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Picaro

(1,796 posts)
25. I had a secret advantage
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 02:23 PM
Sep 19

My mother was, in many ways, a conformist. She never worked. She was a classic 50’s housewife.

But she read and thought. My father and mother had wide ranging discussions about every topic imaginable.

She and my father were horribly flawed. But if you wanted a debate about almost anything my Mother would take you on.

Now that I look back I realized what was different about my house and every other house wherever we lived.

In my house, women were people. That’s the core difference. Many men (and women) in our country don’t view women as full people. This is from thousands of years of religious dogma. Christianity explicitly defines females as lesser than men.

Due to this and other noxious Catholic dogma I left the church at 13. Since the Protestant denominations were not any better there was no refuge to move to. So, I became a full apostate.

My daughters and wife helped complete a process that began long before.

Love me some Katie Porter. [View all] LakeArenal Sep 19 OP
Porter is a national living treasure Wild blueberry Sep 19 #1
She is super! Calling out the older white men who dominate congress. erronis Sep 19 #2
Me too! whathehell Sep 19 #3
Katie has got to be one of congress's hardest workers. oasis Sep 19 #4
And, Katie brakester Sep 19 #14
Everyone should watch this--Highly Recommended Picaro Sep 19 #5
"... a couple hundred more Katie Porters' in Congress so we could get some of this done." wordstroken Sep 19 #9
yes please nt et tu Sep 19 #19
I wish more people had an awakening like you've had, Picaro! calimary Sep 19 #22
I had a secret advantage Picaro Sep 19 #25
Hope she finds a place in government after her term ends tinrobot Sep 19 #6
Secretary of Education would be a nice fit. rubbersole Sep 19 #7
Or HHS - nt TBF Sep 19 #13
Maybe President Harris can give her the government Submariner Sep 19 #11
I love Katie Porter skydive forever Sep 19 #8
She will definitely be missed ;(. LauraInLA Sep 19 #10
I wish she hadn't quit her House seat to run for Senate. SunSeeker Sep 19 #12
If they ever do an SNL skit geardaddy Sep 19 #15
This woman is awesome. What a role model. Biophilic Sep 19 #16
I got to see her speak at one of the last Senate campaign appearances she made. She was awesome. ificandream Sep 19 #17
Thanks for sharing. LakeArenal Sep 19 #20
she's great. wish she was staying in congress. nt orleans Sep 19 #18
But she isn't done yet. Not by a long shot!🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸 LakeArenal Sep 19 #21
Porter is fantastic Warpy Sep 19 #23
She wore I am Smart glasses, too. 🤓 LakeArenal Sep 19 #24
It's such a pity she made the disastrous decision to run for the Senate, this is yet more proof of how much a loss she OnDoutside Sep 19 #26
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