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Old 07-14-2008, 06:20 AM
hol332 hol332 is offline
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I hate to "one up" somebody. But, that's nothing compared to the horrible sexist things my in-laws say.

Here are some examples:
"People used to say to me 'Why pay for your daughters to go to college.' I say, let those women go get an education and they'll pass it along to their babies."

(once my brother and sister in law were going on a 2 week trip to Europe and leaving their kids at home) "Donna should really stay home and let Dave go by himself. She should not leave the children that long."

(here was a statement directed to me) "It really helps your career that you have a female boss."

Plus, they can never quite understand that my DH and I, who work at the same company and are at the same level, make the same amount of money. They assume he is a "provider."

By the way, there are also frightening religious statements made. We are all Catholics. But, we have not had our Guat DD baptized because we don't have any friends or close relatives that could serve as godparents because of the strict rules our church has. So, they have mnade this statement: "Since seems so full of life. But, until she has been baptized, her body is an empty shell."
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