Feeling guilty when he does more...

So, many mamas feel angry when our husbands and partners don't do more around the house and with the kids. Many of us bitch about it, some of us demand change, but many of us just 'suck it up' and do it ourselves. Often this is due to the fact that we live in a society that tells us that's what good mothers do. Don't complain. And some of us feel superior by doing it, so we kind of like it on some level. This becomes especially clear when hubby starts doing more than he has been. My husband has easily been doing his fair share since I started working full-time. I give him major props for that. Now, at times, he actually ends up picking up the slack with the boy and food and cleaning more than I do, which has ruffled my feathers a bit. I hate to admit it, but it's true. I'm fine with him doing his half, but when it creeps into more than that, I start to think I'm being a bad mother. Funny though, that few men think they are being a bad father by doing less than an equal half. Society doesn't tell them they are bad fathers if they do less. We need to listen for the messages we're being fed. It's okay for my husband to do more than half sometimes.

Possible India rights sale of STUNNED

So I just heard from someone at a publishing house in India that they might be interested in buying the Indian rights to STUNNED: The New Generation of Women Having Babies, Getting Angry and Creating a Mothers' Movement. Yay!

I said Let's Run and they said...

I posted the following as my status update on Facebook:

Karen wants to run away for a week. Any other mommies with me?! I know a cabin, up north, they won't find us there. We can freeze meals, it'll be fine... 4:58pm ·
Ruth said she liked this.
Robyn said Take me with you!!!! Please.

Lisa said: Don't tempt me woman! Last night Malcolm walked up to me and handed me a little somethin' somethin' while saying "whas this...whas this?" Um... yeah... it was his poo. Yep, just LOVE being a mom!
To which Robyn said: My baby will be 13 on Friday I need to escape the fact that I have 2 teenagers which means I'm old :(
And Lisa replied: Having teenagers doesn't make you old... just all the more deserving of a getaway!