Hmmm.... Where do I start...??? LOL....

Well ... since this isn't the he man woman haters club I won't go there.



I haven't read all the replies... so if I'm repeating something the just bang me with a two by four.

I think since the 1960's society has slowly ... bit by bit... de-valued and attacked the cornerstone of our culture, the family. It's like the death of a thousand cuts.

Just look at what teenagers are being bombarded with on T.V. for instance.

Desperate housewives to name one. And half the crap that's on MTV and VH1 seems to be all about who's going to go to bed with the rock star... or some other junk like that. They call it reality T.V. but it's not.

I don't usually watch Dr. Phil but as I was channel surfing the other day they had a show that was talking about this new geration. They called it "Generation Me".

Here's a description of the show...

They�re self-absorbed, spoiled and entitled � otherwise known as Generation Me. Learn why so many young people are pursuing fame and fortune, and are also miserable. And, find out if you�re unknowingly raising a child to be like this.

This generation is bombarded from T.V. and every other form of media that you're special... entitled... And that's exactly how they're acting... Like someone owes them something.... hard work, honesty, family are not being promoted as something that are valuable.

Anyway... that's my two cents...

That's why the post is title, what's wrong with women.

They started with them. We all know women are weak, come on who supports me? Just kidding!!!!

I agree the erosion of the traditional family. Instead of women demanding same salary for the same work, they demanded balls! LOL! The sad part is, they got them and now don't want them.

I read a research article stating women are still not getting the pay the men are for the same job and work, but found out the wome WERE NOT working the same time etc. They were taking time off for kids sickness and there own, had maternity leave etc. and the slight difference in the salary was accounted for in this.

I would be nice if we could go back to minimum wage that a man could make and support his family, but you just can't do that anymore because of taxes, insurance, etc.

Yeah well its the whole human race that is losing its moral character. The question is where does it come from to begin with? I have my opinion and so does everyone else.

I can't help but think that we wern't supposed to be able to live in opinions about some things. Some things we just know because we open our eyes and avoid trouble.

I suspect their is a whole generation of women who were raised by mothers who recomended doing something different than they themselves had done. For example, raised by a SAHM who consistenly urged them not to be a SAHM. This gives them the impression that a traditional "path" is unfulfilling. It leads them to conclude that they should avoid a relationship that could lead to a traditional family. However, it doesn't stop the natural drive to "pair off", so to speak. Since the normal evaluation criteria (based on his suitability as a life-long partner) of a man is not relevent, they evaluate based on money and/or gifts.

I don't think moms did this intentionally. I think they just wanted their daughters to realize their were other opportunities. I think it just came across as a traditional path is not good.

I'm optimistic that this trend will eventually reverse itself a bit.

I just got an insight of what's wrong with women today and I absolutely fear for the future. Bear with me here - I need to provide some backgroudn to this story.

My work does a variation to Secret Santa. We draw names and buy a gift, but rather than attempting to find a gift for someone you don't know very well under $15, we buy toys that we think they might have enjoyed as a child. That way if all you know is boy or girl you can at least find something. We open the gifts and it's a riot - some of the toys are very cool! Then we take all the toys and donate them to needy children.

This year, I drew my friend's name. She happens to be into horses, like me, and she's also an extreme tomboy (I don't believe she wore a dress to her own wedding!). I thought the perfect gift would be the Barbie horse - like the one I had as a child that was brown, had a saddle and bridle, and Barbie came with a cowboy hat, chaps and cowboy boots and rode the horse.

Guess what the barbie horse looks like today!!! Sparkley blue with extremely long, flowing, silky white mane adorned with a bunch of plastic bows of all colours. Barbie herself is wearing a sparkley purple, long, princess gown and (likely) inappropriate high heel shoes (ya - her horse is going to step on those and break her perfectly pedicured toenails!!!). It's absolutely disgusting!~!!! Barbie can't do anything anymore! ALL the barbies were in long sparkley dresses! My barbies used to do stuff - they rode motorcycles, horses, drove a jeep, went hiking - and they all had the appropriate gear and clothing. NOW, they're all just glitter-queens with no purpose whatsoever. Absolutely NO originality or creativity. Just empty blond bombshell, sparkles and glitters.

The message to little girls: It doesn't matter if you can't do anything, just be shiny.

UGH!!!!!!!!!

What is wrong today?

We live in a world where parents teach children to do what makes them happy, not to do what is RIGHT, but to do what feels good.

How many of us have exposed to the waynerds family only to hear, "I only want him/her to be happy."

Pah.

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One of my WW's favorite sayings and "parenting tips" was, "Always do the right thing."

Seems she was incapable of following her own advice.

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I take my irony to the cleaners.

has anyone checked out nomarriage dot com? It is extremely biased, but it almost nails every woman I've dated except one! The woman that was different was Russia.

All of the women I dated in college fell into an entitlement category. My W seemed different, but quickly became the same women I dated... wanted this and that, wanted me to change (I have to make peace), still not happy.

I don't want to put every American woman in this category, and there are plenty of men who have become woman-like because of some sort of societal shift in expectations, so these men become very odd and I can't relate to well with them, but understand what it is.

check out the website and be prepared to get angry.

We also live in a world where more and more parents are trying to be their children's friends instead of their parents.

Is your WW American?

Snort.

I'll be friends with my kids after they successfully bring their own children in the world and get THEM on their way.

Till then, I'm MAMA.

Yes my FWW (ugh, I hate saying that) is American, but grew up most of her life just outside Toronto, ON.

Poor thing is 9 yrs older than me and is/was never capable of making a decision and sticking with it or for that matter saying she's going to do something and actually following through. Not because she's lazy, she has tons of energy and goes 100 mph, she just has a little ADD (JK). She will stop and start because she knows I'll either pick up her slack (no problem when it's DS etc.), but she starts/stops "because she can. after all she has the freedom and luxury of it as a woman."

She expects full support of anything she does and the sovereignty to leave it in the wind when it's not convenient. That is one of our sore spots, as the only thing she's supported me on is something that benefits her directly now or in the near future. On the flip side she supported me once when I needed a new pair of running shoes.