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seabeyond

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21. i getcha. and even as woman, i have often had these lessons learned. i do not get what is
Sun Dec 22, 2013, 06:26 PM
Dec 2013

really being said, until it is a gotcha moment for me. then it is so clear.

but, do you get how every woman responded to you and the first thing said is ya... we know. we have men in our lives that are not.

how that does a couple things. firstly treats us as ... well, .... unintentionally, .... as, stupid. lol

and the second is that it does put us in the category that we are so often, regularly, repeatedly, told we are man haters. in the last week i must have been told by ten men, that i am a man hater. i have all men and boys in my life. right now, one niece. i am taking care of 7 men/boys. i love them with all my heart. i have been taking care of them for a lifetime. and i am accused of being a man hater.

that is kinda why is is petting the fur in the wrong direction.

nothing personal. and not a personal attack. just info.

i can remember when i suggested that civil unions would work. hell, i would even make mine civil. well, mine is civil, since married in court house. but.... i was educated. and i thought about it. and i amended my beliefs people the people effected took the time to explain it to me. why it was offensive what i said.

this is no different.

i have had this experience in a lot of things

you have always been a voice with women.

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Ladies, do not DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #1
all of us women have men in our lives. rest assured don, we are very well aware that this is too seabeyond Dec 2013 #2
Oh we don't ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #3
The vast majority of women are very aware that most men aren't consciously intent on oppressing us. redqueen Dec 2013 #4
Don, no offense but xulamaude Dec 2013 #6
and then there is this piece of reality. blunt, sweet and even said with a "no offense" sincerely. seabeyond Dec 2013 #7
the intention was not DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #8
i know what you were saying don. i get what X is saying. seabeyond Dec 2013 #9
Don't worry about it ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #10
the trap mercuryblues Dec 2013 #11
the females are automatically pushed to defend that they of course understand this. seabeyond Dec 2013 #12
This is something that really bothers me - xulamaude Dec 2013 #13
lol. ya, this. and quit being a sexist. neutral, ass. lol. seabeyond Dec 2013 #15
I need to get out of here too. redqueen Dec 2013 #16
ya. inspire others. lol. have a blast and get 'er done. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #18
Hey, it's in your nature to shop! xulamaude Dec 2013 #17
lordy, that is the one. hate to shop, i hate to spend money. but but but, you are a woman seabeyond Dec 2013 #19
no offense meant DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #20
i getcha. and even as woman, i have often had these lessons learned. i do not get what is seabeyond Dec 2013 #21
I knew that mercuryblues Dec 2013 #22
Yeah redqueen Dec 2013 #14
So it was the MRA group on Reddit that started this... interestingly some people in the GD thread redqueen Dec 2013 #5
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