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The Suzanne Venker Show

"There was never a time anyone acted like it was appropriate for me to say I wanted to be a wife and mother."

The Suzanne Venker Show

Suzanne Venker

Society & Culture

4.9650 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Suzanne reads several letters from women who've been shamed for prioritizing marriage and motherhood over career and juxtaposes this message with the reality of Barbara Walters' life, who did just that.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/22/susan-page-rulebreaker-barbara-walters/


Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone. So I want to read a couple of emails. I'm just going to read them. And then I want to

0:07.5

juxtapose that with something I learned today that I think is rather fascinating in conjunction

0:12.6

with these emails. Okay, no names. Three women. First one. Hi, Suzanne. I've been watching your videos for some time.

0:23.0

I'm 23 years old, married with a new baby. I'm a stay-at-home mom. I always wanted to be a young

0:27.9

mom despite being pushed by family to have a career first. I feel very proud of my choice to marry

0:33.3

young, although my family doubts its longevity. I have several sisters and they are all miserable.

0:40.1

From divorces, living together with kids, unmarried, unhappy marriages, or sleeping around,

0:44.6

I am considered the odd duck of the brute. This year, I truly felt the disdain of my sisters

0:49.6

and mother when I got pregnant. Can you even imagine? Like, how is that a thing?

1:00.4

Okay. when I got pregnant. Can you even imagine? Like, how is that a thing? I've been insulted each time I've been in contact with them, and it always concerns my chosen lifestyle. I now harbor an anger towards my

1:06.2

mother. She is a boomer, and despite being a young stay-at-home mom in the past, she's committed to

1:10.3

believing I am being held hostage by my husband. My mother made two poor marriage choices, and it has greatly

1:16.1

affected all of her children. Instead of reflecting on herself, she believes that men are the enemy,

1:21.0

and this idea has spread to my sisters. I feel like a generational curse, and I am scared

1:26.3

to repeat it. How do you deal with the bitter women who are jealous of your happiness?

1:30.3

Well, first of all, you don't.

1:32.3

I mean, you have to know that that's all about them and has nothing to do with you and just feel

1:36.3

sorry for them.

1:37.3

Be super sad and tell them, tell them as much, you know.

1:42.3

I'm so sorry that you are so unhappy.

1:45.2

That must really suck.

1:46.7

That kind of thing.

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