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ShazzieB

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6. My parents' marriage was as patriarchal as it gets.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 02:18 PM

Apr 2022

Not because of religion; my dad was just old-fashioned and insisted on ruling the roost. He was especially controlling where money was concerned. It was not fun to watch.

However, they were about the same height (my dad was the size of Michael J. Fox), and his shoes fit her just fine. I wonder what Rev Sarah would say to that!

My marriage has been an equal partnership from the get go. I wouldn't have married him otherwise. I couldn't MAKE him take charge of all the decisions if I wanted to, and that's just fine with both of us.

Rev Sarah is full of crap.

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Patriarchy still alive and well in America [View all] milestogo Apr 2022 OP

And to paraphrase Ginger Rogers: dhol82 Apr 2022 #1

Barf vercetti2021 Apr 2022 #2

My husband came from a patriarchal MOMFUDSKI Apr 2022 #3

"They are responsible for our family in ways that we will never truly understand." milestogo Apr 2022 #4

It means the men folks is supposed to rule the family, and the women folks is supposed to obey. 🙄 ShazzieB Apr 2022 #8

Metaphors, what are they? Hela Apr 2022 #5

My parents' marriage was as patriarchal as it gets. ShazzieB Apr 2022 #6

I think Rev Sarah is a pastor from a liberal denomination that ordains women milestogo Apr 2022 #7