I agree with Sarah Palin on this, and hers is pretty clear reasoning.
She basically said that “women don’t like to be told what to do, and they especially resent being told that they aren’t raising their children right; especially by men waxing philosophical.”
That’s spot on. The vast majority of women with children in the US have this or a similar attitude.
Seriously, imagine the response of a typical woman to one of these statements:
“You shouldn’t be working. You should be at home raising your kids.”
“You shouldn’t be ‘just’ a housewife. You should put your kids in day care and get a job.”
“You shouldn’t try to be a ‘supermom’, and both work and take care of your kids. You should do one or the other.”
Typically, I imagine most women would respond by telling you to take your opinion, sit on it and spin.
I think any adult telling another adult ‘what they think’ they should do w/their life shows one certainly has control issues. Suzy making a judgement call on a wife, former governor, mom of 5, one in the military, best selling author, the list goes on is really over the top, IMO.
It’s her way of getting attention for her new book.
Suzy - see a shrink! Maybe Levi can help you.
Many. Some have their mothers (figurately) ready to clobber them if they don't watch their mouths. Those will say, "Bless your heart, honey, you're so cute!"
But some women will go into a tizzy because someone is not Affirming Their Choices by agreeing that no other choices exist ... and then they'll end up like this writer: catty, judgmental, and envious.