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Why is this cosmo-esque? I read it fairly closely, and I remember nothing about "10 ways to make your man moan." Oh wait, I know: it's about WOMEN. And issues that are presumed (wrongly) to affect only women. And about feminism, though that's a topic not often tackled in the glossy pages of Cosmopolitan.
I too am tired of articles about how hard it is to balance work and family. But that's because I'm also tired of the unequal distribution of the burden. Talk to me about high-quality, affordable child care, talk to me about reasonable working hours for both men AND women. Do not talk to me about nannies, hired help, or staying home full time being solutions; regardless of any ideological issues, they are NOT FEASIBLE for most families.
We can't let books like Flanagan's go unchallenged.
