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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, there is way more than fixing a dinner and cleaning up a plate and utensils!  Does your DD know how to use hedge-cutters? Can she replace the light bulbs in a lantern in the front yard?  Can she use an air compressor to fill up the tires of the car? Does she know how to access and read the dipstick in the car to check all fluids? Can she use a caulk gun? Can she replace the water filters? Many, many life skills need to be taught to both sons and daughters. [/quote]

DP. First, they’re not comparable skills. Everyone needs to feed themselves and clean up after themselves. Not everyone is going to own a house or a car. Those tasks are also much easier to outsource than daily meal prep and laundry. Second, LOTS of women do all of those things all the time. As a lesbian, I always find the commentary like “yeah, well, sure the woman cooks, cleans, and occupies the children all day everyday, but who cuts the grass and changes the oil” to be hilarious. Lots of women manage to keep house without the assistance men. Somehow my wife and I manage to maintain an older (ie needing lots of maintenance) home with two really stressful jobs all without the help of a man.[/quote]

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