While chatting with my girlfriend last night, she told me she was given grief from her roommates for her dad being a male nurse. Her father is a retired fireman whose second career is in the field of nursing. She didn't say why that topic of discussion came up with her roommates but even I noticed that I have poked fun at her father's profession in the past. The male nurse jokes really took off when the Meet the Parents movies were released. After sitting through many discussions in class and seeing things through a new prism, I viewed my actions as childish and unnecessarily mean. My girlfriend, Kerry, claims she was used to getting grief for it so it never really bothered her but I couldn't help but feel guilty.
Taking this class has really opened up my mind and erased the notion that gender plays a part in which career you can or cannot take up.
Great point, Joe...it also sounds like you and your girlfriend have a really honest and thought-provoking relationship.
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