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Review #4733703
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Day to Day happenings in my life Open in new Window. [13+]
The simplicity of my day to day.
by Sumojo Author Icon
         Review for entry/chapter: "Swapping sexOpen in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (3.0)
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Hello Sumojo


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This is a really interesting blog prompt, and I'll admit I've often wondered what it would be like to be a member of the opposite sex. I think you did a great job of pointing out that the "harder or easier" qualifier on the question is mostly a matter of perspective and has less to do with a person's biological sex than their circumstances. Taking the example of parenting and child-rearing you mentioned, even among a population of only women, I suspect that answer would vary wildly depending on whether you were talking about a working single mother of three trying to keep her family above the poverty line, or an extremely wealthy housewife with one child and a full-time nanny or au pair to share responsibilities.

For me, the one criticism I have of this piece is that taking the approach of only answering this question through the lens of traditional gender roles as they relate to child-rearing somewhat limits the potential of the piece and makes it feel fairly dated, as the modern world has greatly expanded its societal expectations of parents. With more women in the workforce, more stay-at-home dads and dual-income households than ever before, co-parenting being a much higher priority for the younger generations, it feels like a bit of a missed opportunity to just explore this question through that particular lens.

I was actually much more interested in the point you made about perceptions of female beauty and scrutiny over appearance, which I think is a much more topical and interesting response to the prompt that's worth exploring further. As it is, it's sort of mentioned at the very end as an add-on and it could have been a really insightful and modern take on the prompt.


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