Asking for what you want is usually pounded out of us over the course of our young lives. It’s hard to get it back - but if you want to get healthy (in a holistic sense), it’s pretty much a requirement.

“parenting is a two person job”

I think the more we talk about how parenting is a two person job and over whelming for both parties, the more equal it becomes. There is so much pressure on women to be The Perfect Mother and not being able to say she needs a break, that good for this guy for recognizing he could do more.

Of course MRAs hate this. They whine when custody is given to the mom, but a man actually taking care of his child is “emotionally manipulated and abused”. I wonder what they would do with a kid if any of them were actually given full custody?

I don’t have sexist ladyfriends. I have sexist ladies on the fouth tier of friendship that I keep firmly on the outside. Why do I never invite you over for homemade cinnamon rolls neighbor Carol? Because I can’t listen to you without wanting to scream.

I did this recently with some old acquaintances who were talking about the Patrick Kane rape case. I was like, “Uh, if I single, near a hockey star like him, and the moment presented itself, I would have gone home with him. I wouldn’t have expected to get raped”. Someone I don’t really know that well, said, “But…