joey

Very much needed book

Revisado: 08-21-22

Great book! I’m a male with a wife and two kids. So much in this book resonated with me. I wouldn’t say that I’ve achieved “equal partner” status, but I am consistently surprised at the number of couples that fall into what Mangino calls a neo-traditional household, where the woman still bears an overwhelming share of the domestic and child rearing burden. As such, the book is a super important contribution to helping our behaviors come more in line with what we profess our values to be.

What I appreciated most about this book was that even though this is a topic that can make me super defensive I simply never had that reaction. That’s not by accident, and Mangino states early on that she is writing to and for people like myself.

In my household I do more of the daily grind work, which in my view has compensated for the fact that my wife does 90% of what Mangino calls cognitive labor. I had viewed this division of labor as playing to our strengths, but the book makes a good point that these are only seen as our strengths because of the way we’ve been socialized. As the author points out, I’m able to do cognitive labor at my job, so why can’t I do it in the home. It’s a work in progress, but the book was very helpful and an enjoyable read.

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Doesn’t cover reform of the government itself

Revisado: 06-25-22

Great exploration of the societal aspects of progressivism but doesn’t cover reform of the government itself (e.g., efforts to address corruption and patronage)

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