Kyrie SchmidtThe Difference Between a Happy Marriage and Miserable One: Choresverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Wendy Klein, Carolina Izquierdo, and Thomas N. BradburyCouples without a system for household tasks can get very resentful, very quickly. A look at the results of an in-depth study of middle-class families. In the United States, ambiguity in division of household responsibilities between working couples often results in ongoing negotiations, resentment, …
Kyrie SchmidtIs Having A Child A Rational Decision?verified_publisherNPR - Tania LombrozoDebates about whether it's rational to have children are nothing new. Recent books like David Benatar's Better to Have Never Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence, Bryan Caplan's Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, Christine Overall's Why Have Children: The Ethical Debate, and Jessica Valenti's Why …
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Kyrie SchmidtThe Immense Value of Giving Men More Control of Household Tasksverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Anne-Marie SlaughterAs women are experiencing the satisfaction that comes from a professional career, men should also get to know the joy of investing in home life. When my husband, Andy, and I were first together as a couple in the early 1990s, before we were married, we started giving dinner parties. While growing up …
Kyrie SchmidtFather Hilariously Shares the Reasons Why His Son is Cryingverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Pinar Noorata“I wouldn't let him drink bath water.” Greg Pembroke, a 32-year-old father of two boys under the age of 4, has seen his share of temper tantrums and decided to share his fatherhood experiences through a single topic blog called Reasons My Son is Crying. What began as simply posting pictures on …
Kyrie SchmidtThe Benefits of Overpraising Good Dads (and Moms, Too)verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Noah BerlatskyIt would be great to get to a point where men and women were recognized for their work at home. "You are a great cook!" my mother-in-law told me with something like wonder. She was staying with us over spring break, and had watched me put together a bare-bones stir fry. She seemed particularly …
