Ask Dr. Helen: Do Husbands Owe Wives Post-Childbirth ‘Push Presents?’
The “bashing” that may or may not be going on, is in reference to the TOPIC, to wit: 55% of women in a recent survey(and a considerable number on this thread)EXPECTED to be rewarded(essentially)with “push presents” by husbands for giving birth…
The internal dynamics of every individual marriage in the U.S. really is not at issue, but rather the trending of women PRESENTLY of birthing age, and their expectations of their husbands(translating into subsequent satisfaction or disappointment with those men upon fulfillment of, or failure of them to live up to same), as referenced by the subtitle of the column…
If the trauma and suddenness of birth, the demands of continuing to provide for my dependents(of which there is now another), the relaying of the news to the rest of the family, the preparation of the home for the new arrival, and etc.-to-infinity get in the way of me going out to the mall to shop for a “thoughtful, romantic push present” for my wife then I am therefore obviously of the attitude that my wife is “not worth a push present”…H-m-m-m, sounds like the ol’ testicle lockbox has claimed another pair…
