ownedgirlie
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my Dad was (and is) submissive to my Mom. He is 6'2, stocky, and intimidating looking (i lost a lot of dates because of him, lol) but seemed to cower to her. (not that size has anything to do with dominance & submission, but as a child, it was odd to see this big strong man appear "weak.") Mom on the other hand, was more of a bully than anything. She was out of control and the entire family suffered. my siblings all lost respect for my Dad. i suppose i did, too, although i usually felt humiliated for him. i am certain this helped sculpt my later feelings about dominant women and submissive men. i always had an issue with both of those concepts until i discovered where that issue came from and realized its lack of logic. One can not define the world by one's parents, but one can understand parental influence and form his/her own views regardless of that. i am glad i was able to do that, or i would have missed out on knowing some pretty cool people in my life.
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