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Why the 1950s? Unpacking My Connection to a Bygone Era
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When I tell people that I am dedicating the next 42 weeks to becoming a “perfect housewife,” they often assume I am simply playing dress-up. When I tell them I am specifically modeling my life after the 1950s ideal, they often ask: Why look backward? In a modern world obsessed…
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Addressing the Doubters: My Response to Skepticism
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When you decide to reinvent your life at 72, people have questions. When you decide to reinvent it by trading a lifetime of masculine privilege for a life of domestic servitude and 1950s-style submission, people have judgments. I have heard the whispers. I know the skepticism. “Why would you give…