I actually agree with this article. I am a single mom who works full-time as a doctor and raises  2 young boys mainly on my own (with definite invaluable help from my nanny), but that's not the point.  Being at work is often much easier than being at home with young children. I see this continually in my friends relationships. The women,  many of whom  work part time  or full time,  come home and spend the rest of the time feeding everybody, cleaning etc.,  and the man definitely does less. And they definitely get praised more for doing basic things. It is not garbage, it's the truth.  I'm not saying this is universally the case by any means but it definitely happens more than people are willing to admit.  I think it's a valid observation that men often need more praise than women for doing the same types of things. It's more important to their self-esteem for some reason. 

Now go  ahead, start ripping me to shreds…