Wadani;937231 wrote: That's reasonable if the wifes academic abilities and earning power justify it so. I don't think that has any bearing on whether a woman's "job" is childrearing. My point is that fathers have to see themselves in that role too, but because so many men seem to think the everyday (unpaid) labour of raising children is women's work, they're able to privilege their own career and education over that of the wife.

Wadani;937224 wrote: Arrinku markaa waaba jiifo oo jaqe, amase fadhi ku naax lool. Niman badan oo noocaagaas ka helaa way buxaan laakiin waa qaar dhufaanan oo dhalmo suurogalba ma'aha. lol you're right, "stay at home dad" was tongue in cheek But the truth is that I'm just not into how the burden of parenting and childcare falls on the mother, particularly in our culture, and how women are the ones who tend to sacrifice education and career to have families. I know I'll have a kid or two at some point, but I expect my (future) husband to take paternity leave as well when my maternity leave is up, among other things.

A stay at home dad arrangement could work nicely for me...

D.O.C;937208 wrote: Every previous decade is better than the current or most recent one, may be we losing morality. "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates (attributed by Plato, 4th century BCE) "I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise [disrespectful] and impatient of restraint" - Hesoid (7th century BCE)

Apophis;937209 wrote: Thank you for ruining aka "fixing" my post. If wanted to be politically correct, I'd cut myself. SomaliPhilosopher;937207 wrote: ^^no prospective kids? We'll see, but it's just not on my radar right now and won't be anytime soon.

Apophis;937199 wrote: Now let us see the other side of parenthood ; you know, having to deal with kids To say the least. Fixed that for you (because kids in general are the worst)

Chimera;937181 wrote: LOOL, I wish. This is just me admiring the manly fatherhood landmark through majestic creatures.

Awwww cute photos. Dads are awesome

oba hiloowlow;937148 wrote: Lmao who remember this one :D lool I only know Tom Jones' music through this show, for the most part: (I can do the Carleton dance quite well too)

Chimera;937160 wrote: We both know it's not a real hit unless it's big in North America...

^^ another European! I've never heard of the first four

Khadafi;936149 wrote: The somali language is diverse and beautiful.. , here is a song in a distinct af-marko lahjo-banaadiri song from marka. ... Anyone else find this singer adorable? It's like he doesn't even know he's in a music video, it's endearing

SomaliPhilosopher;936913 wrote: ^^ waan ogyahay. mar hore baan sameenay guurka qudbo siro.......... ooops No need to tell everyone on SOL our MSN business

SomaliPhilosopher;936911 wrote: pisces_cutie911 batahay? shukaansiga iska daaf edo. waa hal bacaad lagu lisay lol no, I made that up to give you guys an idea of how dumb and embarrassing my email address was at that age. But it was pretty close.

Maarodi;936908 wrote: That feeling you get when you would hear that sound Safferz linked to and chatting with your crush online. Surprised I forgot about this, considering most MSN group chat fights were about boys anyway lol

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;936905 wrote: What are your memories of MSN? Dad badan naga mid ah waala soo kornay MSN. RIP MSN messenger. A few memories: - the hotmail account I made in 5th grade, which was something like pisces_cutie911 - the passive aggressive, cryptic song lyrics I'd have as my sign-in name - getting mad when I'd sign in and my pic was replaced by that rubber duck - "appear offline" so certain people wouldn't see me online - - abo asking me why I spend so much time on the computer when I see these people at school all day - group chat fights - minesweeper

Blackflash;936890 wrote: I just read the article right now. First paragraph: :confused: Because they removed it. Not that the updated version doesn't still suck.

Tallaabo;936878 wrote: This is a sad day for Science. Robert Edwards the man behind in vitro fertilisation died today at his home in Cambridge aged 87. How many Somalis do you think were born with the help of his techniques? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/us/robert-g-edwards-nobel-winner-for-in-vitro-fertilization-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Good obituary, unlike the NYT's one for rocket scientist Yvonne Brill last week that opened with how she could make a "mean beef stroganoff."

I love this, but I wish the video didn't have the weird filter on it.

D.O.C;936839 wrote: I don't know what civil war you are referring to but the war is still going on and unfortunately these somalis are sitting on the comfort of their houses in Europe or US posting some past youtube clips, expecting Kenyans, sierre leonese, ethiopians, ugandans, brundise, and now egiptians to free YOUR country lol, how silly? These law makers of yours can't even agree on jubbaland issues. ... the one that explains why we're in Europe and North America in such large numbers in the first place?

OdaySomali;936813 wrote: What water supply would the washing machine be connected to? I've seen plenty of washing machines in Hargeisa homes, but they were almost never used because of the electricity costs. It's just much more efficient to hand wash clothing (or hire someone to do it).

D.O.C;936819 wrote: Some so called somali people love somalia now than ever before, i mean where have you been all that time? .......... Were you transforming apes? I think most of us here belong to the civil war generation, so there's a sense of nostalgia for the Somalia we learned about from the memories of our parents, since we were either too young to remember or born during/after the collapse.

Chimera;936782 wrote: From a Somali context, no female group has been more devastating to the cause of Somali women than "Somali models". Today no one really knows the important legacy of the Somali Women Democratic Society, and their grassroots anti-FGM campaign, that had the support of the whole republic, (which is why I take any statistic on Somali FGM with a grain of salt, because that movement had a massive impact on curtailing its practice). Now a barbaric tradition imposed on 150 million women, has become a "Somali tradition". I think Somali agents such as Ayaan and Waris are far more dangerous than any of the stereotypical white feminists. I however take comfort in the fact that the likes of Hawa Abdi, Fatima Jibriil, Maryam Qasim and Fawzia Y. Adam are generating global audiences through their respective professions and positions because they're are the true forces of change. I agree, but the issue here is not feminism but people using the language of women's rights to promote islamophobia and pander to a Western (neocon) audience. People like Ayaan Hirsi speak at venues and to people who don't care about women's rights and perhaps even work to curtail them within Western countries, but it doesn't matter because she confirms their views of Islamic and African societies as backward and barbaric. But you're right, it's even more devastating when that comes from a Somali woman, because they're able to do what a white person talking about gender oppression "over there" is not -- present themselves as native informants with an "authentic" experience of being a woman in Somali society.

Wadani;936559 wrote: But I think u can agree that this virulent brand of feminism that is so widespread in the West has done a number on their societies. Family break-up, teen pregnancy, hyper sexualization and promiscuity, abortion on demand, confused, infantile (think 30 year olds and PS3) and role-less men, ironically unfulfilled feminist career women etc etc. I didn't see that you edited your post to add this part. No, I can't agree. What evidence do you have that feminism is responsible for any of these things?