Desperate Housewives
- on creative ways around campaign finance laws
» New York Times
Outpost of Tyranny
» The Guardian
and
Abraham McLaughlin, Africa Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
» Christian Science Monitor
- on the Parliamentary election in Zimbabwe
Bar Room Rawl
- says instant-refund tax rebates need to be regulated
» NEDAP
and
Megan Van Hart, Director of development for the Lower East Side ...
Mommie Maddest
- on the perils of modern motherhood
» her book
Open Phones
Don't Get Mad
Judith Warner joined guest host Sarah Crichton to talk about her new book, "Perfect Madness: Motherhead in the Age of Anxiety"
Here are some listener emails:
I think the crux of the problem is the basic idea that good motherhood means spending as much time as possible with your child. My mother spent a lot of time leaving my brothers and me alone. Her philosophy was (and is) that no child can withstand the full-time attention of an intelligent woman.
Thanks,--T.
I need to move to France. I have four children, I work full time and I'm pregnant with my fifth. Everyone including my friends family husband and employer looks at me as though I've committed a mortal sin and as though I've committed it by myself. I hear a lot of derogatory comments as to how much I must love sex when I'm walking down the street or from rude cab drivers who think they're being funny. My husband is almost praised and certainly never judged for having so many children. I constantly feel guilty and I have to fight off shame. --D.
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