Josh struck a nerve with his post on Friday, Comical Misandry and the Involved Father; How Not to Screw up the Conversation About the Modern Dad. The piece was picked up by one of our favorite websites, The Good Men Project, and it was spread far and wide on the various intertubes. Lisa Duggan, co-founder of the terrific new website, The Parent du Jour, sent in this thoughtful response and agreed to let us post it here.
My wife made me look at this video; she was clearly annoyed by it. But I just thought it was a case of the media controlling the message. This is not a format for serious discourse —we know at a glance that this is going to be a “catty chat”. Adam is in on the joke, and he’s not going to break form. So be it.
Thanks for the great response Lisa. More and more women, and not just moms, are getting it, and the response to the post and the segment are pretty clear about that.
If your husband isn’t helping out with the kids and house to your satisfaction, it’s most likely because either you are not letting him or — face it — you made a poor choice in marital partners.