Fucking Parents, Making Choices

Ericka and I were talking about how annoying many of the lefty blogs have been regarding Hilaryrodengate.  I've been meaning to do a post about it, but it's such a lovely day that I've lost a great deal of interest in knocking down the judgemental, snotty and otherwise ignorant shit being posted.  I'll just say this:

• Amanda, like Rosen, certainly has a nugget of truth here, but I don't find anybody who gets most of her exposure to parenting from STFU Parents to be very credible and her choice of words leaves a lot to be desired.
• Rude adds a clarification to his original post, but still paints with a great broad brush and dismisses the difficulty and value of staying at home.
• Jessica, unsurprisingly, pretty much nails it.

There is one thread that is common to all three pieces, though, that particularly annoys me: it's understandable that since the topic is Ann Romney, people are focusing on SAHMs, but you know there's a not-insignificant number of fathers who make choices, too.  A lot of what's at stake aren't just "women's issues" but "parents' issues" and "families' issues."  We might all be better served if pundits and politicians acknowledged that.

ntodd