Everyone is always talking about women’s biological clocks and their desire for children. But what about the men? Dave Mills has just written an article about what it’s like to be a broody man. He despairs that “the common assumption is that men are in no rush to give up their freedom and settle down. ...
As a stay-at-home-Dad who handles the majority of the household and child-rearing responsibilities I take note of any article, news report or radio rant that puts men and housework in the same sentence. And the message I’m hearing as I mop the floor, or the article I read while spooning the baby some mashed this-n-that, ...
Feminism threw a wrench in the works, not only redefining womanhood, but in many ways obliterating the foundation of masculinity. Manhood for Amateurs is Michael Chabon’s attempt to explore the issue, yet it is blessedly free from lectures about the subject. It’s salvation lies in the tagline, which reads: The Pleasures and Regrets of a ...
Everybody knows that mothers’ brains are changed with pregnancy and childbirth. They are given a massive dose of hormones. We also know that fathers’ lives are profoundly different after having children, but did you know that their brain structure is also changed?
“If we want more good men in the world, we must start treating boys with less blame and more understanding.” This is the purpose of Raising Boys; to try to understand what makes boys tick, why they are different from girls, and how we can raise them to become good men. It shows the reader ...
Everyone knows that Father’s Day was invented because people felt guilty about celebrating Mother’s Day and leaving Dad out. After all, she washed our wounds, tucked us into bed and promised that it would all be ok by morning. He just brought home the bacon. But it’s time we stop maligning our male parents and ...
Daddy. The word is more often associated with teddy bear tea parties than it is with raw masculinity. But what better evidence is there of a man’s virility than his ability to create and provide for his children? The assumption among certain less evolved members of the population is that a guy pushing a baby ...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...
There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...
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My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...
There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
