When I was a child, around 6 years old, my mom gave me the responsibility of unloading the dishwasher and put the dishes away. Being an immature child I didn’t want to do that. I thought if I brake a plate on purpose and pretend to be incompetent, maybe my mom won’t make me do this chore anymore and I can just continue playing all day. As I stood in the kitchen holding a plate in my hand I thought about the consequences of breaking it would be. My mom would be very mad and disappointed. And I would also be breaking something that she bought and that isn’t right. I came to the conclusion that it is better to do the chore the right way even if I didn’t want to than to act like I am incompetent and make a fuss over it. I did the chore. I was 6 years old.

Some men have less emotional intelligence, rational thinking, and empathy for others than a 6 year old girl. And that scares me.