I might have heard a time or two that I am “strong-willed” and “intimidating.” (Those are among the printable things I’ve been called, anyway.) Often, those comments are followed by a question like, “How did you convince your husband to ‘let’ you adopt/run for public office/go back to school/do international humanitarian work?”
I’ve always found that question somewhat perplexing. There is no “let.” We make decisions together. And, let’s be honest, no one “accidentally” adopts.
All too often in today’s entertainment world, men are portrayed as either overbearing to the point of being abusive or they are portrayed as weak and silly.