[Joan C. Williams] Food has always been a class code, and since Alice Waters, the way to give an upper-middle class act is with food that is fresh and local... The class code of the upper-middle class literally links morality and political virtue with certain forms of high-intensity food-preparation activities. Emily Matchar
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  3. She asked if I loved another woman, so I answered honestly and said, “Dinner was great, but I could go for dessert. - Unknown

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  2. Attachment parenting, Sears writes, "immunizes children against many of the social and emotional diseases which plague our society, " producing children who are "compassionate, " "caring, " "admirable, " "affectionate, " "confident, " and "accomplished" ("faster than a speeding bullet, " "more powerful than a...

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  4. Now let's make Virginia Heffernan a man. Can you imagine the same kind of spittle-flecked rage directed at a busy working father who admits to feeding his kids Annie's Organic Mac & Cheese?

  5. American culture at large has failed working mothers.

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