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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sexism plays a huge role in this.  I adore my mother, we have a great relationship and in general she's pretty easy to get along with.  But occasionally she's so casually sexist it drives me nut.  She just really believes women are the social glue that hold everything together, and that men just need to show up.[/quote]

I agree. I'm in my 30s and often find myself feeling that way too. Like I feel like if I go to all this work to plan a holiday or extended family vacation (something most men don't initiate), men better show up and shut up. Within my marriage dh is an equal partner and I know he likes the activities I plan.

It works against me though with my inlaws. They just expect dh and by extension his whole family and me to just show up. MIL and his sisters plan it all. Sometimes the dates/activities don't work for us, but there's not much we can do about it. [/quote]

+1 to this and the PP who pointed out how much sexism is involved.  The exception, for me, is that my ILs expected me to fulfill the same role as all the other women in their family when it came to events/activities/gift giving.  [/quote]

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