My Problem With Her Anger By Hope Edelman Analysis

In the article â€Å"The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be. How It Was.,† author Hope Edelman claims her husband does not put forth effort in their marriage. Edelman discusses the difficulties of parenting with a spouse who is seldom present and her misconception of marriage. In the article â€Å"My Problem With Her Anger,† author Eric Bartels claims his wife is angry with him all the time regardless of what he contributes to their family. Bartels discusses how the effort he puts forth in his marriage goes unappreciated and how he thinks his wife’s anger is negatively affecting their marriage. Bartels and Edelman both believe they entered marriage with unrealistic views resulting in dissatisfaction of marriage however, Edelman†¦show more content†¦He feels like his wife should have praised him for bathing the children and putting them to bed instead of getting mad about something as simple as leaving the water in the bathtub. Although Edelm an and Bartels have different expectations for men and women in marriage, they both are bitter about the state of their marriage. In order to pick up the slack of the other parent, both authors make sacrifices to ensure their children’s needs are met. Edelman feels like she was expected to reduce her work hours instead of her husband because of the gender roles forced upon parents in society today. Edelman became angry with the fact that she felt pressured to prioritize her husband’s career and give up her own career to care for their child. Edelman states â€Å"...there was something vaguely unsettling about feeling that my choice hadn’t been much of an actual choice†(51). Edelman also angrily states that the reason she was forced to give up her career was because â€Å"...he was ‘the husband’ and†¦his career took precedence...†(54). Edelman is angry at the fact that society made her believe her career was inferior to her husband ’s. Bartels also makes sacrifices for his family. Bartels makes the sacrifices to take pressure off of his wife, who is constantly running their children around to daycare and