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insomniasexx  ·  4297 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Bridezilla Phenomenon

She brings up many points of value, however I think she generalizes and looks at the idea too simply to really delve into the bigger truths.

Sentences like this one

    Women are taught from the beginning of our lives to deny our own happiness and independence in favor of making others happy. We are too often relegated to the back seat, made invisible, ignored.

are just to general and, IMO, pretty untrue. You can obviously find certain cases, like the washer/dryer one, that are probably pretty typical. But to flat out say such a huge statement like women are taught to deny our own happiness irks me and I don't agree at all.