"My husband won't let me..."
I'm always kinda shocked when someone on the "mommy boards" says, "My husband won't let me ____." Usually, it has something to do with childbirth (homebirth or even midwife attended hospital birth) or mothering (breastfeeding in public). And, why does he get to allow or disallow anything that doesn't actually involve him? Like, I could see, "My husband won't let me cut his hair," or, "My husband won't let me tell his friends about the embarrassing thing that happened to him," but the whole, "My husband is the boss of our house and everyone in it," attitude just... WTF? We're not talking, "I discuss important decisions with my husband, and he with me because that's the kind of mutually respectful relationship we have." We're talking, "I submit to any decision he makes, no matter how uninformed or unfair that decision is."
It's not even limited to "Christian" homes with "my husband is the head of our home" doctrines. For example: "Plus, women face a business dilemma when they have to ask their husbands if they can buy a new camera." That quote brought to you by the director of external relations at the Warner School of the University of Rochester! Seriously? She has to ask "Daddy" if she can pretty please buy a new camera for her business? She's married with kids!
Of course, I also see the reverse situation. "My wife won't let me ____." In that case, it's usually to indicate that said wife is a bitchy control freak who lives to make people miserable.
It's not even limited to "Christian" homes with "my husband is the head of our home" doctrines. For example: "Plus, women face a business dilemma when they have to ask their husbands if they can buy a new camera." That quote brought to you by the director of external relations at the Warner School of the University of Rochester! Seriously? She has to ask "Daddy" if she can pretty please buy a new camera for her business? She's married with kids!
Of course, I also see the reverse situation. "My wife won't let me ____." In that case, it's usually to indicate that said wife is a bitchy control freak who lives to make people miserable.