Where do stay-at-home dads fit into the picture?
Dr. Schlessinger: I recommend that during the first three years, the mom should be at home because all of the research shows that the person whose body you come out of and whose breast you suck at, at that stage, really needs to be the mom — unless she’s incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial. After that, flip a coin. Listen, there is something you should know about my breasts. They are REAL and they are FANTASTIC (well perky, supple, adequate…whatever…I’ve been waiting almost a year to throw that line out) but I’m pretty sure they aren’t the magical boobies that will render perfectly balanced children. And also, flip a coin? Really? What about when that child is in fourth grade and starting to change into a tween with the insecurities that go with it? Is that less important? What about when the same kid is in junior high and getting exposed to things that make me shudder at the very thought? Do you flip a coin then? Did she? Because I’ve heard stories about her son that if we found ou
