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And that right there is the anger that enrages so many of us.

16.09.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Wife’s Brioche Bread!

14.09.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are some crimes that are so egregious the only justice is death.

23.07.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Ah! Yes. The moment it isn’t what you want hear…LOL

23.07.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OK. You’re entitled to your opinion. Just remember it’s like part of your anatomy, everyone has one.

23.07.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, to get there, then men need to step up . None of this damn sitting around the house playing video games and believing women are just vessels for their pleasures. They need to cook, they need to clean. And women shouldn’t have to beg them. It’s their house as well.

23.07.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My parents were quite dysfunctional. Same two people got married, got divorced. Got back together , got married again and then got divorced, again. They had an open marriage.

23.07.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, it’s interesting. My Dad was a firefighter and Captain, my Mom worked as a paralegal. Remember, I was socialized female. I remember being devastated as a kid especially when I kept constantly being told,”You’re a girl.”

23.07.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No, we aren’t. We are quite cantankerous. The issue becomes how much we are fawned over as children. Which means it about that legacy nonsense and carrying it forward. I think women actually do a better job because they have stories and traditions.

23.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I probably do. I am a Boomer ya’ know. LOL

23.07.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re right. I do think though in the case of my parents for example, my Dad’s job paid the bills. My Mom’s job allowed us to live a decent life and afford the nice things. Your generation doesn’t have that opportunity and you’re resentful and rightfully resentful.

23.07.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, it isn’t . Quite frankly, if she earns more than he, let him stay home and take care of house and home. And all the domestic responsibilities that go with it.

23.07.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it goes beyond just securing income. We define men by the type of provider they are. That’s an issue. Look, cooking, cleaning the house, doing laundry is WORK and it isn’t gender specific. Although, we have made it that way.

23.07.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Right, I’m speaking to the issue of affordability, being a provider. I think if you solve that first in addition to getting men to actually feel their emotions and holding space to do it we get healthier men. I think we victimize women when we tell them all they can be is emotional.

23.07.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can agree there. I also think it is about the fear of not being viewed as enough. You need a living wage, something no job is offering anymore. Can’t go to work for one company 30 years and then retire and live well.

23.07.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In your opinion. If you say that you want 1950’s social values then you must allow for the living wage to allow for those values. A woman with a law degree will date the guy who doesn’t provided he treats her correctly. Because if he’s horse trainer, farrier he’s making bank.

23.07.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially, when not everyone has the talent or opportunity to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher. I despise people who say to these young men,”I’ve got my degree which means I’m smarter.” No it means you had opportunities they didn’t .

23.07.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the issue for men especially young men is that they see their lives being destroyed which creates the perfect environment for the manosphere and toxic masculinity.

23.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No dumb, dumb. You never got up at 3AM to turn horses out. Grain down barns, much stalls, gather eggs. Go gather fresh vegetables. Your generation thinks meat automatically comes in cellophane.

23.07.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I never said I did. That was your assumption. But my generation always heeded the call. Unlike yours that needs safe spaces because oh! Words! LOL. Little children that you are. Get over yourself.

23.07.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I can only go based on your interactions with me. And for me not if you were the last individual on earth would ever entertain dating a wild feral animal. And that is exactly what your generation is. Your parents didn’t understand they were never meant to be your friends.

23.07.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So cute. You never had to get up at 3AM. Your life was handed to you. Your parents were your friends instead of being your parents and your generation grew up to be nothing but feral wild animals.

23.07.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why are you interested? I usually don’t discuss the details. And I sure the hell don’t discuss them on an open public platform. I’m born yesterday just not last night.

23.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My Wife is My Queen. Something you’ll never be to anyone. A gentleman like myself appreciates a Lady who is also my favorite little emotional gangster. She has more attitude than you could ever exhibit. As she says,”The best way to someone’s heart is between the 4th and 5th rib.”

23.07.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The moment it got sent off to VietNam is when our mettle was tested. The moment we had to push back

23.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Awwww, c’mon little person is your resentment showing? Is it the fact that my generation knows life isn’t fair? Anything you want in life is how bad do you want it and what are you willing to sacrifice to get it?

23.07.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Shut it down last night. For its rest period. My wife runs her business from it. I’m better than most she knows.

23.07.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, I have evidence. Your generation is a great group of test takers not much else. My generation is responsible for letting it happen. As I said to my son,”Start with Plato’s Five Dialogues” go from there. Tell me the purpose of a stick, rock? What are their purposes?” See, the difference?

23.07.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OK.

23.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t . My wife’s generation of the two generations Millennials and Boomers is superior because they grow up in the sweet spot of analog and digital. I can turn my own computer on and off, thank you.

23.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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