Crossword puzzle I was just doing. Five letter word meaning "breadwinners".

[virgogal]

The answer-----papas.

As someone who was raised by a single mother and worked part-time and later full-time when raising my own six kids I was incensed.

My daughters and daughters-in-law all work full time and they have young children,

I flung the book to the floor,childish I know,but it pissed me off.

(Rant over)

[lamp_shade]

1. I was recently filling out a form at a doctor's office that asked for "Head of Household".

I left it blank.

[virgogal]

3. Good for you-----even a woman or man who chooses to stay home

and do childcare and/or housework is still part of a team IMHO.

[damntexdem]

7. But isn't that where one lists the children?

;-)

[dmallind]

10. Meanwhile every ad on the Olympics mentions"moms"

as a synonym for "parents" as if dads don't care about their kids. Are both equally wrong? Why or why not?

[lukasahero]

11. "Are both equally wrong?" Yes

Simple answer. Yes. I believe the 'why' is obvious.

[dmallind]

12. I concur incidentally. NT

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Flinging it to the floor seems a mild reaction, to me

I'd be tempted to write a very rude letter to the publishers, suggesting they remove the misogynists from their staff.

[rateyes]

4. Was the puzzle titled "Fiddler on the Roof?" nt

[nashville_brook]

5. that's seriously messed up...and, i love it as an example of unexamined bias! nt

[wtmusic]

6. Where was it?

I don't think they'd dare drop something like that in the NYT puzzle.

[virgogal]

9. It was in a book , "The National Observer Book of Crosswords"

Website:kappapuzzles.com

They will be hearing from me.

[noamnety]

13. You should definitely complain to them!

My dad's active in the crossword composer scene, and they do listen to complaints. The composer should get a complaint, and especially the editor.

[virgogal]

14. I intend to do that------and if your Dad is in the crossword composer scene

he has my great admiration,

I'm mediocre at best,but have fun and have learned a lot.

Who knew that a snow leopard was also called an "ounce"?

[peace13]

8. I once threw a book away because it put women in such an awful light.

I didn't' want to risk another person being polluted by it. Go ahead and throw it. Send it to the shredder at recycling where it belongs.