OP here. The original post was certainly not meant to be sexist, nor, upon further reflection, do I think it's sexist. The post simply presents a situation in which the woman/wife has one opinion and the man/husband has another opinion. While it is certainly the case that the roles are often switched, the post's goal isn't to present every scenario - just this one. That's not sexist, just focused. :D As a husband to a strong woman, a father to two little girls, and a super egalitarian, self-proclaimed feminist, I consider myself about as un-sexist as a guy can get. If you're so easily triggered that you think the post is sexist, you might consider stepping away from the internet or at least spending your time debating actual sexist people. ;)
I love when male feminists tell women they're wrong about sexism and make fun of them for being "triggered."
Your post read sexist to me as well. There are certainly more sexist things in the world, but that doesn't post/mindset isn't problematic. And, having two daughters doesn't excuse you from doing self-reflection when multiple people tell you what you wrote is sexist.
Agreed. That was an awesome, heaping serving of mansplaining though!
Not triggered, but stopped reading at "father of". You share that with Harvey Weinstein btw. Another male feminist.
I agree that biologically the burden is unevenly placed but I'd hope things can even out over the course of 18 years with a bit of goodwill. Then again the bonding is in the burden.
For us, I wanted four, two or none. Essentially I was an only child and hated it so I said if we have kids I want at least two. DH wanted 1, so we are expecting number two in a few months.
A recent survey found on averageAustralians end up having 1.5 children less than they hoped. I found that startling
https://theconversation.com/australians-want-more-children-than-they-have-so-are-we-in-the-midst-of-a-demographic-crisis-81547
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