Quote:Being a white female in the south isn't all that great. Not unless you have money which I never have. It's not comparative to what you have dealt with but yeah.....female in the south and you don't much care for men who treat you like you're a second class citizen, like you should be seen but not heard, and your purpose in life is to take care of your man however he wants. I've had to deal with my fair share of that crap and not always in a polite manner.


My mother-in-law thought it was so nice that my husband let me take a trip to upstate New York recently. I was like- are you serious? He doesn't "let" me do a darn thing, and I don't "let" him do anything. We discuss things and come to an agreement. She and my father-in-law were not sure how to take that because he makes pretty much all the decisions. There are a lot of folks around here who live that way. It freaks me out a bit but it's their life.


I think everyone of any gender, color, and/or class has their own realities that are very real to them that others wouldn't blink an eye to. No one is better or worse. We're all human beings. I just wish we treated each other as such. The old saying, "treat others as you would like to be treated" either doesn't mean what it used to or people just don't mind being treated like crap. We really are circling the drain.

 

That's pretty much a solid partnership (marriage).  In my opinion, those types of relationships are slowly being eroded.  Part of the problem with today's society is the deterioration of family.  You have people having children out of wedlock who either didn't plan or can't afford to raise them.  People are more interested in the latest app or game on their cell phones than they are with interacting and getting to know one another.  People are too "me" oriented rather than trying to help one another out.

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