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America's model housewife turns feminist as husband abandons her
Guardian Unlimited ^
| January 8, 2006
| Paul Harris
Posted on 01/08/2006 2:24:03 PM PST by Lorianne
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:24:05 PM PST
by
Lorianne
To: Lorianne
ah, so she wants the rest of the world to base their behavior on her personal bitterness.
Good move!
To: Lorianne
'My anachronistic book was written while I was in a successful marriage that I expected would go on forever. Sadly, it now has little relevance for modern women, except perhaps as a cautionary tale,' Hekker wrote last week as she announced her U-turn.
So, if she was still married, she'd still hold her original beliefs ?
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:26:32 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(you can leed Freepers to spelchek, but you can't make 'em use it.)
To: Lorianne
Sounds as if this lady is consistently 10 years behind the times. Doesn't she know that feminism is sooooo cliche.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:28:32 PM PST
by
colorcountry
(I have a BS in B.S.)
To: flashbunny
She might spare some of her bile for the feminists who insisted that no-fault divorce and free love would be a boon for women.
This climate of easy divorce is good for lowlifes only and hell for everyone else on so many levels.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:29:55 PM PST
by
sinanju
To: stylin19a
Probably. No reason to change them.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:32:32 PM PST
by
GW and Twins Pawpaw
(Sheepdog for Five [My grandkids are way more important than any lefty's feelings!])
To: Lorianne
America's model housewife turns feminist as husband abandons her It's a common dynamic, dahlink.
To: Lorianne
This confirms my observation - feminism is the repository for bitteress, hatred of men, and disgust with traditional marriage. The more bitterness and hatred, the more strident the feminist.
What a fine way to get back at the former husband, too - sliming the guy (who appears to have had it coming) on national television and with thousands of books. Revenge is a dish best served before a mass audience!
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:34:22 PM PST
by
redpoll
(redpoll)
To: Lorianne
Job training at 67?
Respecting the value of being a homemaker is one thing; expecting to enjoy guaranteed lifetime privileges as a pet is another thing entirely.
Learning useful lifetime skills is a highly recommended idea regardless of one's attitude concerning women's role in home-making.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:34:22 PM PST
by
Publius6961
(The IQ of California voters is about 420........... .............cumulatively)
To: martin_fierro
Yeah, but this lady gave her husband the gay.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:35:21 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: Lorianne
Her first book was narrow and stupid, as will be the sequel.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:37:18 PM PST
by
Casloy
To: Lorianne
In a display of spectacular bad taste, Hekker's husband presented her with divorce papers on their 40th wedding anniversary and left her for a younger woman.No doubt a one-sided presentation of the facts.
Interestingly, somewhere around 2/3 of divorces are initiated by the wife. The popular stereotype of the husband dumping the wife for the hot new trophy bride is not usually the reality.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:38:02 PM PST
by
Restorer
To: Publius6961
At 67 people are generally enjoying retirement. That's not being a pet.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:39:37 PM PST
by
Lorianne
To: Restorer
Interestingly, somewhere around 2/3 of divorces are initiated by the wife. Which means, correct me if I am wrong, that the husband initiates divorce proceeding around 1/3 of the time- making her scenario far from unlikely.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:40:57 PM PST
by
LWalk18
To: Lorianne
Gee, think her new book will get better coverage than her first book.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:41:57 PM PST
by
ansel12
To: LWalk18
It happens, but my point is that the breakup of the family is generally portrayed on TV and elsewhere in popular culture as being the "fault" of the husband.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:43:04 PM PST
by
Restorer
To: Lorianne
Her ex-husband is a cretin and a louse. Good riddance to him.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:43:13 PM PST
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Jack Murtha: America's best-known former marine...)
To: Restorer
Interestingly, somewhere around 2/3 of divorces are initiated by the wife. The popular stereotype of the husband dumping the wife for the hot new trophy bride is not usually the reality. No, the reality is that that marriages are usually mutually failed, and women get around to the paperwork more often because men would leave it undone for years. They don't have a reason to finish it. Women more often do!
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:43:24 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/ 1,000 knives and counting!)
To: Publius6961
What do you mean by "enjoying lifetime privileges as a pet'?
If she did the unglamorous job of running things on the home front so that her husband could spend more time at his job, hasn't she also earned the right to some of his retirement funds?
To: Lorianne
At 67 people are generally enjoying retirement. I don't know what kind of world you live in, but at 67, I'm still going to have to be working.
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posted on
01/08/2006 2:46:04 PM PST
by
paulat
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