This.

I work in legal marketing - trust me, I am WELL aware. :) It was just the first example that came to mind.

It's weird, because Lindy's wondering how these dudes could be so bad... the "dudes" comment would actually seem to make more sense as a qualifier for why they would presumably be better.

This seems like a good place to rant!

I wish I could star this a hundred times.

It's interesting, my husband and I together made more than $120k last year. We bought a house, have a college fund going for our kid, and have a decent amount in savings. We also both drive used cars, live in a moderately priced area, and he had to push me over the edge to replace my crappy old laptop this year - and…

I remember picking up that exact issue, ten years old, and paging through the models comparing myself to these obvious beauties. I came up short.

I can't remember which country it is, but there's a country that guarantees a certain amount of paid leave per family, and they can split it as they please. So maybe Mom takes three months, then Dad takes three months.

Right, double standards are what Jezebel is all about. All of it,- including all the commenters and all the authors.That's why everyone is agreeing with Erin here. OH WAIT.

Yep! I was fortunately in a job where the dress code was fairly lax, but my job now is pretty strict. I could not show up all rumpled, with my hair matted, and sweaty, without being judged for it.

And I didn't even mention the clean up before or after the meal. That's the worst part.

You work 14-hour days. How much time would you say you spend during your commute? And shopping? And doing that prep work and cooking and cleaning up afterwards? And that exercising? How much time do you have left over for sleep? Or keeping your house clean/keeping up with the laundry? How about that time you spend…

Yep, I went carless for a year, but I was lucky that I lived in Phoenix where it rarely rained and was flat so I could bike to/from work most days.

I wish the time element was emphasized more. I feel the crunch, and I'm a married mother of one, with great childcare, making good money, with a cushy 9-5.

Planning the meal, shopping for the ingredients, making sure you have all the supplies (including spices, etc that cost a lot of money up front to stock), getting it home, all the prep work, then the actual cooking. Compared to simply grabbing a box of Hamburger Helper and some ground beef, or a burger at the drive…

I have such a crush on Aziz Ansari. And Wyatt Cenac. And John Oliver.

'Zackly. I dated a guy for two years that no one would peg as a hot guy. But he was sweet, and funny, and charming, and genuinely kind. Pretty soon he became pretty hot to me.

"If you can make her smile, it doesn't matter what you look like."

My husband, God bless him, is still dumbfounded and horrified anytime he hears about a woman being sexually assaulted, and always assumes that obviously the accused rapist is going to be completely demolished legally for it because that's what they deserve. On the one hand, yay, glad for the outrage! On the other…

Those are all completely valid complaints! I agree that some parents tend to lose perspective, I didn't mean to trivialize the issue - I just wouldn't include people who complain about those (valid) issues under the umbrella of the type of complaints that make me feel like some people just don't like parents.