Quote from: Michelle G on August 02, 2013, 10:54:34 AM
Yes! All of that Katie


Something I ran across, this is the condensed version, volume 1,

I found this equally clarifying.

Love those pics!  Though less knobs and more buttons would be more accurate 

Quote from: emmaline on August 02, 2013, 11:30:23 AM
Love those pics!  Though less knobs and more buttons would be more accurate 

Someone asked for moar buttons?

Fav things about being a girl eh.

Well I can only say what amuses me I suppose.

It's nice being able to cry and not need to care.

I would rather smell pretty and have everything in common with the smell of fresh laundry, than the usual for most men being sweaty and yucky. And it tends to make my clothes smell fresher longer as a result of smelling nicer longer myself.

I like purses because I don't drive a car eh, I need somewhere to actually put my stuff. It's nice not needing to get defensive and call it something utterly silly like a man bag.

I can eat really silly girlie drinks, enjoy really cute ice desserts and not need to worry about looking tough.

There isn't any domestic chore I need to fret over being 'woman's work'. And I can take a pass on all the really brutish smelly messy yucky jobs that are best left for a man

Being a woman, I get to be right, and I get to ask directions and then actually not get lost because I was positive I knew where I was going

Yep

Here have a girly drink.

Yeah people make a fuss over 'but men can do that too' as it needs reinforcement from society to permit it, while no one cares if a woman does those things thanks to the same bias.

If you call yourself a househusband it comes off as defensive, whereas, claiming to be a housewife means nothing at all.

Quote from: Lesley_Roberta on August 04, 2013, 07:52:59 AM
Yeah people make a fuss over 'but men can do that too' as it needs reinforcement from society to permit it, while no one cares if a woman does those things thanks to the same bias.

If you call yourself a househusband it comes off as defensive, whereas, claiming to be a housewife means nothing at all.

I don't know.. I personally don't think highly of a woman who describes herself as a housewife.

Free stuff.

Not being shunted into the guys half of a party and having to listen to all that boasting and surfing, sport, motorbike and finance crap whilst the girls chat about stuff that interests me a few meters away.    Like bitching.  And gossip.

Cheesecake pin up style, burlesque and rockabilly clothing choices.

Being able to browse the lesbian book section without getting ->-bleeped-<-ty glares from girls for dirtying up their sacred space with your man germs.

A silly little one... wearing your bath towel wrapped around your body rather than your waist at the beach.  Its warmer and feels nicer.

The term "house spouse" sounds much better than housewife

Quote from: su->-bleeped-<-ime link=topic=141306.msg1195559#msg1195559 date=1375621433
I don't know.. I personally don't think highly of a woman who describes herself as a housewife.

Not sure why housewives are so frequently maligned. Making sure the home is warm, welcoming, and loving is a noble profession. My mother was a housewife for seven years to make sure that my sister and I got a great start on life. I'm grateful.

It's my age my upbringing. Women were conditioned to think that a career was something for women unlucky enough to get to be housewives.

It's not an easy thing being a housewife. The hours are horrible, no benefits and it's just you no coworker when you are sick. The pay is lousy....wait some get paid? I've never gotten paid!

But, well I suppose life has told me, if you don't want to be a housewife, well tough

I am not sure how my wife would treat this matter, but I know this much, SHE is no housewife She's not my husband, but, well she does a fair approximation hehe.

I'm ok being a housewife. Never expected to be one, but hey life never asks us what we want to be, and routinely refuses to listen to what we want to be as well. I'm just glad I am a damned good one.

My mom laments not finishing with college or something, often laments not working more, but, as I see it and I have told her many times, she aced being a mom, and I think she profited from it by producing great kids. Ok so I am one of them but I think she did great with my brother and sister too.

Quote from: Lesley_Roberta on August 04, 2013, 09:58:46 PM

It's not an easy thing being a housewife. The hours are horrible, no benefits and it's just you no coworker when you are sick. The pay is lousy....wait some get paid? I've never gotten paid

Wait i thought great sex was payment for dinner and a clean house lol jk jk

Quote from: suzifrommd on August 04, 2013, 09:16:44 PM
Not sure why housewives are so frequently maligned. Making sure the home is warm, welcoming, and loving is a noble profession. My mother was a housewife for seven years to make sure that my sister and I got a great start on life. I'm grateful.

I believe that the best partnerships are between equals, and the idea of one person taking on a job as mundane as "keeping a house" doesn't line up with my idea of an ideal relationship. Why not pay someone to do the housekeeping and spend your time doing something more worthwhile / productive? Anyone can clean, that's why it's so cheap to hire a housekeeper or a janitor. With children, staying at home can perhaps be a little more justified, but I would say only for the early formative years of the children, and even then.. get a nanny?

for me the best so far is just how much better I feel, my is body barely starting to show development (its only been 3 weeks) but I feel so much at peace with myself
ps I also do like to take advantage of the wonderfully flatering clothing options. I am slowly turning a corner and can not think of any part of this change I do not like.

Quote from: suzifrommd on August 04, 2013, 09:16:44 PM
Not sure why housewives are so frequently maligned. Making sure the home is warm, welcoming, and loving is a noble profession. My mother was a housewife for seven years to make sure that my sister and I got a great start on life. I'm grateful.

I'm not sure why housewives are maligned ether,, but you describe it well, I married my husband 3years ago, so I suppose I'm a housewife or homemaker or whatever, I do hate when sales people want to chat with my husband when they discover I'm a housewife, but that's another story.
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Oh I found a fix for this... androgenous leather satchels from fossil- feels like a purse... works like a handbag... totally acceptable for MANMODE (I always say that like a superhero voice over) and at worst they think your a hipster.  Plus when you transform and rollout in girl mode you can still work it!  No wasted cash.
I too hate pocket bulge!

I'll second purses - not only do they give you so much space to carry things, they make a wonderful place to rest your arm.

Also necklaces - after one navigates the clasp-fastening, they add a wonderful spark of color to one's appearance.

I'll probably also love earrings once I get my ears pierced.

I WANT to get my ears pierced.

Ok actually the idea of poking holes in my ear lobes worries me too

But, for those wishing to use their earrings that are pierced types, before their ears are pierced, or even after, try this (I do it all the time).

Put them on your shirt collar. They look equally pretty flanking your necklace. They might even look like they belong there.