This is disturbing.

[velvetpage]

On the one hand, these women have a right to self-determinism, as we all do. On the other, I have to question how much of this extreme submissiveness to God, husband and children is self-determined, and how much is the result of brainwashing from infancy that this is all women can/should do.

http://buriedtreasurebooks.com/PrairieMuffinManifesto.php

Comments

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

It is definitely aggressive. I wonder how many of them are protesting too much, though. I've been in the position of virulently defending a belief system which, at the back of my mind, I was starting to let go. I needed to break from my youth group at the time before I could let myself admit it. My questions: Is there a similar list of responsibilities for the husbands? What is defined as acceptable boy behaviour to be ignored? Do PMs get to stand up for their personal safety in the event of an abusive situation? What happens to a PM who strays, or outright leaves?

I agree that the jihad wives were scarier, but I find this disturbing.

[urban-homestead.livejournal.com]

I think you're right about protesting too much. Frankly, they didn't seem that submissive to me - more like belligerent!