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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read it. Just what we need-- a gross right winged nut job mansplaining motherhood. Gross Indiana sexist pig.[/quote]

I’m not Mitch Daniel’s fan. But just because I happen to disagree with him on pretty much everything politically does not mean he’s wrong here. [/quote]

It amazes me how many seemingly intelligent people are unable to set aside their feelings about a person and focus on the content of what's being said. It's so childish and illogical. [/quote]

+1 million[/quote]

We were focused on the content AND the logic.  I didn't know who Mitch Daniels was other than the college president--others here told me more details.  I just found the op-ed sexist and poor reasoning to throw out some extreme examples of overparenting out of the tens of thousands of parents at his school and act like it tells you anything meaningful about mothers.  It's dumb.  That he turns out to say other dumb, outdated things (e.g. praising a black scholar by calling him "the rarest of creatures") just adds to the picture.  NO ONE is saying the crazy examples he gives aren't bad.  But he's been a college president of a school of 42 k for over a decade.  That is over 100000 moms who have supported students at his school.  That there are a handful of overbearing, over-the-top examples out of over 100,000 people is expected, not something to write an op-ed about moms about.  I really don't understand how you cannot understand this basic point.
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