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Monday, July 28. 2014

How adult, married life in America is sposta be


Time-proven traditions make perfect sense to me. It is not very complicated: A Man's Place and a Woman's Role:



If you want to reinvent the wheel and design a whole new way to live an adult life, go bananas. Nobody gives a shit. If, however, you don’t have a smarter plan, here’s what’s been working for many generations...



Amusing.


Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:50 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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"Men don't recyle." Ain't that the truth.
#1 Bird Dog on 2014-07-28 15:34 (Reply)
Maybe not recycle, but repurpose? Absolutely.
#1.1 B Moe on 2014-07-28 16:47 (Reply)
Definitely: we have a garage and backyard full of "repurposed" stuff that hasn't quite met its destination: the black bin.
#1.1.1 Frances on 2014-07-28 23:42 (Reply)
One of the most short-sighted, narrow-minded pieces I have read in a long, long time.
"I don't understand why a woman would have to work."
Oh, for crying out loud. What if a woman has to work? What if, as happened to my mother, her husband dies young and unexpectedly, and uninsured? Does she enter the labor force making beginner wages?
And what if a woman wants to work? What if she has some dreams of her own that go beyond the four walls?
Remember the song "Dance, ballerina, dance"? Or are you too young for that one? I first heard it in the late 1940's, and although I was only 5 or 6, I was offended by it.
Marriages, good relationships, happen one couple at a time, with love, respect, and little adjustments happening pretty regularly. Gavin McInnes' pronouncements on how things were meant to be are, well, nothing short of silly.
#2 Jeannette on 2014-07-28 16:14 (Reply)
sheesh, J

Don't be so sensitive!
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2014-07-28 20:02 (Reply)
I posted a link to this piece at my own place yesterday and I must say that the humor was lost on almost all of my readers. I'm sure the author means more of what he says than is entirely consistent with my own views, but it was nevertheless clear that he was exaggerating for ironic effect. The vampire crack alone should have made that clear.
#2.1.1 Texan99 on 2014-07-29 12:52 (Reply)
Sorry. I guess my dropped jaw interfered with the workings of my brain. I'll try to do better from now on.
#2.1.2 Jeannette on 2014-07-31 17:40 (Reply)
To be fair, I would say the author took a light hearted tone to the topic. And, it should not be regarded as unalterable scripture. Of course there are many exceptions, there always are. However, the underlying theme that traditions exist for time tested reasons is valid.
#3 W. C. Taqiyya on 2014-07-28 18:39 (Reply)
We have family members where the woman is the top earner, or potential earner. just so long as each partner is happy with the dynamic, and the result is a healthy family home, we're going with it, and being heavily supportive when needed.

On the other hand, every female family member - higher income or not - has taken husband's surname: not necessarily professionally if already established under maiden name, but definitely in all other aspects of their lives.

Back in the day, my father lamented to my mother that none of his fantastic grandchildren (they had only daughters) bore his name. My mother responded that she had an equal number of fantastic grandchildren, and none of them bore her name either.

Next generation coming along: surnames may not be being passed along, but given names are: there's one in the family who carries the fifth generation (that we know of) in one of the given names.
#4 Frances on 2014-07-28 23:39 (Reply)
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#5 apple pie on 2014-07-29 13:15 (Reply)

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