Part of the whole "choice" thing I was talking about is also whether or not it really is her inner choice. I wonder if it is simply the repressive society she lives in and grew up in. (very anti-choice...we were (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
I think you make a good point and I think I had trouble getting what I thought out into words. When I included the part about how children are raised...well here is an example: I don't have children, but I (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
Ok this isn't a great solution...but me and my S.O. simply both hate housework...nor are we neat freaks...so we simply leave it till it really bugs both of us and we scream "CLEAN UP TIME" and we spend two hours (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
Of course. Actually I do have some serious psychological issues myself--an eating disorder, self-esteem issues, etc...and I am actually going through the process of finding help. Much of my issues I feel results from the same parents, religion, and adoption (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
I didn't think you were griping. It seems like you're struggle with one of the quintessential human problems: Other people's choices. I was simply trying to share what I've learned, which is that there's little to nothing you can do (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
I have yet to find a solution to this, and my boyfriend of four years, whom I have been cohabiting with for 1 and a half years, still gets screamed at on a regular basis. Mind you, he gets screamed (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
Speaking from my experiences as a guy who has lived with several women who are cleaner than I am: My level of cleanliness is, of course, completely normal and acceptable. My partner's of course had unreasonably high expectations for what (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
Yeah, a lot of the responses here are jsut so much bullshit. Abortion being legal and the woman's choice doesn't mean it's holy and can never be questioned. It means the opposite, actually: your decisions about abortion are *your decisions* (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
