Do all women feel this way?

I'm a girl but I can't stand the way I'm expected to act. I get yelled at by my sisters when I don't help them cook. I hate cooking! Also, my family finds it weird that I don't like to clean. I hate cleaning, too.

I don't give a crap about being thin, I don't EVER want to have a baby, I think that women deserve to have a career and that's what I intend to do. I dislike kids. I really dislike kids!

Because of these differences, my family (especially my sisters) always finds excuses to treat me like crap. Does anyone else face this situation?

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  • rain

    Just do what makes you happy.

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  • kittyjibblets

    i feel the same way! and if ppl tell you that theres something wrong with you, tell them to suck it

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  • If she is fat, doesn't mean she is ugly. That goes for every bigger person out there. I have seen some really ugly skinny people. Trust me. I hate ignorant people that think skinny is SO beautiful. Sheesh. I would say to just live your life, and as long as your happy, than it's all good!

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  • finniculi

    It's completely normal to deviate from gender roles. But I don't really think too many women actually enjoy cleaning...unless they're a fitness nut, have OCD, or are like 80 years old. I have a lot of friends who don't want kids either, and more power to ya! We aren't in need any more people at this time. And if you don't have any concerns about gaining weight, I truly envy you. Your sister's probably do, too, and that may be why they give you crap. It's just a matter of whether or not you're healthy, but that's a different story.
    In general, I would say your feelings are more than normal.

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  • papr1ka

    You're fine. Worry less about whether or not you fit into stereotypical gender roles-they're not a plaster mold that everyone is expected to fully conform to. Just do what makes you happy, and as long as your actions aren't self-destructive or detrimental to others, to hell with what people think about it.

    I'm a female and I hate cleaning too. I've never met anyone who doesn't dislike it! However, if you ever expect to be an autonomous individual, you might want to learn a thing or two about it-not because you are a girl, but because some day you might be on your own and have to learn to deal with your own messes if you don't want to live in filth. It's just part of being an adult. Ditto for cooking. I mean yeah, you could live off of processed food that's quick and effortless to prepare, but in the long run it is more economical and healthy to be able to make a small variety of meals from scratch. But hey, that's just my advice.

    I personally really love to cook. I just hate that it's been made out to be solely a feminine thing. Anthony Bourdain once said something to the effect of, when feminism rolled around and young women were liberated from being forced into a life of homemaking and housewifery, we missed an opportunity. Instead of shepherding girls out of high school home ec/cooking classes, maybe we should have started teaching this knowledge to boys, too. Instead, now we have generations of young people who gradually are taught less and less about what it means to be an adult and take care of yourself. No, girls don't have to love cooking and cleaning, and boys don't have to love fixing and building things, but in general, aren't these all good things to at least know about? Maybe we should focus a little less on genderizing skills and a little more on making sure that kids are relatively proficient in all of these skills before they move out of the house. Knaamean?

    Sorry for the rant, haha. Oh, and there's nothing wrong with wanting a career either. It's awesome that you have the drive and ambition to make your own living and support yourself. Lastly, don't worry one bit about whether you're thick or thin. Just try and be healthy. Healthy does not mean being size zero, but it's also not healthy to be obese.

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  • Uzzie101

    You really should clean though. Not because you're a girl... because people who live in their own filth are disgusting. It's better to know how to cook too.
    But yeah, you're normal.

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  • scotty4444

    Anytime you behave in a way that goes against the expectations of the people you are surrounded by, you will encounter this type of judgment and resistance, its very typical and its Bullshit too, (excuse the explicative) and its why so many people live life feeling unfulfilled and with some bitterness. Break free! Be yourself! Find others like you, and surround yourself with those kind of people if you can.

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  • cricketina

    I understand your family getting angry at you for not doing your chores around the house..I have met very few people that enjoy cleaning..but it is nesecary for health reasons and sanitation... A lot of women- girls do not like cooking either,,but as long as you are at an age and still living with your parents you need to help.. that is just part of being a family..As for The other issues ...you have the right to weigh what you want not get married and Definately not have babies it would be an injustice to you but it would be more of an injustice to bring an unwanted baby into the world esp if you hate children..I appreciate your honesty with that!
    You have a right to be totally career focused that is your choice..it is sometimes a lonely place..but it is your choice..I think your families anger is with you not pulling your weight with chores..it is not your families job to do your chores because you hate them ...we all hate them but it is something we have to do...Be yourself but help out where you live and are being supported..good luck!

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  • mieoux

    You're 100% normal. Get an excellent career and make lots of money, you'll be a lot happier than if you pretended to be what you are not just to make other people happy.

    Just beware though if you get fat you will be considered ugly, and people will treat you like an ugly person which can interfere with how fast you progress along that career path. It sucks but it happens.

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  • bleach_baby

    Good for you

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  • xino00

    and as for the Gaining weight and not having kids.
    That's normal, it's your life decision and you don't have to bare children.

    It's best to be thin than to be fat.

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  • IMissMary

    You sound like a Fat Nasty Lesbian in the making.

    Just sayin...

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  • AnonymousCanada

    well as long as you arent one of those feminist extremist types. you know, the ones who complain about women not having enough rights even though they probably have more rights than men now. sorry about that, totally off topic. ANYWAY women have always done the cleaning and cooking (except BBQ cuz burning shit is what men do not women) because if they dont do it, i can almost guarantee that it wont get done. you are one of the few women who actually see that women do all the cleaning and cooking and you are what i would like to tall a "tom boy" women should do the cooking and cleaning, not because its "women`s work" or because thats all theyre good for. but because if they dont do it, it will not get done because im not gonna lie, 90% of men are lazy (i dont actually know the statistics i just pulled that number out of my ass)

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  • shade_ilmaendu

    Perfectly normal. More power to you for refusing to give in to what society tells you to do. :) I'm a pretty androgynous girl, i weld, I have a Mohawk, and a very ufeminine personality. And what I've found is that stepping out of your assigned gender role is one of the quickest ways to meet with resistance because the idea that men are one way and women another is rooted too deeply to be so quickly cast aside. But i feel it's one of the most important things we can challenge so we can all be free to feel and think and speak our minds without fear.

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  • C.ronaldo46

    OMG i am the SAME i can NOT cook like i mean it like i cant even boil water and i HATE to clean and my sissters(2) think that im abnormal cus i dont like to cook and i dont clean but i LOVE sports and i want an education befor getting married they are such losers :P but i know how you feel too i actually made a power point slide about it and my parents prob think im crazy ahaha but when i asked my bro he said its cus of how my parents were brought up so think about that

    but he also said im not getting married if i dont know how to cook

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  • xcmm92

    i hate cooking, i hate cleaning, im actually trying to gain weight before i leave for boot camp bc im joining the marines, my sister/mom/grandmother think im a tom boy, and i don't like kids either. so basically i think its pretty normal :)

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  • mtnw

    you are normal and it's ok that you don't want those things. maybe someday you'll change your mind, and that's ok too.

    i can't ever imagine enjoying cleaning.

    but.....................don't leave everything to everyone else. even if you don't enjoy it, you should pitch in.

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  • ComboBreaker

    Who ever said this isnt normal to you is ignorant.

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  • DINLA100

    May the good lord keep me away from women like this.

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  • YO! BITCH!!Don't worry about having to have any fuckin kids!! WHO THE HELL WOULD WANT TO EVEN FUCK YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! WITH OR WITHOUT A DAMN CONDOM!!

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  • Are you on ur period

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  • zxy

    Yeah its silly for women to cook because men are allot more artistic, so men should allways cook.

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