When the media
"discovered" at-home dads back in the early 90's we squirmed
through a series of pieces comparing us to the Mr. Mom movie, the media just
lapped it up and drooled for more. As the skepticism of dads parenting skills gave way to praise, the stories slowly dissolved to syrupy father's day pieces
to fill the producers quota during the Father's Day Holiday season. The Today
Show's last gasp of at-home dad playgroups featured
the Seattle At-Home Dads last May and they treated me with kid's gloves. Now that we've been beaten up, sweet talked
and forgiven, they showed us what it would take to feature an at-home moms
playgroup....a glass of wine. Armed wit
h the Oprah-sanctioned Dr
Janet Taylor and Meredith
View Viera, they ganged up
on mommy blogger Melissa Summers of Suburban
Bliss because they found out some mommy groups threw in a bottle of wine in their
diaper bag. The segment created a Mooninite-like
blog buzz on dozens of mommy
blogs and a few daddy
ones. Funny thing.....the Aqua
Teen Hunger Force
"hoax", didn't scare New York
City where the Today show is aired, but a mom with a glass of wine in her hand
gets transformed into a scary piece titled Happy
Hour for Moms. It's a mom drinking a
glass of wine!! Get over it!! . Now get yourself a can of beer and check
out Melissa's take
on the whole stupid thing.
Updated: Saturday, 10 February 2007 4:22 PM EST
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