They Say - Women Argue With Men About Housework to Feel More Feminine

Oh please.

A survey of 15,000 American women discovered that female breadwinners ride their husbands about housework and childcare because they’re worried about losing touch with their “feminine” identity.

Excuse me while I go scream into a pillow.

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Division of Labor - What Does It Look Like in Your House?

My husband and I have a very clear division of labor in our marriage:  He calls the cable company whenever there’s a problem.  I don’t.  That rule was created about three years ago, after an hour long phone call with a service rep that left my with a nearly permanent eye-twitch.

Other than that, we’ve got a pretty flexible system for dividing household chores based on strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, and the number of hours in the day.  Since I’m a stay-home parent, much of the household work falls to me, but the man knows his way around a vacuum cleaner and is not afraid to use it.  Gadgets we split:  Computers fall to me, iPods to him.  And the dishes are simply the responsibility of the last one up every night.

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Racist Judge Has Friend in High Places

Do you remember that Justice of the Peace  from Louisiana that refused to marry an interracial couple on the grounds that their kids wouldn’t be readily accepted into society?  (Yeah, that poor Barack Obama….will he ever feel the love?)  Seems he’s got backup.

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Harry Potter Helps Out In Maine

In the best-selling series of books that bear his name, Harry Potter and his friends are heroes.  It turns out that the same is true in the real world — at least as far as the friends go.  Some of the boy wizard’s biggest fans are coming together to protect marriage and keep families together.  The Massachusetts-based, non-profit Harry Potter Alliance, “dedicated to using the examples of Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore to spread love,” has organized a “magical day of activism,” according to the group’s executive director, Andrew Slack.
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Judge Denies Interracial Couple a Marriage License

A Louisiana judge turned away an interracial couple requesting a marriage license this week out of “concern for the children they might have.”

Yes, I said this week - as in this happened in 2009.

Keith Bardwell told the AP he isn’t a racist because he has “piles and piles of black friends.” Continue reading »

Gay Baby Boom Hits ABC This Week in Modern Family

Gay characters are finally starting to mount up on primetime, but few have gotten all the way to “and baby makes three.” Gay parenting is about to get the big shot at the national stage courtesy of the Modern Family premiere on ABC this Wednesday. (WARNING: Minor spoilers ahead)

And even with Ed O’Neill in an Al Bundy-esque role as grandpa to the newly adopted daughter of Cameron and Mitchell, the best news about this show is room has been left to celebrate the triumph of two guys raising a child on TV. And it can still be funny. Continue reading »

5 Reasons the Duggars are Sex Machines (?)

Okay, so there’s a headline that might get your attention. Momlogic put up this article in which they really want to convince you that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are FREAKS (you know, in the realm of sex). It would seem the several hundred children the Duggars produced at least imply they have a passing interest in sex. And you could end it right there. But Momlogic throws down 5 whole reasons we should think about how much the Duggars like doin’ it. Like a lot. All the time. Unabashedly. And with their kids’ knowledge.

Huh?

So here are those reasons, as promised and now delivered.

Momlogic’s Top 5 Duggar Sex “Facts”

1) Michelle Duggar can get her groove on.

When you’ve got 18 people calling you Mom, focusing on sex can be a challenge. To get in the mood, does Michelle Duggar work herself into a catatonic state? Is that catatonic state called “sleep”?

2) The Duggars love pregnant sex.

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Parents Marry at Son’s Funeral

And the winner for worst wedding anniversary goes to . . . the parents of a seven-year-old who died in a car crash last week. They decided to celebrate his life by getting marrried - at his funeral. Continue reading »

“Chubby Hubby” Changed to “Hubby Hubby” Ice Cream to Celebrate Gay Marriage

Yay Gay Rights Cream!

To celebrate legalized gay marriage in Vermont, Ben and Jerry is changing the popular “Chubby Hubby” ice cream to “Hubby Hubby” for a month.

“The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont is certainly a step in the right direction, and something worth celebrating with peace, love - and plenty of ice cream,” said Ben & Jerry’s CEO Walt Freese.

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Church Offers Two-for-One Deal: Baptism and a Wedding

They’ll get them any way they can: the Church of England is leading a new trend for churches offering parents a two-for-one deal. Pay for a wedding, and they’ll throw in a baptism for your child or vice versa. Continue reading »