Parenting Magazine unfair to Dads

[H.Starr]

Because society as a whole, and clearly most of the women in these forums, think men are in general uninterested uninvolved, etc, the men who ARE interested and involved (like my husband) are given the shaft.
I think women are often two faced sneaky liars. But if I created a magazine and called it "honesty" I wouldn't devote it ONLY to men.
"Parenting" should be for PARENTS. I've said it 100 times already.
Change the name to Motherhood and I bet dads wouldn't have any complaints anymore. If you're going to front that you're being fair, then actually be fair.
My husband reads Parenting every month when it comes in the mail. He's not upset or offended, but it takes A LOT to get to him. He has, however, commented that the magazine is just made for women. He still reads it for the info contained because he is INTERESTED and INVOLVED. He's NOT the only dad out there like that. Why would it be SO SO SO fatal and detrimental to RECOGNIZE them??
Believe me, just because there was a bit more dad content each issue, mothers across the country would not stop reading. But maybe more dads would start. And then there would be even more interested and involved dads around.

[H.Starr]

PS- Giraffe, also check out the "NOT mad at dad" thread I started in True Confessions.
I'm NOT the only one with a good husband.

[cay8099]

Cosmo is for women, and they have one section in each magazine for men. Where's the section in GQ for women?

[H.Starr]

But still. "Parenting" is PARENTING.
Gentleman's Quarterly is for GENTLEMEN. They don't have to have an article for women.
Cosmo is a women's magazine. They don't have to have an article for men. Great that they do, but when they didn't NO ONE complained. It wasn't expected.
But for Parenting to have articles for BOTH parents....not too crazy a concept if you ask me....

[cay8099]

It's not the job of Parenting to recognize men as wonderful fathers. It's the mommy's job to recognize the father of her children for the fantastic father/husband that he is.

As I said, Parenting is a women's magazine. They don't have to have an article for men, but they do. Not in every issue, but they do get agknowledged. To bad everyone has to complain when they don't.

[H.Starr]

Then since they have NOTHING to do with parenting and EVERYTHING to do with motherhood, they should change their name to "Motherhood magazine."
Then its fair, accurate, and dads will have nothing to complain about. At least not pertaining to the unfairness of the magazine.

And why is society supposed to recognize good moms, but only the mom is supposed to recognize a good dad? That makes no sense at all, and what if the dad is a SINGLE DAD? What if the mom isn't even in the picture? He still doesn't even count as a "parent"?

[cay8099]

If Parenting professed to be a magazine equally devoted to moms and dads it would be unfair, but they are clearly a magazine for mother's. they never claimed to be anything else. Show me where it says that Parenting professes to be equall, and I'll agree that they are being unfair.

[H.Starr]

Because they're called PARENTING. Implying they are for parents.
Parents are NOT just moms. There are PLENTY of dads out there who are the only parent to a child, or are a far better parent than the mother, or are just equal in their responsibilities with the child's mother.
PARENTS are moms AND dads. PARENTING is done by moms AND dads.

[cay8099]

A name doesn't change anything. It would still be the same magazine. I can start a magazine call any darn thing I want and make it about anything darn thing I want. That's the great thing about freedom. Now if they advertized as a magazine for moms and dads; it would be unfair, but they advertize as a magazine for MOTHERS.

[H.Starr]

I've never seen them advertise for mothers.
I've only seen advertisements again implying that they were directed towards parents. Which is also an easy assumption without advertisements, since they call themselves parenting.