Comments on: a kick in the face to dads http://ralph.hogaboom.org/2009/03/a-kick-in-the-face-to-dads/ Everything Ralph, all the time. Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay http://ralph.hogaboom.org/2009/03/a-kick-in-the-face-to-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Lindsay Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:35:00 +0000 http://ralph.hogaboom.org/?p=36#comment-15 Well said! <br/><br/>I grudgingly purchased some "Mom to Mom" wipes when I was last in the Northwest (thankfully, I haven't seen them in New England).<br/><br/>When I see things like that, or hear the term "Mr. Mom" applied to my work-at-home-primary-caregiver-to-our-child husband, I find it not only offensive to my spouse but an indictment about the choice I made to be the parent who works outside the home. Calling a product "Mom to Mom" can make the mother who does not wipe the butt of her child as often as her partner feel like a crappy mom. Well said!

I grudgingly purchased some “Mom to Mom” wipes when I was last in the Northwest (thankfully, I haven’t seen them in New England).

When I see things like that, or hear the term “Mr. Mom” applied to my work-at-home-primary-caregiver-to-our-child husband, I find it not only offensive to my spouse but an indictment about the choice I made to be the parent who works outside the home. Calling a product “Mom to Mom” can make the mother who does not wipe the butt of her child as often as her partner feel like a crappy mom.

]]> By: john http://ralph.hogaboom.org/2009/03/a-kick-in-the-face-to-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-14 john Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:29:00 +0000 http://ralph.hogaboom.org/?p=36#comment-14 110, 120, whatever it takes... 110, 120, whatever it takes…

]]> By: ralphhogaboom http://ralph.hogaboom.org/2009/03/a-kick-in-the-face-to-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-13 ralphhogaboom Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://ralph.hogaboom.org/?p=36#comment-13 Parent To Parent would have been great. Yes, I remember Mr Mom. I will never tolerate being called that. It's Mr Dad. Parent To Parent would have been great. Yes, I remember Mr Mom. I will never tolerate being called that. It’s Mr Dad.

]]> By: Ada http://ralph.hogaboom.org/2009/03/a-kick-in-the-face-to-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Ada Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:22:00 +0000 http://ralph.hogaboom.org/?p=36#comment-12 Why couldn't they have called it "parent to parent" or some other more inveloping term. I can't imagine what the gay male couples who decided to adopt a baby are thinking right now! <br/>Remember that movie Mr. Mom? I guess you could just start calling yourself that, then you would be included in their store nazi-ism. Why couldn’t they have called it “parent to parent” or some other more inveloping term. I can’t imagine what the gay male couples who decided to adopt a baby are thinking right now!
Remember that movie Mr. Mom? I guess you could just start calling yourself that, then you would be included in their store nazi-ism.

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