Letters to the Editor
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but what about the children....
Far be it from me to step on someone elses toes and tell them how to make their relationship work. I honestly believe that it makes some women very happy to live in the 1950s marriage household ideal. Good on them - not for me.
What worries me is what message these men and women are sending to their children. Is it fair to tell your daughters that they are incapable of making decisions and need a man to do it for them just because it's true for the mother? Is it right for mothers to pamper their sons to such an extent that at the age of 21 they still honestly don't know how to do their own laundry?
Just important to remember that marriage relationships often AREN'T just about two consenting adults doing whatever works for them... they're about the environment and messages these people are sending to their children as well. It makes me sad to see women basically sending the message to their daughters that they are worth less than men.