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My youngest sister got married young and against the advice of everyone that loved her, more because the groom was a scumbag than the haste of the decision. Wel
by tal8d 6y ago
My youngest sister got married young and against the advice of everyone that loved her, more because the groom was a scumbag than the haste of the decision. Well she went full revenge mode and had to be totally cut off from the family once she and her husband started suing my parents. It really put my act of rebellion many years prior, joining the Marines, into perspective for my mother - who had until that point still carried hard feelings. The stereotype about women being irrationally vindictive doesn't come out of nowhere.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoI think your story reinforces the apple and tree stereotype as much as it does the irrationally vindictive stereotype.
- tal8d 6y agoEh, my mother's conduct wasn't totally insane - I'd be a little displeased if my son not only selected a branch that prided itself on combat exposure (right as bombs started falling on Baghdad), but he also intentionally chose the one component of the Corps that guaranteed he'd be getting shot at for months on end. I wouldn't have taken it so personally, but I'd still be pretty irritated.