I've taught all my grandkids to hold open a door for the person behind them, especially when that person has his or her hands full, but I need to ask advice specifically about men opening doors for women. I have always opened doors for my wife. We're very much equal partners in our marriage, so in my mind it's a sign of respect, just one of the little things men do for the women they love to show that they care, and I know that's how she sees it, too, but we're both a bit old-fashioned. Now that my grandson is getting older, he's starting to follow my lead by opening the door for his grandmother, and I've suggested that he do the same for his sister and her friends when they are with us. But now I'm wondering whether I've done the right thing in that last part, whether what is to me a kind gesture will be taken by girls of later generations as offensive. I know from experience that some women see men opening doors for them as a sexist act. Am I teaching him something good or bad?
2007-05-30
03:39:34
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