I need to vent in the worst way. I come from one of those old world European families where mommy and daddy think the best route for me is to some nice, older, practical who earns enough $ to give me a nice home, enough sperm to impregnate me (two kiddies minimum), and have enough time left over to walk Rover around a Benz-ridden suburb. My insides SCREAM at the idea. I havent 'mustered' the courage to tell my parents I might be. Please, when I told my father I plan on concentrating on women's studies in graduate school, he said, in a more diplomatic way, that the subject was a waste of time and inconsequential. So you can imagine me trying to break the news that shock and amazement!! I never or have (at least with a -). I know I'll get trolled for this, but the way things stand now I have to live at home. I just finished my degree in, and I have been looking for a so-ed real job since. (I have another interview this week!) So please dont tell me to move out. I know that. At the same time what the heck can I do to feel more 'whole' instead of feeling so angry when it comes to gender roles and issues? I literally lash out when sexist jokes are made or whenever someone alludes to the fact that my-God-given-alternative in life is to someone so I dont have to deal with life! /rant.