Jul
21
2014

Husband Documents Wife's Excuses With 'Sex Spreadsheet'

Was it fair for this Husband to document the extent of his sexual rejection?

Husband Documents Wife's Excuses With 'Sex Spreadsheet'

What's your go-to excuse for refusing sex? One man who'd been spurned one too many times devised a clever (so he thought) spreadsheet, detailing how many times he'd seen—and been denied—intercourse over the course of almost two months. 

According to an article in the Daily Dot, his outraged wife naturally shared the document on Reddit. But the move kind of backfired on her, as of course many men of the internet banded to the jilted, unlaid husband's defense.

Sex in marriage is a tricky thing, especially once children enter the picture. There is daily exhaustion experienced on a never-before-seen scale. 

Sex may be a conjugal right, but that's not to say it's mandatory to give it to your partner every time they request it. Nor, conversely, it is fair to relentlessly withhold sex either. Problems arise when libidos aren't on the same sheet, so to speak. 

Apparently said Husband served Wife with the spreadsheet, highlighting the fact that he wouldn't miss her during a 10-day work trip because over the course of seven weeks, and 27 sexual initiations, only three were 'successful.'

OK, so Wife admits this behaviour is unprecedented for her Husband, and also "bitter, immature, full of hatred.” A spreadsheet ticks all of said boxes (as does sharing it on Reddit for that matter). 

Was it fair for Husband to document the extent of his sexual rejection?


But just sometimes Redditors come to the rescue in the most breathtaking way.
 

Jul
21
2014

Photographer Helps Children Fight Back Against Monsters

bring on the bogeyman

Photographer Helps Children Fight Back Against Monsters

Is your child afraid of the monster under the bed? How about the one lurking in the closet? Tell your kids that ghouls and goblins aren't real—yeah, good luck with that. Try as we might, we can't always allay the intense fears our kids face. So why not arm them against those fictional beasts? 

According to an article in Huffington Post, French photographer Laure Fauvel empowered the children in her series "Terreurs" against various imaginary demons. And these photographs—depicting kids in PJs bravely slaying all kinds of cowering bogeymen—brilliantly subverts fear. 

"I wanted to show children who aren’t scared of monsters and who are able to fight them and be stronger than [their] fears," said Fauvel. 

Some old fears die hard. Excuse me while I superimpose my face on that of the child in the spider photo...
 
What are your kids afraid of? How do you help them face up to their terrors? 
 
 
This beautifully illustrated series of books helps children conquer their most common fears and phobias.
 
 
Jul
18
2014

Mom-Made Rainbow Loom Dress Sells For More Than $200,000

Wondering what to do with all that Rainbow Loom once your daughter's obsession wanes?

Mom-Made Rainbow Loom Dress Sells For More Than $200,000

Wondering what to do with all that Rainbow Loom once your daughter's obsession wanes? A Welsh mom turned a hobby into cold hard profit, having created a dress out of loom and nothing but loom. Subject to a bidding craze on eBay, the dress eventually sold for more than $200,000.

According to an article in the Huffington Post, single mom Helen Wright got the idea for the dress after creating loom projects with her 12-year-old daughter. 

Because Wright's friend, Katherine Burnand, was out of work and "bored" at the time, she took up the actual weaving. 
 
"I said why don't we make a dress from loom bands and Katherine said she'd be happy do do it because she's too ill to work," said Wright. "[Katherine] did an hour here or there in between her house work to keep her busy."
 
I'll say. Despite having arthritis, Burnand spent more than 40 hours putting the dress together. Some 20,000 loom bands later, the dress went up for auction on eBay for a modest $85—enough to cover costs. 

The moms reasoned that if they made anything extra, they could "have a day out."

Well, when the auction ended on Tuesday, the dress garnered some 137 bids and sold to the highest bidder at $291,000.

"I'm still in shock and I can't believe it," said Wright. "I still won't believe it until…the money is in the bank."

Let's hope the budding entrepreneurs, both of whom rely on government benefits, get the luxury holiday they've earned—with no weaving involved!