Re: time to vent now gender/work

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] time to vent now gender/work
• From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
• Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:38:03 -0500
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Quite a woman.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] time to vent now gender/work


> With all this gender talk, I thought this might be of interest.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/obituaries/20buck.html
>
> On Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 11:15 PM, cathy carpenter wrote:
>
> > Don't know what folks would call west central IL...but here, most of
> > the women mow the lawn. I have steadfastly refused to do so, as I know
> > DH would happily cede the job to me...and I most emphatically don't do
> > lawns. With 2.5 acres, the planting and weeding are quite enough thank
> > you!
> > Cathy
> > On Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 06:46 PM, Libby Valentine wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I've never lived in the Bible belt and probably never will,
> >> though
> >> since I left western Massachusetts I somehow keep ending up in very
> >> conservative counties/towns.  There are a LOT of people out there who
> >> think
> >> dad brings home the paycheck, fixes the car, and mows the lawn while
> >> mom
> >> keeps the house, fixes dinner and raises the kids; or if that's not
> >> how it's
> >> happening, it's the way it should (always) happen.
> >>
> >> Around here, as far as yard work and snow shovelling, it certainly is
> >> more
> >> convenient to stay warm and relaxed inside while the men do the
> >> work... why
> >> do I have to have my own snow shovel? <LOL>
> >>
> >> Libby
> >
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