Am I being a snowflake?

[Karooryder]

........................ peronally i think its funny. 

 

It was definitely funny. In 1982.

 

I'm always amused at how uncleverly some perpetually angry and bitter individuals use "humor" and "satire" to drive a point home (pun intended).

[forkie]

It was definitely funny. In 1982.

 

I'm always amused at how uncleverly some perpetually angry and bitter individuals use "humor" and "satire" to drive a point home (pun intended).

i am offended that you dont find the same things funny that I do. 

[Karooryder]

i am offended that you dont find the same things funny that I do. 

Did you just assume my humor?

[forkie]

Did you just assume my humor?

het jy nou net my taal ge-assume?

Edited February 21, 2020 by forkie

[forkie]

[Vetplant]

1) Some people take too much responsibility on themselves by not asking their partner to assist, some don't, some are in between

 

2) Some people married an @$$hole for a spouse, that doesn't help at all and thinks bringing in a salary is enough, some didn't, and some are in between.

 

Almost no two families are the same in their setup, so generalizations are going to be wrong 99% of the time.

 

Don't get offended by a post like this, what help is that? 

 

But it might be good to revisit you contributions to your family setup when something like this triggers something in you:

-maybe you are doing too much?

-maybe you can do more?

-maybe you are doing just fine and you just need a hug or a bike ride.

[Gen]

I must agree. You are depriving your kids of a life of moaning and complaining of unfairness.

 

They will end up as young adults that are well adjusted, innovative, hard working, independent, have respect for others and love their parents [emoji106] [emoji106]

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[Karooryder]

het jy nou net my taal ge-assume?

Hahahaha okay okaaaayyy touche! Jy wen!

[Escapee..]

Hi - So an interesting post came past my Facebook feed. I found it to be quite narrow minded and almost offensive.

 

This got me questioning as to whether my reaction was justified or whether I am just behaving like a snowflake? 

 

Here is the post...

 

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES

6 married men will be dropped on an island with 1 car and 2 kids each for 6 weeks. Each kid will play 2 sports and take either Spanish or dance classes.

There is no fast food. Each man must take care of his 2 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, complete science projects, cook, do laundry, Walk the dogs

and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money all while working at least 1 full time job. In addition, each man will have to budget enough money for groceries each week.

Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing. Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment,

a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.

He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Emergency Room. He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a school function. Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside, and keeping it presentable at all times.

The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done. The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn themselves with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished, and eyebrows groomed During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, backaches, headaches, have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties. They must attend weekly school meetings, arrange play dates and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting. They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair and clean up after them

by 7:30 am. A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information:

each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size, doctor's name, the child's weight at birth,  length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color,

middle name, favorite snack,  favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear,

and what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island based on performance.

The last man wins only if... he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice. If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over

again for the next 18-25 years, eventually earning the right to be called Mother!

 

Now I don't know about the rest of you, but if this post was reversed and a man was stereotyping a woman for being utterly useless at being a responsible parent, I am pretty sure there would be a hashtag movement.

 

But maybe I am wrong....

 

 

I dont see her thanking her husband for the wifi access in the kitchen though

[Goodbadugly]

Yes.

[Mamil]

Speaking as someone who recently started shaving his legs ...

 

This sort of thing does piss me off - but what pisses me off even more as I make a big pot of delicious vegetable curry to freeze for my daughter who just started at Stellies to take back with her to res, is the sanctimonious "This man is a good father and we applaud him" patronising hogwash that the real snowflakes at news24's partner women24, parent24 sites publish.

 

I do emotional and relationship work with a lot of men and as many women and it looks to me that most everyone is flat out working to keep home, heart and offspring afloat and doing as well as possible.