Restoration Hardware sucks the life and the color out of their children's catalog.

We love shop therapy as much as the next gal, and we’re not above admitting that keeping a stack of catalogs to peruse is almost as comforting as digging into a forbidden stash of chocolate.

Hell, we’ll even admit that keeping a pile of slick catalogs in the bathroom is a guilty pleasure we look forward to. Why read when you can shop, right?

But the other day, while heading to the bathroom, one of us picked up Restoration Hardware’s Baby and Child 2011 catalog. Thick, sleek, and full of what promised to be good old-fashioned house porn, the shock was disarming.

By the time it was time to flush, there was a lot to say.

Fabulous styling? Maybe, at first glance.  But a closer look brought outrage and downright revolutionary feelings. Gender equality? Gone. Societal regression? Complete. An insult to every thinking woman who came of age after 1972? Yes yes yes.

At this point, a joke is in order.  Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?  A:  One, and it’s not funny.

Our point is, too often taking a feminist stance means you can’t laugh. We take exception to that. It’s okay to laugh. We’re mothers, after all. That means we know how to wake up, stretch, be angry… AND laugh.

So if you want to find out why one of our favorite stores just pissed us the hell off, click on the link to our piece on The Patch.

And, as long as you’re clicking, be sure to see our accompanying slide-show.