Hmm. I wonder if sis would like this. I like this, but it's not about me. Not about me. Not.

I suspect he might be a bit sociopathic considering his lack of empathy

I want to think this, but I worry he's just an asshole.

I'm trying to figure out what they think the appeal of the "feminist marriage" would be. Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted? Where's the benefit?

I am totally getting right on this!

Well, it would require getting pregnant and having kids, though.

ita, aren't the laptops your father and sister's gifts? I'm confused.

I'm pretty sure Vick is just an ignorant asshole. Then again I was pretty sure fans would protest and vilify him when they let him play football again. Maybe Eagles fans are just ignorant assholes, too.

That blog (Man Boobz) I linked to is pretty cool. But disturbing. It's run by a man:

Misogyny. I mock it.

I find a lot of it in what's called the "manosphere," a loose collection of Men's Rights, Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), and Pickup Artist (PUA) sites.

TRIGGER WARNING: I quote some pretty extreme stuff here; also, the comments section is pretty much unfiltered, so be prepared.

There's a lot of scary shit he's found....

I'm trying to figure out what they think the appeal of the "feminist marriage" would be. Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted? Where's the benefit?

Money, mostly.

Those in traditional marriages will pay taxes that will be used to support feminist marriages where child support or welfare cannot be recouped, as occurs in our existing welfare state. Traditional marriages have only two income sources, neither of them entitled or tax-free. Over time, many women will prefer “feminist marriage” because of the very substantial economic and sexual liberation advantages. Heterosexual marriage will be heavily burdened by costly marriage penalties, and be comparatively unattractive to women.

But that's just comparing "feminist marriages" to current marriages. What makes a feminist marriage better than just being single?

The best Christmas present I ever got one of my sisters were a pair of these.

ita, aren't the laptops your father and sister's gifts? I'm confused.

They're going to pay me back for those. So now I have to do actual choosing work. Above and beyond the customisation of the laptops, and the lugging them through the (uh, first class) airport.

Basically I'm an ungrateful daughter/sister. Who has only left the house once in five days, and that was to go to the hospital. At what point do I just say "no can do?" And how can I say that when they're all home dealing with my mother's illness face to face?

Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted?

Because being a single mother is too difficult for some women to countenance? I certainly couldn't do it--I'd need a partner of some sort or other. There's just no one I'd want to live with and entrust with all that, and motherhood was never that much of a priority.

But it's a traditionally two parent society. Why would it be weird to think that people would want to be part of a child-raising dyad? Or team?

The best Christmas present I ever got one of my sisters were a pair of these.

I'm gonna hazard a guess she doesn't live in the tropics?