my FIL was one of those men...my MIL birthed 10 children. At one point, she had 2 kids in nappies and pregnant with the next...and he would get home from work, say he was going down the street to get milk...and would come home 3 hours later. She was making school lunches and getting 5 kids off to school (with a little help from the oldest daughters - boys weren't expected to help), breastfeeding, cooking dinners/doing laundry/picking up after 9 people....and he never lifted a finger, and insisted on telling everyone what a 'gift' it was to have a big family. My MIL was an -incredible- woman...sadly she passed away 2 years ago...from cancer that may have been caught earlier if she was able to get herself to a doctor when she first noticed symptoms. Sadly she didn't get to a doctor until she had a brain tumor and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. Off topic I know - sorry guys! Just got carried away for a bit there thinking about men who are sometimes crappy support people to their partners.
I thought parts of the article were funny...but agree with LZ to an extent too....I get a bit sick of the articles out there that I really think cross the line into scaremongering...and this article is definitely on its way (judging by the comments posted in response to it).
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