Women: Do you actually experience penis envy? (page 2)

SheilaM

Although I appreciate a penis...<Thunders in particular> I myself love being what I am ...who now that is another story

riz

I wish I could pee standing up. Other than that, no.

Lady Lee

I have one more comment about this

As a child when I was being sexually abused I went through a period of time when I wished I had a penis. I thought that maybe if I had a penis my father would not abuse me.

It was only years later that I found out that my 3 brothers had all been sexually abused by various people

Other than that time I have never ever wished to have one

Guest 77

What's this? Heads up and tails I lose?

Guest 77

berylblue

Why the hell would I have womb envy?

I've heard too many men say they were jealous of a woman's ability to carry and give birth to a human.

Rosemarie

Realist

berylblue,

I've heard too many men say they were jealous of a woman's ability to carry and give birth to a human.

really? how many?? i never heard that.

dedalus

I've heard too many men say they were jealous of a woman's ability to carry and give birth to a human.

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I saw my wife do this and was never more pleased to be a man.

Dedalus

berylblue

Let's see...over the years, probably about 4 relatives and god, I don't know, about 10 friends and some casual acquaintances. and co-workers. My father has harped on this endlessly.

I've heard it a lot. One architect with whom I worked said that he felt his frenzy to create was because he couldn't actually create a baby the way a woman does. In that same discussion, another architect agreed, stating that he had to labor weeks to create a house whereas women could create life effortlessly.

My answer to that was that it was not without some "help", and that it was, indeed, effortless. Anyone could do it; damned if I could design a house....

Being a woman, it's difficult for me to understand how it feels to be a father. I know the intense attachment I felt toward my children when they were born because I'd already "known" them for 9 months...I'm not explaining myself well....Does anyone understand what I can't understand? My father did a few minutes of pleasurable "work" for his contribution; my mother carried me for nine months....

If someone can help me sort out what I'm trying to say, I 'd appreciate it. It's not that I want anyone to do my thinking for me (well, not in this case, I am certainly not averse to it in other situations in which I can't be bothered, like calculus problems), but in this situation, I just can't ascertain the right way to pose my question.

Rosemarie

Realist

beryl,

One architect with whom I worked said that he felt his frenzy to create was because he couldn't actually create a baby the way a woman does.

that sounds a lot like freud ....maybe i should do a psychological self assessment once!

i think i understand what you mean....a mother has a stronger connection to her baby than the father does. after all she carried the child.

in this context i have a question for all woman....if possible would you prefer to carry out your baby or let it grow in a artificial "incubator" ? ...thus not being effected physically and mentally by the pregnancy.

Mulan

I wish I could pee standing up. Other than that, no.

Yeah...........that would be handy at times.

Didn't that expression about "penis envy" have something to do with women wanting the same rights and respect as men? (way back in the 60's and 70's) I didn't think it was a literal envy.

Women: Do you actually experience penis envy?

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