I am so sick of all those damn wedding websites that talk about suggestions for the groom.
No wonder men have such a bad rap. These sites that are supposed to be there to support men in preparing for the wedding and for marriage, are supporting men in furthering their stupidity, sexual fantasies, independence, and just bleghhhhh.....ahhhhhh.....!!!
One site, groom411.com says, "Don’t forget to fill out change of address forms. You wouldn’t want to miss a single issue of Playboy." Are you kidding me?
Even better, "In addition, give the officiant’s fee to best man. Preferably in check form. Especially if you are giving your groomsmen’s pep talk at a strip joint."
And finally, "Don’t go to sleep without officially sanctioning the wedding. And satisfying your new wife. But, if you only get one out of two done, at least your married. Where else can she go?"
This really bugs me. How are we ever supposed to change the perception of men if men keep perpetuating these ideas themselves? It's like a women complaining about being objectified but continuing to wear immodest clothing.
Furthermore, why do (almost) all the sitcoms on TV circulate around a central male figure that is a complete idiot. To name a few - Tim Taylor (this whole sitcom was based on a tool guy who couldn't get a darn thing right), Full House (three adult male idiots trying to run a house full of young women), Raymond (he's an idiot, so is his brother, and his dad).
7th Heaven, might've been the exclusion - however as soon as Lucy and Mary got older and better looking there boyfriends and husbands were idiots too.
Homer Simpson, Peter from the Family Guy, Hank Hill.
Why are people, including myself at times, so attracted to a chubby Dad who can't get anything right?
If they made a movie about a chubby mom who couldn't get anything right there would be a public outcry! "The Audacity," they would say, "Don't you know how hard mothers work?"
The facts are:
Some women/mothers work hard, some are lazy whiners.
Some men/fathers work hard, some are lazy whiners.
Whatever the facts may be, I'm tired of portraying and perpetuating the glass half empty characters in life.
Why are people so attracted to mediocrity? My, off the top of my head, guess is, that people do not see or recognize that there are more options in life than mediocrity.
There are more options!!!!!! There are innumerable possibilities!!!
Love your wife, love your life.
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good stuff Trine. Being earnestly good or strong or modest or honest is rare b/c it is antithetical to selfish individualism. People sometimes think they are helping someone out by not calling them to something greater; niceness is equated with supporting mediocrity. It is really frustrating. Thanks for sharing.
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