Tag: gender roles
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Navigating Homeownership: How It Tested Our Relationship
Get Pregnant Fast Three years ago, my partner Jamie and I achieved a significant milestone by purchasing our first home. While it was an exhilarating experience to finally be homeowners, it also presented challenges that tested our relationship in unexpected ways. Just two months after settling in, during an unusual snowstorm in our region of…
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Raising My Daughter Differently: Preparing Her for a Complex World
Get Pregnant Fast In today’s society, it’s crucial to recognize that raising girls and boys can require different approaches. As a mother of four—three sons and one daughter—I’ve come to understand that, to equip my daughter for the challenges she may face, I must raise her differently than my sons. While it’s not the ideal…
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Mothers Experience More Stress Than Fathers, According to Recent Study
Get Pregnant Fast A team of researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin, and the Family Dynamics Center has discovered something that isn’t exactly breaking news: moms are feeling more stressed and less fulfilled than dads when it comes to parenting. As it turns out, juggling all the responsibilities tends to create…
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9 Insights Gained from 9 Years of Raising Boys
Get Pregnant Fast Growing up surrounded by girls, I never truly understood boys. My childhood was spent with my sister and our single mother, so the house was filled with feminine energy. While I had a few male friends over the years, my closest companion has always been my husband, whom I met in our…
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At Last, An Ad That Accurately Depicts the Hard Work of Moms and Highlights Its Unfairness
Get Pregnant Fast Everywhere you look, women are tirelessly engaged in unpaid labor. Have you ever paused to reflect on the dynamics within your own household? If you grew up in a home where your mother was primarily responsible for cooking, cleaning, and managing the household, how do you think that shaped your view of…
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Hey Dads: Step Up to the Plate at Night
Get Pregnant Fast My partner, Mike, rises at the crack of dawn every day, catching an early train to the city where he dedicates himself to teaching high school English. When he returns home, I often hand over our two rambunctious little boys to him while I wrap up dinner preparations. After we enjoy our…
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What A Stay-at-Home Dad Discovered at the Moms’ Night Out
Get Pregnant Fast As the lights dimmed, the room transformed into a cozy haven of laughter and excitement. Projected onto a large screen was the outline of a familiar breast pump bottle, accompanied by the playful title, The Pump and Dump. The comedy club was filled to the brim with over 200 women, each radiating…
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14 Noteworthy Insights I Had While Watching ‘Baby Boom’ in 2015
Get Pregnant Fast In a moment of mild embarrassment, I recently confessed to friends that I had never seen the 1987 classic, Baby Boom. How could I have overlooked Diane Keaton portraying a high-powered New York City consultant who unexpectedly inherits a toddler instead of a fortune? My friends were shocked and questioned my cinematic…
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8 Comments to Avoid When Talking to a Stay-at-Home Dad
Get Pregnant Fast Stay-at-home dads often find themselves on the receiving end of some rather peculiar remarks. With the rise in men opting to take on the role of a primary caregiver, societal expectations regarding gender roles are still catching up. While many people, especially women, commend our choices, there are still plenty of comments…
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The Absurdity of Treating Dads Like Babysitters
Get Pregnant Fast In a recent Buzzfeed video, the societal norms surrounding parenting roles get turned on their head, providing a humorous yet eye-opening commentary on the stereotypes that persist in our culture. Titled “If Moms Were Treated Like Dads,” this clever piece of content illustrates how ridiculous it can be to treat dads as…