Domestication

     We have domesticated animals to benefit the human race.  From these animals, we get food, other products, and companionship, and with training, animals have provided transportation and assist humans in many other ways.  Domesticated animals, however, are then dependent and have lost  their ability to live in the wild.
     As man has used animals for his own benefit, he also has used other people through slavery and patriarchy.  We can now see how slavery was inhumane, but patriarchy still uses the female to benefit the male.  Down through history, societies have encouraged boys to aim for power and success out in the world while encouraging girls toward marriage, motherhood, and a place in the home.  This traditional arrangement seems to work in many families, and we all know that raising our children well is a most important job.  Even after decades of women's lib,  the female often assumes the domesticated role and becomes dependent on the male.  With the female caring for home and children, the male has the opportunity to develop his talents, have a career beyond the home (in the wild) and make a living to support the family dependent upon him.
     Times are changing, and marriage can be an agreed upon partnership.  The whole family will benefit if both husband and wife become domesticated yet retain their ability to function out in the world.