It reads to me like being a mother in this situation is just a means to get the government to give you money, though.

I'm just answering Hil's question, not commenting on a feminist marriage at all. I don't think it's surprising to want to raise a child with someone else--platonic dyads should be just as acceptable a way of achieving that--if you can commit to a stable parenting environment, that is, as opposed to upping the risk of tearing the family unit apart because you're not making a Relationship commitment to them.

I know sisters who moved in together to raise children, for instance. I wouldn't do it, but I don't think it's a dubious concept.

That's why you need to lesbian-marry them off as soon as possible

It's the ciiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiife!

The crazy comes from another planet if the crazy thinks aid to dependent children or baby daddies are reliable sources of big income.

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.

The line between sociopath and asshole is sometimes hard to draw. If Vick had only hosted and watched the dogfights, I'd say he was an ignorant asshole who was a product of his environment. But he participated in innovative and appalling ways to kill unwanted dogs.

Guys, before y'all jump into anything, speaking from my admittedly limited perspective in a boring old non-feminist marriage...there's just a slight possibility that kids may be way the fuck more expensive than this guy thinks they are.

Dang. But...they start earning their keep after the first 3 months, right? RIGHT?

(We were shopping at Target for a baby shower gift and I found wee tiny Batman underpants, grabbed them off the rack, spun around, and said to Tim, "Please impregnate me NOW. I have to have a baby to put these on." He refused. I don't even know why I keep him around.)

And also that food stamps are not actually printed on gold leaf.

WHAT. I don't even know WHY I voted for Obama.

wee tiny Batman underpants,

Don't you have a dog those would fit on?

Timelies all!

I'm backing away slowly from the insane troll-logic of that "feminist marriage" article.

But...they start earning their keep after the first 3 months, right? RIGHT?

RIGHT.

I just finished reading Emile Zola's Germinal, and one of the most killing things about it was the way the mother of the family was utterly dependent on having her children go to work in the mine as early as possible. There was one child who was disabled in some way, and although she did a lot around the house, her inability to earn was a real problem. It was a strong reminder of how families used to be big so that they got work out of the kids, not only to support the parents in their age.

Jesse, will you marry me?

Absolutely! Do we find the rich baby-daddies first? Or sign up for welfare? I'd better check the feminist rules.

wee tiny Batman underpants,

Don't you have a dog those would fit on?

They're way too small for Kato. Possibly one of the cats, but that would lead to me being maimed, the avoidance of which is one of my life goals.

These underpants. See? I need a feminist-marriage baby to put those on!