Blog Post #5

Some of these readings were funny and lighthearted, where others made me feel sad and depressed. For example, the reading about the Boston Marathon bombings was very serious and heavy, and the ones about getting a dog made me laugh.
My favorite one was the article about the birthday party planning was my favorite. It made me laugh when it said, " It would be different if dads planned birthday parties. First off, the party would be about a month after the child's actual birthday, which is when Dad would remember it. Dad's party theme would be 'delivery pizza,' which would also serve as the cake, the craft project and the party favor. The entertainment would be pulling Dad's finger. The kids would have just as much fun." (Barry, 5). This made me laugh because it is very true that moms are *generally* better at remembering birthdays and planning things like parties.
What I didn't like about this article was the stereotypes that were involved in it. This reading suggested that all moms were good at planning and setting up parties and such for their children, and the dads are just lazy men who would sit around for a month before realizing that it was their child's birthday. Although this was meant to be funny and lighthearted, it was not as funny considering the problem with stereotypes in modern day society. I think this would have been funnier and an overall better article if this part would've been eliminated. Other than this, I think this reading was humorous and well-written.