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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Mishaps in the name of feminism

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IamTitanium · 09/01/2015 21:49

Recently was having a good chat/debate about feminism (amongst other things) with a few of our mates.

Today a few of the same mates are over and the wind is blowing crazy, I mention to husband that our gate keeps banging and said we should sort it as it will wind the neighbours up. He said he would sort it by putting a few bricks against it in a moment.

I could tell one was waiting for my reaction, and I was not about to give him a chance to joke about wanting equal rights until it came to moving a few bricks in the dark wind and rain-hahaha Hmm

So I said I was going to do it, off I went and forgot there is a good foot of mud next to the path (thought it was all path), and because of the bad rain the mud was mush, I fell over, and with falling and trying to get myself out of the mud and back on my feet I was covered.

I even stayed outside for what seemed ages hoping they would go out for a cig, so I could creep back in, in the end I was bored and cold so braved walking back through covered head to toe in mud.

All cleaned up now, and whilst typing this I have heard the freaking gate bang again Hmm.

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WhatWouldFreddieDo · 11/01/2015 11:52

oh don't, I had one yesterday which is just making me scrunch up inside.

2 dcs needing to meet granny for birthday shopping trip - an hour's drive and they're too young for train yet - so dh and I drove them up. There's a multi-storey nearby for parking, but usually we drop them at grandparents flat, and usually I would be the one to take them up and chat/have coffee while dh parked the car, so he said 'I'll go and park the car', to which I said, 'No, I'll do it' - on principle, obv. And managed to try to go into the Exit and then, in trying to get out, I reversed into an Audi ...

Had to give myself a good talking to, how I've driven 12,000 miles a year for 10 years with no accident, yadda yadda yadda.

Also, the man I reversed into was lovely. But oh bloody hell, felt such a feminist failure Blush

UptoapointLordCopper · 11/01/2015 17:05

Grin at these stories.

I do find though that I end up trying to do everything. Now I just say no to myself. Grin That also is a feminist stance, I think.

AmantesSuntAmentes · 11/01/2015 19:32

I do find though that I end up trying to do everything. Now I just say no to myself.

I have to do everything! There is no-one else and I'm too stubborn to pay men people, to do things for me.

I tried my hand at building the other day. After an extreme ribbing at the builders merchants, I showed them some pics of the completed project the next time I was in ...and got asked to build one for one of them too Grin

WhatWouldFreddieDo · 12/01/2015 09:45

Amantes, thats a feminist win Grin

Perhaps we should have both on the thread for the sake of morale.

ifyourehoppyandyouknowit · 12/01/2015 23:09

After getting really cross at DH for making comments about my driving (which is fine, just not good at parallel parking) and ranting about how I am a functioning adult and do not need him to spoon feed me anything difficult...
I had to phone him to find out how to turn the fog lights on in the car.

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