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May. 9th, 2012 12:21 pmhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2141609/The-broody-men-left-bereft-wives-high-flying-careers-refuse-babies.html
This article makes me snarl. Guy One is a twit. His partner told him six months in that she didn't want children. She reiterated it over time. He tried to pressure her into having them- thank God she held firm, because children deserve to have both parents want them, not having their mother be nagged into parenthood and resent it, the child and him. Was he going to stay home with the children? Would he be the primary carer? As his partner put it, "Don't make me laugh." It's fine for her to give up things that matter to her, but ask him to sacrifice some art galleries on the weekend? What a harpy. /eyeroll
Also, the fact that she's not quoted but he is causes much side-eye on my part. I wonder what she'd say, and how close her story would be to his.
Guy Two lost my sympathy when I hit this point:
Of course, Martin could have given up his own career — a decision he says he is thankful he didn’t make.
‘I’ve got a good friend who is a house husband, and as much as he loves his children he gets bored and frustrated,’ he says.
Again, he wanted her to give in, but he's not willing to step up and do the grunt work.
While Philip and Martin may have reluctantly accepted their wives’ decisions, it’s a dilemma an increasing number of men is likely to face. And many may not be so selfless.
I'm seeing more whiny than selfless here.
This article makes me snarl. Guy One is a twit. His partner told him six months in that she didn't want children. She reiterated it over time. He tried to pressure her into having them- thank God she held firm, because children deserve to have both parents want them, not having their mother be nagged into parenthood and resent it, the child and him. Was he going to stay home with the children? Would he be the primary carer? As his partner put it, "Don't make me laugh." It's fine for her to give up things that matter to her, but ask him to sacrifice some art galleries on the weekend? What a harpy. /eyeroll
Also, the fact that she's not quoted but he is causes much side-eye on my part. I wonder what she'd say, and how close her story would be to his.
Guy Two lost my sympathy when I hit this point:
Of course, Martin could have given up his own career — a decision he says he is thankful he didn’t make.
‘I’ve got a good friend who is a house husband, and as much as he loves his children he gets bored and frustrated,’ he says.
Again, he wanted her to give in, but he's not willing to step up and do the grunt work.
While Philip and Martin may have reluctantly accepted their wives’ decisions, it’s a dilemma an increasing number of men is likely to face. And many may not be so selfless.
I'm seeing more whiny than selfless here.
