I always took the endseat at the KH. If another brother wanted to talk to my husband during the meeting they would have to lean over me to do it. I was talked to by a couple of "mature" sisters regarding this rebelliousness, would smile sweetly back at them, and continue on my merry way.
I have a good husband...he has never once questioned my intelligence, nor my ability to reason and make decisions on my own. I wouldn't have married him otherwise. I do still agree with the notion that someone has to make the final decision if and when there are disagreements on major life changes, but not with some of the reasons that are given for the husband being that person. I have heard too many times from the platform that men think and women feel. My husband is capable of feeling and I am capable of thinking.
My marriage has actually had a good affect on my parents marriage. My dad never helped with the cleaning or the cooking or brought my mom flowers, etc. until he saw my husband doing these things. They seem much happier now.
I think that there are an unbalanced amount of talks given on submission, husband authority, etc. Every assembly has at least one talk on the subject, and I would guess that probably once a month there is an article and once every two months a public talk.
I was out in service once with a different congregation. I was working the street alone and was working house-over-house with them on one side of the street. When I got to the end of that side, I crossed over to the other side. I was halfway to the door, trudging through snow up to my knees, when the brothers called me back. They said they hadn't told me to cross over, I should get back in the car and wait for them, and then they proceeded to do the door. If that had been my congregation I would have reacted, but it was a different hall and I didn't feel like making waves there. I will never forget that day, though.
It's the little things over time that really start to irk me. There are scriptures that say women should not teach, so okay, I'll go along with that, But a woman can't hold a microphone? Or work at the back counter? We are supposed to use our talents in Jehovah's service. My talents do not lie in helping the sick and the elderly - I'm actually a very impatient person. I am excellent at organizing and delegating, but I am supposed to ignore these gifts when I am at the Kingdom Hall.
Thank God for my husband.
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