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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Epigraph
Author’s Note
Introduction: Maters Gonna Hate: When it was just the two of us, my husband and I, both peaceable writers, rarely fought. Then we had a baby.
Mothers, Fathers, Issues: Enough. With the help of psychologists, parenting experts, neuroscientists, and fellow parents, I craft a plan to restore harmony to our marriage.
“Get off Your Ass and Help Out!”: Our Harrowing Encounter with the Man from Boston: Our plan to draw down mutual hostilities begins with our first-ever visit to a marriage counselor—but not just any marriage counselor. I also solicit advice from the former longtime chief of the FBI’s Crisis Negotiation Unit.
Rage Against the Washing Machine: How to Divvy Up Chores: Research shows that when men take on their fair share of chores, women are less prone to depression and divorce rates are lower.
Rules of Fight Club: Of course, you’re going to fight—just do it fairly.
TGIM: How Not to Hate Your Weekends After Kids: Why is it that the people you waited all week to spend time with become the very ones you want to escape?
Guess What? Your Kids Can Fold Their Own Laundry: It’s an issue that’s hardly ever addressed in the ongoing “chore wars” debate: God forbid we ask our kids to pitch in and lighten Mom’s load.
Bone of Contention: We attempt to revive our sex life using fresh, realistic advice (no pretending he’s a stranger in a bar, no naughty nurse outfits).
Kids: Your New Budget Deficit: An exploration of how the very particular anxiety that children introduce around money can leave even a solid marriage in tatters (starting with the fact that it costs a quarter million to raise one child, not including college).
Hot Mess: Less Clutter, Fewer Fights: Clutter stresses out mothers in particular, so I convince a well-known professional organizer who normally straightens the closets of wealthy Upper East Siders to pare down my sister’s house.
Know That Eventually It’s Going to Be Just the Two of You Again—Well, Unless Another Recession Hits: It may not be sexy, but the undeniable reality is that a solid marriage takes work, focus, and constant negotiation.
Acknowledgments
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