Back to talking about the at-home dad media landscape. I'll start in Johnson County, Indiana, where Shawn Malloy gets a nice profile. I liked the lede: "About half of Shawn Malloy?s buddies wonder why he?d want to stay home with his kids. The rest are jealous." I bet more than half are jealous ... On the East Coast, the Delaware At-Home Dad Association got their moment in the spotlight this week.

... my search through recent at-home dad mentions also pulled up this quiz from American Baby on "Are You Man Enough to Be a Stay-At-Home Dad." It was written by a woman, so if read with the proper attitude, it's funny as hell. Half of the questions are so basic that it only identifies those unenlightened men who can't change a diaper (are there any of those guys left?) The other half are judgment call questions that -- in reality -- have more than one "right" answer and could be used to showcase the different and wonderful ways in which men and women may differ in their parenting. And some are just insulting ("You need to clean the house, do the laundry, make dinner, and help the kids with homework all at the same time. You: ... (C) Curl up in bed and sob like a baby until your wife gets home") I love anything that makes clear that real men are really good parents, but this is laying it on a bit thick.

Finally, let me plug this post from Rogers Cadenhead on gay marriage, at-home dads, modern family roles and hypocrisy. I can't think this deeply, but I'd be happy to link to those who can.