Do you nag?
I'm supposed to be writing an essay about nagging.
I'm stuck.
Mainly because the whole notion of nagging feels so retro.
A woman nags when she feels powerless. Women in the 50s felt powerless because they were economically beholden to their mates. And because back then, a woman over a certain age--say 25?--was considered almost worthless if she wasn't married. So women really needed to be married.
Hence, the lack of power.
Hence, the need to nag.
But I am not in that position. Nor are many of the women that I know.
So why are we nagging?
Here's another question. Are we really nagging...or is that something husbands say because the accusation has such power, it's so loaded?
I'd like to hear from you ladies. Either privately or on this post.
Stumble It!
posted by pam at 8:53 PM
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