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Public Breastfeeding and Men

By Tony Whitman on 27 January, 2016 attachment parenting, babies, balancing partnerships, men, mothers, sociological perspectives, stop blaming women, women's rights Breastfeeding, Mothering

The controversy of breastfeeding in public seems to keep on keeping on, but is it really controversial, or are people just making up a whole lot of nonsense. One Dad explores the topic.

The Disease of the Entitled Man

By Catherine Bell on 27 January, 2016 balancing partnerships, challenging perceptions, entitlement, men Feminism, Social Analysis

Male entitlement is like a disease festering in the minds of men, invisible to them and to the masses. It’s about time we exposed it for what it is and set the record straight on excessive privilege.

Adult Circumcision Gone Wrong

By MHeket on 11 January, 2016 attachment parenting, autonomy, babies, child safety, intactivism, men, mothers, validating experiences Children's Health, Mothering

I’m a 43yr old Australian man with two sons. I was intact until my twenties when a doctor gave me some poor advice on managing phimosis and I “chose” to undergo a circumcision. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into! They gave me a general anaesthetic for the operation, and I was assured […]

7 Tips for Tactful Intactivism

By MHeket on 30 December, 2015 attachment parenting, babies, balancing partnerships, birth practices, challenging perceptions, compassion, feminism, health, intactivism, medical intervention, men, stop blaming women, whole baby Children's Health, Mothering

Here are 7 tips on fighting for babies without turning people against you!

CBAC – You Can Not Fail at VBAC

By MHeket on 10 December, 2015 balancing partnerships, caesareans, challenging perceptions, feminism, maternity system, medical intervention, men, obstetrics, VBAC Birth, VBAC

If you’ve had a CBAC you might feel like a horrible failure, but women do not fail birth. Care providers, on the other hand, frequently fail to support VBAC and sometimes birth partners do too.

About The Things All Men Hate…

By MHeket on 24 November, 2015 capitalism, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, feminism, men, stop blaming women, women's rights Feminism, Feminist Thought

What are the things ALL MEN HATE? A Feminist deconstruction of the ALL MEN HATE genre that pollutes the internet under the guise of helping women to “get a man and keep him”.

Birth Trauma Explained for Fathers

By MHeket on 13 November, 2015 balancing partnerships, birth practices, caesareans, challenging perceptions, healing, maternity system, men, obstetrics, unrealistic expectations, VBAC Birth, Birth Trauma

Putting birth trauma into words so that men can understand it can be difficult, so here we’ve done it for you! Birth trauma doesn’t have to divide you, it can bring you closer together, if only you can find a way to talk about it and accept that you can not fix it.

Birth Trauma Is Selfless, Not Selfish!

By MHeket on 11 November, 2015 attachment parenting, babies, birth practices, caesareans, challenging perceptions, compassion, critical thinking, feminism, healing, health, maternity system, medical intervention, men, validating experiences, VBAC Birth, Birth Trauma

Telling women to focus on their healthy baby and denying stories of birth trauma and grief is a social sickness. Women would do anything for their babies, and how they feel about birth is unrelated.

40 / 60 Domestic Violence – MYTH BUSTED

By MHeket on 29 October, 2015 autonomy, balancing partnerships, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, feminism, health, men, sociological perspectives, stop blaming women Domestic Violence, Feminism

Are men REALLY the victims of 4 in every 10 domestic assaults? Are the police, media, charities, and governments all in on a giant conspiracy to bury male victims? I think not.

Trans Identity Within Women’s Spaces

By MHeket on 7 October, 2015 autonomy, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, men, stop blaming women, women's rights Feminism, Social Analysis

The trans movement is demanding the word WOMAN be removed from many places. Are they also demanding the word MAN be erased or is it just women who should make space for trans-people?