Lies Wives Believe
A Satirical Look at Married Life
Helpful or Disrespectful?
Author: MInTheGap
Nina at the respect dare poses an interesting situation in her post, What’s the Difference between Being Disrespectful and Being Helpful? She saw a situation where her husband saw a friend at church and she thought he should go with the man instead of her taking him to Sunday School as he had requested.
Submission doesn’t mean that the woman doesn’t have an opinion or is a door mat. This is false thinking. What it really means is a difference in rank.
The concept is the same as that which you’d find on board a military vessel between the captain and the first officer. The idea is that there is a rank difference—the man has the authority to make the final call—but the woman is right there, trained, and able to help as well.
In this case, it made a lot more sense for Nina’s husband to walk his friend to Sunday School and Nina to take the kids. She was more observant than she was in this case.
read comments (0)6 Times You Should Not Submit To Your Husband
Author: MInTheGap
We all know that the Bible commands that wives submit and respect their husbands. We’ve heard it time and again, and though it’s a difficult command, we know that since God expects it of women, that it must be done.
Submission does not mean “door mat”, but instead means that one chooses to allow the other person to lead. I like to think of it like rank in the Army—submission means that the authority belongs with another, and that I should obey what they have to say—even when I may have a different, and sometimes better, opinion.
However, did you know that there are 6 times when a wife should not submit to her husband? This list is borrowed heavily from a Handy Reference Guide of When Not to Submit.