tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post7743561546799134691..comments2024-03-29T08:05:42.988-05:00Comments on Harry Times...All Jacked Up: The work of care, toddler styleSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-39003974394563850392010-04-13T11:13:40.517-05:002010-04-13T11:13:40.517-05:00Even though I do about 90% of the cleaning, et al,...Even though I do about 90% of the cleaning, et al, I think that packaging is just wrong. Why can't they just put "Everything you need to help clean your home" or something like that? There are so many families where the dad stays home or where both parents work and as a result share the cleaning...<br /><br />And you got to love Harry's attitude about the doll!AJU5's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039236630636069326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-48835094873906369152010-04-12T14:39:38.268-05:002010-04-12T14:39:38.268-05:00Love this one! When Hannah was born my mom got Bl...Love this one! When Hannah was born my mom got Blake a baby doll (complete with a bottle, teddy bear and a backpack to carry it in - wtf) and last night as we were sitting around he was feeding his baby with the bottle (and has also been known to feed the baby with his "bipples"). I want both of my kids to know that mommy and daddy do ALL kinds of work and that boys and girls can do whatever they want!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507116445461772524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-57353071474274313362010-04-12T13:51:46.001-05:002010-04-12T13:51:46.001-05:00It's funny because Emmie has grown up surround...It's funny because Emmie has grown up surrounded by Jack's trucks and cars and she loves them and Jack gets so excited when Emmie gets a new baby to play with.<br /><br />When it comes to roles, though, it kinda sucks right now because I end up doing all the "non-revenue" shit since Josh reminds me all the time that he is the only one making the money around here. Sigh.<br /><br />He does help out a ton, and he'll clean or feed or bathe or whatever, but I would love for the kids to see what I do (and actually for Josh to recognize it as well) as WORK.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09465194403058080094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-52758525708394270352010-04-11T20:11:51.474-05:002010-04-11T20:11:51.474-05:00Love this: "I want them to learn that being a...Love this: "I want them to learn that being a daddy is the most important job there is."<br /><br />My boys have a vacuum, mops, brooms, trucks, cars, Legos, a tea set, and science toys.<br /><br />Their nanny is a man, one of Wes's Sunday School teachers is a teenaged boy.<br /><br />But aside from the whole physics professor thing, Ryan and I have pretty "traditional" interests. I like to cook and I'm better at taking care of the house. Ryan likes to mow and edge and weedwhack and go to work.<br /><br />So far, though, Charlie seems to recognize that we all do what we like to do best to maintain the house and take care of each other.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156777853779141522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-61629688109953071052010-04-11T19:19:05.226-05:002010-04-11T19:19:05.226-05:00You are right. Don't get Jack the Buzz costum...You are right. Don't get Jack the Buzz costume, because we got that. Other than that, we got no TS stuff.tripodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-69699296479092781162010-04-11T15:45:24.511-05:002010-04-11T15:45:24.511-05:00Sarah, you don't know how timely your post is....Sarah, you don't know how timely your post is. I was JUST writing up a blog post in my head (you know you do that too, don't laugh...) while scrubbing my bathtub, as the only time I clean the tub is when I know I want to take a bath later ;) But the main point of my post was, I never want my kids to think it's just one parent or the other - that there is "woman's work" and "men's work" I don't buy that at all. My husband scrubbed the toilets while I was at yoga yesterday. And I'm not a good housekeeper... but you know what? My husband still finds me damn sexy even though the house isn't all that spotless :) <br />Whew! <br />And I think it's hysterical that the checkout girl said something about that box. I'd have to totally agree!Corinne Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604810312185816792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-68022983257479076052010-04-11T15:21:35.695-05:002010-04-11T15:21:35.695-05:00One of my favorite websites is http://contexts.org...One of my favorite websites is http://contexts.org/socimages/<br /><br />This website examines the sociological constructs we perpetuate throughout the world. Very cool stuff!<br /><br />~KJKJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332924007993712585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-49694740736720014972010-04-11T13:54:38.115-05:002010-04-11T13:54:38.115-05:00During one of our bedtime conversations the other ...During one of our bedtime conversations the other day, Aidan told me that in the mornings, we all get up and go to work. Daddy goes to his office, Mommy goes to her office, Zoe goes to her classroom where her work is to play, Aidan goes to his classroom where his work is to play and have fun, and Franklin goes to work, which is to sleep and bark.<br /><br />I was really happy to hear him say this because I like this image of our family. It is a balanced view even though my and my husband's jobs are not completely equal, and neither is our participation around the house. It took me a while to realize that having both parents participate is not as important as who does what amount (at least in our family).Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289065947074600190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-38996391434871998922010-04-11T11:43:02.121-05:002010-04-11T11:43:02.121-05:00I meant only for boys. My bad.I meant only for boys. My bad.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722173267382651968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-18137578139221337922010-04-11T11:41:48.630-05:002010-04-11T11:41:48.630-05:00Yes! Yes yes yes!
I am sick of it. I was just c...Yes! Yes yes yes!<br /><br />I am sick of it. I was just complaining about this the other day. It was some stupid commercial (I think) where it was so stereotypical in the roles of the man and woman that I wanted to vomit. Like those damn Olympic commercials where they only thanked moms.<br /><br />It makes me sad/furious that when we go to McDonald's they feel like they have to say, "She wants the boy toy?" when Elisabeth asks for the Star Wars toys. I loudly (and bitchily) say, "No, she wants the STAR WARS toy. She's a girl and it's her toy." It's things like that that make me later have to explain to Elisabeth why some people think Star Wars is only for girls when she loves it so much.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722173267382651968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-51071020568760352112010-04-11T11:36:10.533-05:002010-04-11T11:36:10.533-05:00First, I LOVE that Harry said, "too bad. you&...First, I LOVE that Harry said, "too bad. you're getting one" to Jack, about that baby doll. I think I would laugh all day in that kid's presence. <br /><br />I totally agree with you--like I said in my blog yesterday, I'm working on a post about this, too, but I think I might just save myself the trouble and link to this post! LOLsarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387145957769474838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-1141924859204934252010-04-11T09:02:45.285-05:002010-04-11T09:02:45.285-05:00a. your blogs crack me up, consistently
b. In res...a. your blogs crack me up, consistently<br /><br />b. In response to a previous post, I guess I am a "radical" feminist because...<br /><br />c. I cannot stand the idea that care (home, child, kin, etc) is "womyn's work". Yet, so many raise/treat/expect young boys to be "cheerfully inefficient" about housework; an inefficiency that is exacerbated by "carefully cultivated ignorance" towards the needs of the household (thank you, Crystal Eastman, for "language" to describe the problem).<br /><br />d. When doing a basic exercise about gender construction in the beginning of the semester, we discuss toys-you know, the pink and blue isles. I love dropping "yeah, we get girls vacuums to play with, because vacuuming is so much fucking fun" (generally, first "f" word of the semester, oh and I am not knocking those that like to clean. I am questioning the social construction of said desire!) <br /><br />Thanks again, Sarah, for the amusing and apt blog!Sabrina Worshamnoreply@blogger.com