Nearly 6yo just asked me...

[PostmistressMcColl]

...is the patriarchy a type of wine?

[Diggum]

Brilliant.

Hopefully someone will be along soon to explain that, in a very meaningful way, the patriarchy IS a type of wine.

[PostmistressMcColl]

I'm one glass away from doing that myself ;-)
I told her that unlike wine, the patriarchy is not ok even in moderation.
She's gone back to singing Let It Go at the top of her voice, very wise.

[VestalVirgin]

I told her that unlike wine, the patriarchy is not ok even in moderation.

Heh, genius.

[Theydontknowweknowtheyknow]

Poor love, she will discover in her own time that regular intake of wine is the only thing that makes the patriarchy bearable.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

Have you told her that drinking male tears is better? ;)

www.zazzle.co.uk/male_tears_basic_white_mug-168230130671379104

[VestalVirgin]

I don't know. They are rather salty, aren't they? And you could catch something icky.

I prefer tea.

[PlaysWellWithOthers]

Better to bathe in them. Great detox.

[PostmistressMcColl]

Hehe. Well if nothing else, the Male Tears tankard on that link will make an excellent 18th birthday present for her...

[Exalted]

You should inform your daughter that the word "patriarchy" is an antiquated term that has undergone much reform in recent decades. Whereas it used to accurately describe a societal structure in which women were subjugated and denied basic rights and liberties, it is now used as a way of overly simplifying a complex set of deeply complex issues by attributing them to the (false) existence of a society that denigrates women.

[PostmistressMcColl]

I should, eh? Thank you for the advice but, as you will probably have anticipated, I don't agree.