I read with interest last night that a woman called the police after her husband punched her. My first reaction was that guy is some kind of loser but then I thought about it. As someone who often talks the game of Feminism, I am a hypocrite. As the story goes, it seems she had struck her husband numerous times, pushing him and punching him. She even admitted she had hit him between twenty and thirty times and finally he had enough. I realize I am opening up a can of worms here, but she chose to hit him first and he took it several times which showed great restraint to be honest. Finally he grew tired of being abused and gave her a knuckle sandwich. Some people were appalled (mainly women) and some people thought she had it coming.

I am in the she had it coming boat. If anyone chooses to hit another person, they have given the right up to use the race, gender, etc. card. Hitting is wrong regardless of the gender and we can argue about the physical differences until we are blue in the face. However, ladies if we decide to take on a male then we should be prepared to be treated like one. The guy had every right to punch her back and if we are going to play the male vs female card then sadly we should admit, we aren't really equal. I am not willing to admit that. If I chose to punch anyone, female or male, I should realize if they are bigger and stronger than me, I just might end up on the losing end.

It is hard staying married these days. It is also hard being a parent these days. I am convinced that staying with someone for an extended number of years isn't always realistic. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try! Many times battles ensue when parents can't agree on parenting styles and that can cause conflict. It is probably even harder when stepparents are involved. If that is the case, I wonder how one decides who comes in first place "spouse" or "child."

My personal opinion, which will not be popular, but you have committed to your spouse for a lifetime, the child leaves home in 18-20 years. If your spouse is reasonable he/she should come first. Your thoughts?