Comments on: Mad for Mad Men

By: cynthia rovero

cynthia rovero — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:44:29 +0000

having often compared parenting, marriage and work notes with my grandmother, i came to fully appreciate the life opportunities i was able to choose from everyday. i too admire the simplicity though of a narrower path to travel as this day and age clings to its multi-tasking ways.

By: Svetlana

Svetlana — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:50:30 +0000

The whole piece is both fun and contemplative, and the the last sentence is truly a gem! Love it.

By: John

John — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:39:33 +0000

Good to see you back in the saddle! Keep it up and continue to cast your amazing point of view over your writing topics. It results in truly intertaining , and often hysterical, pieces. John

By: JP

JP — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:36:11 +0000

A fantastic angel on a great show. I love your approach, perspective and of course, your amazing sense of humor! Rock on Sister!

By: Camille Borgo

Camille Borgo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:38:05 +0000

Love it Jen!!

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:41:18 +0000

Fantastic piece, Jen!! So terrific to be reading your work again. I love it.

By: Andrea Pollak

Andrea Pollak — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:39:49 +0000

Loved it! Thanks for another insightful piece, Jennifer!

By: marilee

marilee — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:13:43 +0000

Great piece and I appreciated your commentary on how “simple” it was to raise children in the fifties without the pressure to be “super moms.” But I remember the first time I watched Mad Men and I became depressed, because the show took me right back to a time I remember when women had so few choices. Maybe we could shoot for a balance: more choices for women and less over-parenting.

By: Lorrie

Lorrie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:48:09 +0000

This is a wonderful piece. Such astute commentary on a show that is itself an astute social commentary. I hope you submit it someplace.

As an aside about Mad Men–yesterday at an annual all-hands meeting at my work, a younger colleague said he loved Mad Men, in part for the period costumes. A middle-aged woman staffer piped up with, “Some of us have those “costumes” still hanging in our closet.”

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:34:27 +0000

Nice post. I’m one of those people who realize the impact of the new gender roles since I’m a SAHD.