Comments on parenting
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> We bad moms defy the world to come up with an accusation we have not already leveled against ourselves. . . . We don’t insist that we’re Good Mothers despite our failings. On the contrary, we seem to be saying only, okay, yeah, we’re bad. So what?
Ayelet Waldman, “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace.’’
> When Tabitha’s water broke, I’d just thrown back a third glass of unsentimental Chardonnay. I’d wound up driving her to the hospital at five miles per hour and then, somewhat dramatically, passing out on her delivery room bed.
Michael Lewis, “Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood’’
> There is a school of child-rearing they call ‘attachment parenting,’ which consists of the worst, most backward mother-abuse, expanded to include the caring father: whenever your child is crying . . . the most important duty in your whole world is to figure out why and to solve the problem. This is a cruel and stupid lie.
Tom Scocca’s “Underparenting’’ blog on theawl.com.
> A family is supposed to be a dictatorship, with the parents collectively playing the role of Khamenei (only without the nutty figurehead and sham election). Any dictatorship can be brought down if the people decide to band together and disobey the established rules. This is why the people must be divided against each other.
Jonathan Chait, “In Defense of Sibling Rivalry,’’ on www.doublex.com.
