All Joy and No Fun
by Jennifer Senior · first published 2013
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"Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. In asking what the effects are of children on their parents, journalist Jennifer Senior analyzes the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies, their friendships, or their internal senses of self. She argues that changes in the last half century have radically altered the roles of today's mothers and fathers, making their mandates at once more complex and far less clear... By focusing on parentHOOD, rather than parentING, the book is
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…I love mine and am as dedicated a dad as I can be, but I'm also glad I get to go to work every day. For a nuanced look at the complex emotions of parenting, I highly recommend Jennifer Senior's book "All Joy and No Fun" (http://www.amazon.com/All-Joy-No-Fun-Parenthood/dp/006207224...). There's a condensed version here: http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/
on “Millenial Men Aren't the Dads They Thought They'd Be” ↗I'd really like to see a study specific to female happiness with children All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood discusses this (https://www.amazon.com/All-Joy-No-Fun-Parenthood/dp/00620722...), among many other interesting topics. I'd also observe that there are probably time-sensitive…
on “Research suggests many US parents will lie when saying kids made them happier” ↗This book, "All Joy and No Fun", covers, as you might imagine, the difference between fun and joy (not exactly what you asked, but close). https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/books/review/all-joy-and-... Well worth the read for parent…
on “Americans Are Having Fewer Babies” ↗The book "all joy and no fun" sums things up better than I can in an HN post. Well worth a read.
on “How Men’s Bodies Change When They Become Fathers” ↗