My almost 10-year-old daughter and I saw the Barbie movie a couple of weeks ago, and I cried for half the film. What particularly resonated for me was this idea that as a woman, I feel as though I have to do THE MOST to earn the same level of respect that the average man […]
I wrote and rewrote this post several times. It’s not because I’m afraid of offending men, per se. I’m afraid of offending my man. You see, within the confines of our household, “women’s work” doesn’t exist in his mind. When I travel for work, everyone oohs and aahs over my husband staying home with the
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Guilt can be healthy in the right context. For example, if a kid steals a candy bar and feels guilty about it, his guilt serves a purpose. The kid doesn’t like how he feels so he doesn’t do it again. Maybe he even returns it or goes back to pay for it if he already ate
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