Hope Edelman's 'The Myth Of Co-Parenting'

Edelman also shows in her article that she is angry by telling that she took her husband's credit card on day for revenge. She proceeds “Fuck it“ (55). She had been so fed up with her husband’s absence that she went without his knowledge. Both of these women use angry tones to persuade the reader to their

Angelina stated that she and her mother share a bedroom. Angelina stated that she considers herself a happy person. She indicated that she becomes sad when she things about her mother and father not getting along. Angelina reported that she does not feel comfortable telling her father that his “yelling” makes her sad. She indicated that she cannot talk to her father because he becomes mean and “doesn’t understand her”.

Once Mariam and Rasheed start living together, she realizes that she has to work and do all of the chores. Life is not going to be like it was with Nana but instead she is about to suffer and endure with Rasheed the rest of her live. Enduring suffering is a reoccurring theme in the novel. Likewise, Laila, the daughter of one of her neighbors, is not even married yet, but she has to pick up the slack around her house because her mom is depressed after she hears her sons have died in the war. In Pakistan, age is but a number; women’s age means nothing to the society.

Gary is totally clueless during this heated conversation, Brooke also contributes financially with Brooke being upset, she slashes out boldly that she as well is a provider in the home and that she comes home tired and needs help with organizing the home. With both feeling unappreciated what started as comments the conversation escalates to argue with how much each other do for one another to past issues and arguments that have happened months past. As Brooke explains to Gary of things she wants to do, places she would enjoy and justify that they never do things together as a couple, Gary defends himself by reminding her that he took her to a football game and loves to play video games. Brooke explains to Gary that these are things he wants to do. She has stressed to Gary how she has to compromise and participate in the activities that make him happy even though she is not willing to do them and states how controlling he is as far as the structure of their

One strong emotional reaction is when Aibileen always mentions something about her past like with her ex-husband, Clyde and her deceased son, Treelore. It’s sad when you keep on remembering your loved ones dying and leaving you. Another strong emotion I had was when every time the maids were discriminated against. It’s not fair that just because of your color that you have to be made fun of. My last strong reaction in the book in my opinion is when the maids get fired.

This case involves Jill and her husband, she came to me seeking help for her and her husband. Jill is 27 years of age and she is employed as a nurse whom reports that she works twelve hour shifts. Jill complains of being tried from working long hours and she is to tried to have intercourse with her husband and because of lack of sexual drive her husband gets angry. Jill loves her husband and she wants to please him, but she feels that nothing she does will satisfy her husband. Jill states that sometimes her husband gets so angry that he instills fear in her.

The start of her awakening is when she fights with her husband and in frustration, takes off her wedding ring, throws it on the ground, and attempts to crush it (Chopin 70). She decides to move out of her house while her husband and children are away, and buys a house of her own. At the knowledge of this, her husband stresses the importance of her staying at home to care for the children and is afraid of what others will think of her rebellious actions. Another part of Edna’s awakening is coming to terms with her love for another man other than her husband. When she whispers to Robert that she loves him and only him she also states that he was the reason for her awakening (Chopin 146).

Berry, in the Feminism, the Body, and the Machine, makes an argument about what he believes the feminist, who are against his paper about not needing a computer, are missing when they discuss marriage: “marriage as a state of mutual help, and the household as an economy.” I agree. In his article about the computer, Berry mentioned that his wife helped him to type up his ideas and gave him feedback, which frustrates feminist because they find this act to be exploitation without knowing all the details. Within all of their complaints, Berry noticed that all the feminists were frustrated that his wife was not being exploited, was not allowed to find her own employment outside of the home, and was being subservient to him. There did not understand the state of mutual help within a marriage. Berry also explains that many feminists nowadays dream of a marriage that looks more like “an intimate ‘relationship’ involving (ideally) two successful careerists in the same bed, and on the other hand a sort of private political system in which rights and interests must be constantly asserted and defended.” The household is not a full economy, it is focused on consumption.

Julie broke down and told her parents the emotions she experienced every day of her life, the reasons why she felt unwanted or needed, the neglect she gained from others, and jealousy she felt for others. The more she confessed, the light the world felt on her shoulders. “I am sorry,” she repeated like a mantra with a pain more agonizing than every other time she felt lonely. Her parents just sat beside the bed, listening to her disclosure. After she was done, it was a silence couple of minutes until her father spoke up.

“Oh I had work so I was unable to attend the dinner”, my mother explained. “Her daughter Serena came with this guy and well she was all getting too close with him, you know like holding hands and dragging him to meet the others”, “what a disgraceful young woman”, she expressed in disgust As I was walking past the hallway I heard the whole bizarre conversation between my mother and aunty and rushed in the nearest moment. “Well who gave you the right to talk about my best friend and my cousin like that”, I yelled in fisted rage. “Do you even know them? You literally show up once a year and still carry the nerve to talk about someone you barely even know?