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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not at all true in my family or DH’s.[b] Seems like a relic of the past[/b]. [/quote]

It's a relic of human nature.  Even if it's not true in your family, isn't rather obvious in the grand scheme of things that adult women tend to remain closer to their families than men do?  [/quote]

Spoken like another ignorant American.

This is an AMERICAN thing. I'm Asian and my DH, brothers, extended family....all of the men are close to their parents.

My observation living in the US is that nearly all of your families are broken, dysfunctional,  and fractured. Sons and daughters.  Probably why so many of you have to fill your bodies with antidepressants and anxiety meds. Life is not easy when you don't have a tight knit family for support. I consider my DHs family my family too.. life is much easier when you have dozens of people you can lean on when needed. [/quote]

I’ve lived in several developing countries in Latin America and Asia. I have observed there how stressed and depressed middle class young married women and mothers are. And they are unable to complain or seek medical assistance. Many would accept medication to help them cope if their husbands and in-laws would allow them to do so. A good friend had a nervous breakdown because her MIL put herself in charge of her postpartum diet with the goal of making sure that she could breastfeed and be back at her pre-pregnancy weight by 2 months to keep her DH’s attention. [/quote]

I think this PP has a point. Being an Indian myself, Asians and Indians in America have a different experience than those in the homeland. Asians and Indians here are more or less American and let the kids live their own lives, for the most part. So its a pretty good balance of the old and new world. [/quote]

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