Comments on: The Feminine Mystique rocked my world https://iwilldare.com/2010/08/the-feminine-mystique-rocked-my-world/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Elizabeth https://iwilldare.com/2010/08/the-feminine-mystique-rocked-my-world/#comment-26131 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:58:45 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9445#comment-26131 I still can’t believe I’ve never read this, but you’ve convinced me, I’m getting it ASAP. You are so right about mommy-blogging. I have to admit to posting a cute pic of the kid from time to time on my own blog – mostly because I don’t (personal) email anyone anymore. But the main reason I started blogging was to get my own, adult voice back. To actually get a break from the kid and my mommy identity. I’m eager to see where that desire fits into all of this.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2010/08/the-feminine-mystique-rocked-my-world/#comment-26119 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:09:38 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9445#comment-26119 Aine, I think you will really enjoy it (and if you dig audio books, Parker Posey reads this one). It opened my eyes to so much and has prompted me not to keep quiet in situations where I might have before.

Like David, I say everything is sexist now, but only because it is.

]]> By: Aine https://iwilldare.com/2010/08/the-feminine-mystique-rocked-my-world/#comment-26117 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:16:42 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9445#comment-26117 I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never read The Feminine Mystique. You’ve convinced me I need to get it on my reading list right now.

]]> By: David https://iwilldare.com/2010/08/the-feminine-mystique-rocked-my-world/#comment-26116 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:41:21 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9445#comment-26116 This book profoundly affected me, too, when I read it in college.

About 10 years ago I took two of my nieces on vacation, and one of them remarked, “Uncle David, you say everything is sexist.” After taking a women’s studies class in college last fall (and reading this book) she e-mailed me to tell me I was right (thanks, Betty).

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