Introduction: Maters gonna hate -- Mothers, fathers, issues -- "Get off your ass and help out!": our harrowing encounter with the man from Boston -- Rage against the washing machine: how to divvy up chores -- Rules of fight club -- TGIM: how not to hate your weekends after kids -- Guess what? Your kids can fold their own laundry -- Bone of contention -- Kids: your new budget deficit -- Hot mess: less clutter, fewer fights -- Know that eventually it's going to be just the two of you again. Well, unless another recession hits.

"The last taboo subject of parenthood: the startling, white-hot fury that new (and not-so-new) mothers often have for their mates. After Jancee Dunn had her baby, she found that she was doing virtually all the household chores, even though she and her husband worked equal hours. She asked herself: How did I become the 'expert' at changing a diaper? Many expectant parents spend weeks researching the best crib or safest car seat, but spend little if any time thinking about the titanic impact the baby will have on their marriage - and the way their marriage will affect their child. Enter Jancee, her well-meaning but blithely unhelpful husband, their daughter, and her boisterous extended family, who show us the ways in which outmoded family patterns and traditions thwart the overworked, overloaded parents of today"--Provided by publisher.