Mother Talkers


mother to an 18 month old daughter, Stella... trying to conceive again.

children's fine dining?

Sat Apr 19, 2008 at 07:09:15 AM PDT

so, the other forum i spend too many working hours checking obsessively is a work related one, cheftalk.com.
there have been a couple of recent posts from some of my fellow (male) chefs about parents bringing their children into fine dining restaurants, as well as some sneering remarks about feeding children chicken fingers and pasta.
http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/42497-magnum-opus-touchy- subject.html
and:
http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/professional-chef-s-forum/42473-people-their-stupid-kids.html

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i feel ill...

Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 02:22:05 PM PDT

Anyone see this Wall Street Journal article?  It's really getting my stomach acid churning.  I know that there are still men that think like neanderthals, but it's some of the women's comments that really got me:

At the Barricades
In the Gender Wars
Clinton's women supporters fear her bid has unleashed a sexist backlash
By JONATHAN KAUFMAN and CAROL HYMOWITZ
March 29, 2008; Page A1

Pittsburgh

Valerie Benjamin, a human-resources manager for a consulting firm here, was driving to work recently in her red minivan with a Hillary bumper sticker when a man pulled up alongside and rolled down his window. "You can be for Hillary all you want," he shouted, "but there is no way that thing is going to become president."

"I couldn't believe this guy was shouting at me in my car," says Ms. Benjamin. "I am continuously surprised by the level of venom."


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