I belong to that classification of people known as daughters. I live in a house with three guys (2 brothers and a father) and my mother. I am a daughter and a sister. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a girlfriend.
Not too long ago an older female friend of mine in college came to me concerning a recent breakup. Her male ex-counterpart had danced upon the idea of a forever-together but, when the time came to put all his words to the test, he somehow disappeared. Now she is looking for a husband, for a man who will commit. As I thought about her while I was running one morning, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like a husband. Why do I want a husband?
I want a husband who will help me when I am in a crisis, no matter the level of urgency. I want a husband who will help me fix a garage door or trade cars with me on a busy day if mine has a flat tire. A husband who will take my car in to get said tire patched while I’m out. I want a husband who will listen to me when I need to talk and who will talk to me when he needs someone to listen. I want a husband who respects me. I want a husband who wants the best for me. I want a husband who will support me. I want a husband who loves me.
I want a husband who is optimistic and fun. When my husband and I are invited out by my friends, I want a husband who will make the best of the situation just as I will try to do when the tables are turned. I want a husband who will enjoy a quiet night in with the family just as much as a night out with his guy friends, keeping in mind I feel the same way.
My God, who wouldn’t want a husband?
I love this blog !!! I think this is my favorite one you have written. Your tone was happy and determined! I can't wait to see you in the future with your husband that will do all the stuff you listed. I really liked this blog because I want the same exceptions in my husband. I really liked how you mimicked Brady's writing. Great job :))
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty good but I think it could use some work in the sarcasm department. When Judy Brady wrote "I Want a Wife" it was full of satire and hyperbole, which is really lacking in this blog. I get your personality doesn't really align with being rude but Brady use this extensively in her writing. The structure and grammar are really good though, just needs some work in the language department.
ReplyDeleteHi, Livvy, I also wrote about the ideal husband in my blog, but what I noticed about your blog is that your gif and pictures are humorous. Some are satirical like the ones that show a picture of the husband holding a paper with the caption, "If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way your wife told you." and the man looking to his wife for approval at the very beginning of this post. Others are funny, like the picture with captioned, "Me as a wife". I also love the humor you used like, "...a husband who will laugh with me and tell me I’m beautiful even with spilled spaghetti sauce on the collar of my new white dress." and I like how you kept the anaphora, "I want a husband" and the occasional, "a husband" to keep the writing style of Judy Brady's piece, "I Want a Wife." I also like how you ended your post with, "My God, who wouldn't want a husband?" I really enjoyed reading your blog and I cannot wait to read more!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great rhetorical review of Olivia's image choices (diction).
DeleteI've really enjoyed reading your blogs, especially this one. You did a great job on mimicking Judy Brady's repetition by having "I want a husband" at the start of each of your sentences. Also, unlike most other people, you started your essay with the same sort of anecdote that she did. However, I wish you would have used more stereotypes of husbands and sarcasm because that would have imitated Judy Brady's piece of work to a great extent. Good job, Liv!
ReplyDeleteI liked your honesty, but I think all of the husband expectations you proposed are achievable. Your writing style with the repetitive "I want a husband..." mimicked Judy Brady's writing identically, good job! Considering our long talk in AICE Math, I won't constructively criticize your lack of derogatory statements towards men. I understand this is a public blog and you are scared it will come back to haunt you (trust me I was scared too (throwback to my 5th grade facebook/vine that came back to haunt me in high school (how embarrassing))). This was a tough blog... hopefully the rest aren't this contradictory:/
ReplyDeleteI really liked reading this because it was very relatable to what someone would want in a husband. The repetition of the phrase "I want a husband..." mimics Brady's style very well.
ReplyDeleteI thought that you did a very good job with this blog post. I liked your seriousness with slight exaggerations. It was relatable, but at the same time it mimicked Brady's style very well. I liked how you put your ow twist on her essay which really made yours stand out. Good job Olivia!!
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