Truly, Madly, Guiltily (SHE LOVES HER HUSBAND MORE THAN HER CHILDREN)

The New York Times ^ | 3/27/05 | Ayelet Waldman

[Interesting Times]

The NY Times has evidently decided to become a somewhat more stilted version of Redbook Magazine.

This can only be considered an improvement.

[BellStar]

I had a mother like that!

[BradyLS]

Folks always tell me "Mommy is the sun." Cuz if Momma ain't happy... no "soup" for you!

[Dan from Michigan]

The "paper of record," folks.....

[paulat]

That's why I posted this with no comment...just wanted to know what the effects are....

[steve8714]

I'm a guy..who cares how mommy feels. Get me another beer, would you, babe?

[BellStar]

Hay... my father died in 2002 mom lives with me full time.
I would not have it any other way but I did have an issue or two growing up.

[campfollower]

Weird.

My first thought is, it's one thing to think these things, but another to write them all down. Yet I read them, so wonder what that says.

Starting to miss John Kerry...

[LibFreeOrDie]

This seems to be yet another in an endless series of NYT articles written by spoiled women-with-kids.

Didn't Maureen Dowd (she of the NYT) recently whine about the lack of female op-ed writers? Instead of complaining, perhaps she should persuade her female writer friends to stop writing narcissistic, angst-ridden cr*p such as this. Then maybe they'd be taken seriously.

[elmer fudd]

Hmmm. I guess I'm more like the woman's husband. I love my daughter just as much as my wife and feel much more responsibility for her, but that doesn't have a darn thing to do with my libido. I still want to get laid regularly and that wouldn't change regardless of how many children I was caring for.

I suppose it's different for women though. As a man I look at sex as something natural that you do. It's like hunger. If you haven't eaten for awhile you get hungry. Then you eat and you're OK for a few more hours. For women though sex seems to be more of an emotional sign of affection and the need for it is not determined by the length of the interval between couplings.

[MEG33]

On the article..what's the problem with adoring both your children and your husband? When the children are young and one is very busy..I do believe in a weekend getaway now and then if possible..it takes effort and it is worth it..The children are better off with parents who love each other and work together..I would not dream of having to choose either or in a loving relationship.

[cinnathepoet]

Me too. Still do.

[paulat]

As a man I look at sex as something natural that you do. It's like hunger. If you haven't eaten for awhile you get hungry. Then you eat and you're OK for a few more hours.

...geez...never thought I'd agree on this topic with someone named "Elmer Fudd"....I'm a straight woman...but I feel like Bugs in a Carmen Miranda get-up....

[BellStar]

narcissistic, angst-ridden cr*p

That is too nail on the head funny!

[dbwz]

I guess if you got married for the sole purpose of having kids, then you're going to find fault with this article.

[duck duck goose]

There seems to be alot of women with the same opinion. Husband first, children second..etc. Some women even feel if they lose a child they would (over time) would be able to go on, but if they lost their husband they wouldnt. Im not married (engaged) and havent tried to have children yet. But I have heard this before and studies have been done.

[Old Professer]

I don't blame Ken for leaving this stuck-up bitch.

[Pukin Dog]

He's obviously cheating on her.