as a parent. Do you not see the disproportion... more » Michelle Louise: I feel like this article has a lot of anti-mother bias. I don't think there are two legitimate "sides" to this argument. Reinforcing the old notion th... more » KATE!: "I resent that my choice to be child-free subjects me to condescension and pity, even though I'm not the one taking up the whole aisle at Target with ... more » mah365001: you know, I'm getting sick of people talking about "parents" like they are some distinct, homogenous, and wholly knowable entity. If i hear the phras... more » voteforme: This reads like a reactionary screed written by someone who's heard a million time that she's an awful person for not liking kids. There's bullshit o... more » kate.d.: I have to disagree that dads get the same treatment. A dad out in public with a baby is treated like he hung the moon, as if being a good father is t... more » Birthday Girl: I might be missing the point here but none of this sounds all that new to me. Just like my high school best friend's stay-at-home mom was openly judg... more » 100flowers: What I resent most about parents (not all, just some) is the implication that I don't feel as deeply, that I don't understand as much, that I am someh... more » -
#kidstoday
The Mommy Wars: "Quite Simply I Hate Your Baby."
In what she might herself term a "shark-bait" piece in Salon, Lynn Harris asks: why does everyone hate mommies?
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#badmommies
The "Wicked Stepmother": Just Another Way Of Keeping Women Down?
The stereotype of the evil, powerful stepmother is just a caricature. But is it possible that we invented this archetype even though stepmothers are arguably the most vulnerable and disempowered members of any blended family? Psychologist Wednesday Martin thinks so. More » -
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British Researchers: Kids Healthier When Moms Don't Work
A study by Britain's Institute of Child Health reports that kids of working mothers are more likely to eat unhealthy snacks and watch a lot of TV. Cue the Guilt Police! More » -
#mothermayi
Will The Mommy Wars Make For Drama?
Amy Sohn's new novel Prospect Park West is set for big things - even a possible TV show. Think, "Momosphere in the City," complete with an SJP producer's credit. And public breastfeeding: More » -
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Thirtysomething: When The Mommy Wars Wore Shoulder Pads
In a new column, Doree Shafrir reflects on life in her thirties. In this installment, she visits a certain precious 80s TV drama and finds that nothing much has changed when it comes to women, work and the mommy wars. More » -
#babyblues
What's The Deal With Feminists And Babies?
Lots of people are piping up to defend Katie Roiphe's claim that feminism has ignored a mother's love for her child. Her piece isn't some antifeminist screed — but it's a pretty good example of why we have "mommy wars."
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Rabbis Have Spoken: Single Moms Officially Not Kosher
Rabbi Menachem Burstein, head of the Puah Institute, a Jewish fertility organization, has declared that "there is not one rabbinical religious authority in the world allowing a single woman to give birth." (God apparently doesn't count.) Why? More » -
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Assholes Without Kids Challenge Assholes With Kids
A Maclean's article boasts the tagline, "They can hurt your career, your marriage, your social life, your bank book. Why bother?" I'm getting really sick of this infantile "anti-kids" movement. It makes anyone who doesn't want children look bad!
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Pregnant Missbehave Editor Threatened By Artist, Alleged Advertiser
(Updated) Two weeks ago, we posted about the demise of Missbehave and the shitstorm that swirled around founding editor Samantha Moeller's choice to be a stay at home mom. It's gotten worse.
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British Documentary Says Working Moms "Don't Understand What They've Lost"
An article in the Times of London takes as its questionable premise the idea that working mothers' lives suck so much that they all want their daughters to marry rich men. More » -
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Once Upon A Potty
Wait, you can't just plop a newborn on a toilet and save yourself a lot of diaper-changing? No, says the momosphere! More » -
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Mom Gets De-Programmed From The Cult Of Pregnancy
A British writer discovers that being pregnant in the United States - particularly New York - sucks. More »
