why do children listen to their fathers more than they listen to their mothers? i know, i know, you don't want to hear me say it, and i know, listen, there are exceptions to every rule. hey man, i am the heavy around here, wielding my sassy Cubanita attitude, threatening all day to stab family members and pets, screaming at the unfed masses to shut it long enough for me to microwave something, you savages!
and yet, Zea takes no threat, no tone of voice, no ultimatums, or anything else from me anywhere nearly as seriously as she takes them from papi. NOT COOL. come on man, i took radical feminism as a college course and that means i came within moments of being hanged by people who looked even more butch than i did (difficult to do, btw.)
here's what i am trying to avoid:
but what's happening is that i am going at least as insane as Joan Crawford, and Christina still won't bring me the axe! what the fuck do i do NOW!!!
meanwhile, Jose walks into the house and shoots Zea a look and she cleans up her own toys, does the laundry, and prepares me a vodka-soda. WTF?
some say it's the deeper voice. some say it's because it's coming from a larger person with a bigger build. some say it's bollocks. whatever the fuck it is, it's sadly true and i hate it.
does anyone have any REAL explanations for this that i can actually work with? because i am dangerously close to becoming one of those, "WAIT 'TIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME!" people.
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