"Other People's Expectations"
Added 2021-05-09 12:01:01 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive. In this special crossover episode of their new podcast, How to Love, co-hosts Rebecca Shern and Joshua Fields Millburn discuss reactivity, perceptions and expectations, understanding relationship preferences, compassion, negotiating relationships, and in-law sabotage, and they answer listener questions about relationships, sex, and parenting.
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"Parenting is not about control".....this is so important! I'm sure it's hard for many parents to NOT continue the cycle of raising their children how their parents raised them - especially if it was a very strict household. I also feel that (for some reason - not sure why) as a lesbian, it's not "expected" of me to be a mother. It seems to be more of "oh, do you want children?" instead of "So....when are you having kids?". It seems that as soon as I let someone (who is straight) know that I'm gay that the expectations of marriage and family are gone. Many of those in my community (Rainbow mafia as I like to call it) do want marriage and family which I think is great.....for them. I've always known since I was in middle school that I never wanted to get married or have kids. I still have no desire for either. But I feel that although there might be many women, regardless of orientation, who also have no desire for marriage and/or children but are either pressured by family (for whatever reason) or feel pressured by peers. I do recognize that I feel relief because I don't have such pressures and my family have never placed that on me. Great episode!
Elizabeth A.
2022-01-12 13:22:35 +0000 UTC"What is the location of the baseline resentment?" - Love this!
Yumi Yarns
2021-05-18 16:27:04 +0000 UTC
