Just saw a study that said 90% of men will leave their partner if their partner is diagnosed with a long-term illness, and 10% of women do. It may seem surprising, but I don't really think it is. I've actually been thinking about what women sacrifice for their families that men don't, recently and have come to this conclusion:
A woman sacrifices her body for her children, and she risks her life for them. Every pregnancy is a risk on the mothers life. Every single one. No man can say this. No man can comprehend this.
A woman sacrifices her wants for her families needs. The covid shutdown of 2020 showed this. Everyone stayed home, but more often than not, it was the woman who picked up the slack. It was the mother who ensured the children stayed the course with education. To the expense of her own job, her own health.
In a less dramatic way, most women sacrifice what they want in life for the peace of the family. She wants to go out? Better find a sitter. It comes down to the woman. Almost every time.
Patriarchy makes a man think he is incapable of sacrifice. Or, maybe it's that it sets a man up to be incapable of sacrifice. It certainly sets a woman up to sacrifice pretty much anything and everything for a man. So, who does patriarchy serve? No one. Not a single human. But because it is so engrained in our culture, it is deemed that the man is strong, tough, capable and the woman is the weaker sex. But, just like in the movie Steel Magnolia's- in the end, it's the woman who remains. Tough, capable, and alone.
Down with the patriarchy.
