Science says: Fathers suffer postpartum depression.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
What’s a Mom Worth These Days?
About a week ago, I came across an interesting item at Salary.com (which is where I go to find out if there is anyone in the world who makes less than I do; answer: no). Each year, they run an estimate that attempts to quantify what a stay-at-home mother does, if she were paid for …
Bad Dads We Love: Supreme Edition
How did I miss this fact before? Antonin Scalia, the core of the fundamentalist—er, sorry, originalist—wing of the Supreme Court, has nine children. Nine. As Michael Kinsley notes in today’s semi-satirical essay: Is this normal? Or should I say “normal,” as some people choose to define it? Can he represent the views of ordinary Americans …
June Is Mancation Month! (Wait, Really?)
Our friend Brian over at RebelDad.com is always complaining—entertainingly, of course!—about the way ads and press releases tend to exclude dads from parenting entirely. Well, I just received a dad-oriented press release (sent to my “real” job, not this one) and I’m not sure it’s an improvement: June is Dad’s month. Even if he’s not …