Why good women stay with bad men – OXYTOCIN

What is oxytocin?  It’s one of our many hormones. Both men and women have it, and while its exact purpose is still unclear, it increases in our systems during orgasm and during childbirth – it’s what bonds mothers to their babies. Is it him or the oxytocin that I’m attracted to?  Oxytocin has been found…

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Dads, too, want to have it all

Chris Thomas is the primary caregiver for his three sons, and he works as a personal trainer. “I’m so tired,” he said. Photo for the Washington Post by Matt McClain An excerpt from this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/11/06/dads-too-want-to-have-it-all/ Chris Thomas is the primary caregiver for his three sons, and he works as a personal trainer. “I’m so…

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U.S. Women on the Rise as Family Breadwinner

An excerpt from a New York Times article by CATHERINE RAMPELL Women are not only more likely to be the primary caregivers in a family. Increasingly, they are primary breadwinners, too. Four in 10 American households with children under age 18 now include a mother who is either the sole or primary earner for her family,…

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