If “Klittra” was an IKEA product, it would more likely be some sort of body-length pillow or a specialized type of scissors. And I would probably purchase that body-length pillow.
Wasn’t Klittra the female villain on She-Ra?
Yeah... never realized “masturbate” was a gendered word. Klittra kind of sounds like a venereal disease.
I’m fond of “rub one out” as a gender neutral euphemism.
double-clicking the mouse didn’t make the shortlist?
I had an alcoholic father who, for all intents and purpose abandoned us... and I expect the same thing...apparently my standards are “too high”
Funny how often “Daddy issues” translates to “You expect me to be responsible and mature and not project stuff onto you”.
Join the club. Expecting men to be grownups who fully participate in a partnership, and don’t need their noses wiped seems to be too much to ask for most.
I hear you. My Dad is astonishing. Throughout my life, my main dating problem has been expecting men to treat me with the same unthinking respect he treats my mother. Oh, and expecting them to take responsibility for their own problems.
I had a strong male figure in my life. A good, kind, intelligent feminist who loved us unreservedly. I was constantly accused of having “daddy issues” because I expected the men in my life to actually be men and not boys with “mommy issues.” ;)
Sure. But a girl with daddy issues wants those things in excess.
Exactly!!! “Hey, AskMen.com, how do you deal with a woman who has issues because her dad withheld his love and neglected her emotionally?" “Why, you withhold your love and neglect her emotionally. Duh.”
Funny how the type of dudes worried about dating chicks with daddy issues are never the types to worry about giving their daughter daddy issues.
Yup. That’s her father =/
Nobody acts like that, however the symptoms of an absent father are different for males and females. The article described the stereotypical woman who had an absent father growing up. The stereotypical male who has an absent father growing up is the one who doesn’t know how to treat women properly/with respect and…
Thanks for this essay. I hate the way some guys fling around “Daddy Issues” to explain women’s reasonable responses to selfish or inconsiderate behavior, i.e. “home 1 minute late” is “home an hour you agreed you’d help do this household task.”
It’s funny because no one ever talks about how men have daddy issues and there’s lots of them. But of course we’re supposed to believe that men can overcome anything and women are fragile messes if they don’t have a strong male figure in their life.