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To: Utilizer
By far the majority of these posts are from we males who have either experienced similar fates or know of friends, relatives, and acquaintances who have gone through exactly the same situations themselves.

Of course. That's because this is a male bitching thread.
I tried to insert a bit of balance with my story of being a good wife and mother who stayed with her husband through his illness until he died five years ago leaving me with our four sons to raise, no house, no life insurance, no career..... and no regrets. I did the right thing.
Let's just ignore Valerie's personal anecdote - it doesn't fit the male victimology agenda.

286 posted on 10/28/2002 1:42:49 PM PST by ValerieUSA
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To: ValerieUSA
"Of course. That's because this is a male bitching thread. ... Let's just ignore Valerie's personal anecdote - it doesn't fit the male victimology agenda."

I am sorry, but I disagree with you. When women complain (granted, women tend to vocalize more) we males are expected to understand and be supportive. Here is a thread where we are responding to specific complaints -and making many valid points, and your summarization is a dismissive slang term for irritable unsubstantiated complaining for it's own sake? You could learn a lot from some of the points raised.

You see, men do not have an intrisnic need to spend time complaining about issues. We tend to be more straightforward and attempt to deal with the problem directly in an effort to resolve it.

There were several posts here where the men all made essentially the same point. I feel saddened that you are apparently ignoring quite a few excellent comments. You might have been able to help some others if you would only take the time to look at the validity of the responses.

287 posted on 10/28/2002 2:08:34 PM PST by Utilizer
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