[chris1]

You are right, we get conditioned to accept certain behaviors and responses and then act as if they are always present. Too bad. Its tough not to do it, we are human and react as such.

[rintense]

Last spring, I attended a golf outing where Gov. Jennifer Grandholm's husband was the guest speaker. He spoke of role reversal and how women have become more like men, and men are becoming more like women. I listened, and after nearly laughing based on his life experience with Jennifer, he said something that really resonated with me. He said (I think he got this from some book): 'To not be needed is a slow death for a man.' That really had a profound impact on me.