Nicole

So if I give my hubby a nickname, does that mean I have authority over him? Oy ve, this is getting complicated.

It drives my blood pressure to unhealthy levels when people say men are made to “provide.” Provide what? Food? Money? Does that mean that unemployed or poverty-stricken men are essentially castrated?

One thing I noticed when people do the “nurture” vs. “lead/provide” thing, is that they are looking through a female-21st century tinted glass. The most often used example is of women breastfeeding or playing with a baby/toddler as being nurturing. These things are nurturing, not doubt. But why are those “nurturing” when a father tossing his young child into the air is “playing”? Playing catch with dad is the epitome of “playing” and “bonding” with him, but why isn’t it considered “nurturing” a child’s spirit? Father-child bonding is just as important to psychological development as a mother’s. So why not give demean it as simple “playtime” while elevating the mother’s bond as sacred “nurturing”?