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Metaphorically Speaking

Just shut up and play

By Cathy holmesPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
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Hopefully,

you’d offer to make her a sandwich, rather than insist that, as your wife, it’s her job to make yours.

Ideally,

you’d realize that you are both equally capable of taking care of yourselves, and that willingness to do for the other is a kindness, not a vocation.

Actually,

your stubborn, self-righteous misogyny, which you brandish like a sword, is neither welcome, nor necessary in the current millenium.

Metaphorically,

your attitude is more suited to that of a creature obliterated in the Mesozoic era.

Scientifically,

your existence is living proof that cockroaches survived.

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If you think it’s okay to tell a class of female college graduates that their lives will not be fulfilled until they become wives and mothers, you may just be a dinosaur.

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Cathy holmes

Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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    Written by Cathy holmes