tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641496696324128881.post3331824044758101405..comments2023-12-23T00:21:05.497-08:00Comments on Gordon Frye's History Ramblings: American EunuchGordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08560637527750784783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641496696324128881.post-64251085852358125312012-02-15T03:11:09.149-08:002012-02-15T03:11:09.149-08:00But what about the "before"? If families...But what about the "before"? If families have not - how to create it, as to avoid more mistakes, and what they are, how to recover and improve relations<br /><br /><a href="http://customessaypapers.net/" rel="nofollow">web site</a>darkmusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987337524118608706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641496696324128881.post-58670120078056736162008-09-01T11:23:00.000-07:002008-09-01T11:23:00.000-07:00I do think that raising three daughters to be "boy...I do think that raising three daughters to be "boys" was good for me and my outlook on what the "proper" role for women is, but my own mother had a lot to do with that too. Being a professional, and pretty darned fearless herself (I don't think I ever saw her afraid of ANYTHING, even when there were bears trying to rummage through the car we were in: she was more annoyed than anything), she had a very positive and confident attitude towards everything she did. Well, most of the time, that is. But I've never in my life thought that "a woman could never do THIS!" or anything of the sort. Some of the people I admire most are women, and have been. What strikes me as bizarre is that in this day and age, some of the most capable, and toughest (both mentally and physically) people out there are women, rather than men. Strange juxtaposition from the gender roles of a few generations ago!<BR/><BR/>This attitude of mine also flows into my attitudes in reenacting of course. If a person can fulfill the role, they should be able to do it. So what if a woman is portraying a man in some historical role, if she looks right and acts right for it? Since I have yet to meet a man (doing reenacting of some sort, that is) who is armigerous at all, let alone to all four grandparents, I don't think that it's a problem for a woman to joust if she's able to. Some of the fellows who rail at the idea of "women in the ranks" for reenactment need to get their own act together first.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I have every confidence that your kind, sweet and sensitive husband would turn into an absolute salamander in a fight if there was any threat towards you. He's a good lad.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560637527750784783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641496696324128881.post-35761877276220916762008-07-21T13:43:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:43:00.000-07:00Thank goodness my husband doesn't drink crap beer ...Thank goodness my husband doesn't drink crap beer (only the great local craft brews or his own homebrew), doesn't watch sports (I had to explain the rules of baseball to him), and he is very fit. However, he would never get into a physical fight and is extremely emotionally sensitive. I'm not sure that repressing your emotions to be "man" is especially healthy for men, and probably causes more psychological and health problems than otherwise. And as an aspiring attorney, I'm very glad that gender roles have loosened up and I can actually pursue such a career! <BR/><BR/>Seriously Dad, I think you raised all three of us girls to believe in ourselves and know that we could do anything a boy could (including taking on the neighborhood bullies!). Nothing wrong with that!<BR/><BR/>Do you think having only daughters has changed your perception of traditional gender roles? A common argument about why men today are more sensitive can be due to the lack of male role models in their upbringing. If you're raised by your mother, you're likely to model your behavior after hers.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787669216659198420noreply@blogger.com