It isn't my style to get up on my high horse, mostly because I have poor self esteem and general self loathing. However, I've noticed an issue lately that I can no longer be quiet about. I know my sister, Maggie, blogged about this a while back and I couldn't really relate since I was living in the city at the time. But now that I'm in the suburbs and am a member of the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) at my daughter's school, I've noticed it ten-fold. Many, if not the majority, of the women in my community do not have their own email address. Instead, they use their husband's. For example, if I want to email a mom about the girl scouts meeting, I have to send my correspondence to rickhasdick@gmail.com. Excuse me, but isn't it completely free to get your own email address? Does it not take literally two seconds to get one? I personally have four of my own and yes, this is a bit excessive but c'mon, just get an account in your own name! A little privacy is good in a relationship! Plus, if you have a husband like mine, he'll just leave his email on the screen and you can snoop your hearts out that way.And another thing, it's okay if we womenfolk mow the lawn now and then. My brother-in-law was just visiting and he practically had a stroke when he saw me mowing the lawn (it's also a great excuse to burn a few calories and escape the in-laws!). Moreover, we of the feminine persuasion can even take out the garbage. In turn, here's a mind-blowing idea - the men in the house can cook dinner! And it doesn't even have to be on the grill - it can be inside!!
Think about it ladies. And next time I send you an email, wouldn't it be nice if I knew your husband wasn't going to read it first?
3 comments:
God, Cassie, this just made me laugh SO hard and I read it out loud to Matt. I wanted to say it's time for you to move back to a city but then I decided that the suburbs NEED you. I only know one couple who share an email address and I can't even think of who it is right now, but it's definitely not prevalent in the city of Chicago. This is a topic I'd like to hear more about - it's amazing that things could be so different just across the city line. HILARIOUS post.
I'm telling you--it's crazy! I know a decent number of women who do this and don't think twice about it. I will tell you that it makes cheating with old flames on Facebook harder (a friend of mine got caught like that--whoops--guess that's one of the cons of the ol' family email address.)
To me it's a control thing and a self-worth thing, too--which is sad. Also sad that some women don't have their own email addresses because their husbands won't "let" them (yes, I know this person too).
See--the burbs aren't all bad--where else could you meet so many crazy throwback ladies? Um, I mean, nice people.
all right, rich and i are simplistic city dwellers from delaware who have not made the effort to get separate addresses. i haven't analyzed it yet--maybe there are deep dark reasons but i think we are just a little lazy.
maybe in a way being able to read each other's email brings us closer--without having to actually tell each other everything. hmm. maybe this is not so great.
cassie let me know if i should get a separate one so you can write your real secrets to me.
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