Last week's article filled me with anger and sadness, so I felt like I had to be there. I kept my kids out of school and we drove down to Norman from OKC to show our support. I was honestly surprised at the number of people honking or otherwise showing their support. I hope it gave the girls some strength to know that…
But the important question is, did you punch that guy in the face?
Bless your parents for listening to their own intuition.
The more and more I read about this, the more and more I think about my own situation, and it confirms for me that the doubts that I've had in the back of my head for all these years are misfounded and that I was definitely raped. The section outlined here
'I told my two best friends, who told me I was a drunk slut. I never told anyone after that.'
'I've done something wrong and I recognize that and I'm willing to take my licks and deal with it,'
dtmfa.
I was looking for this perspective in this thread, because I was struggling to articulate my thoughts clearly. Since I can remember, it's been the bedrock of my personality that I am ambitious and I *will* kick ass, academically, professionally, whatever. I also came the conclusion that I don't want kids (for this and…
This is the reason I don't have a partner now. I just found it easier not to have to manage another adult's life, including all the cleaning, cooking, shopping, bill paying, etc. It was too much work. The mom/kid family lacks an extra income but makes up for it in not have to deal with someone else's lack of…
I never had kids, but I finally, at 45-ish, decided to stop having relationships with men, and my life has been pretty blissful ever since. I know there are great, supportive, smart men out there, but I was never able to find one who wasn't more trouble than he was worth. There were emotional issues. There was…
It's already Ok for women to lack ambition. In fact, it's a plus. What we need to do is make it Ok for men to lack career ambition.
If anyone suggests that your opinion is not popular, then can seriously go fuck themselves.
You trusted him and he's let you down. I wonder if he's let you down in other aspects of the marriage, not just the career one?
I thought I needed to do this. With five children I was looking at part time work so I could continue to do everything at home as well. But part time work is hard to come by and you hardly ever get to choose what *kind* of work you do if the hours are paramount.
Single mom here, with a perhaps unpopular opinion. My life is actually easier post-divorce. My ex thought he did enough of the house work and child care, but to him that meant giving the baby a bath maybe once a week, doing the dishes once in a blue moon, and running to the store when we ran out of something. I find…
I'm so sorry. I don't mean to be nosy, but your post just broke my heart- are you and your husband in some kind of counseling that could help get through to him just how selfish and awful it is that he refuses to help you so you can work? Because I want to go over there and yell "DON'T BE A SELFISH DICK TO YOUR WIFE,…
Wow...If we were at a bar, I would be going on and on about my current situation; wondering how my optimistic high-achiever feminist 21 year-old self turned into a bitter, sad 40-something housewife. Right now I am trying to draft an email turning down an very interesting position that is, alas, full-time. It has…
I have to admit, I kind of feel better about myself after hearing about this. I may not be the best parent, but at least my 3.5 year old son hasn't run off with Charles Manson. I must be doing something right.
Your #NiceGuy tears nourishes me, please keep going.
