In your preps of bullets and beans and such, have you taken care of your women who you will expect to take care of you? Miss Violet has a post up about spinning fiber into yarn. And while that is an important skill to have and to be able to pass down, I hope most of you have invested in preps that will make the lives of your gals easier.
Have you bought bolts of cammie cloth, and other general fabrics? Patterns? A sewing machine and the tools she'll need to keep you menfolk in something other than tattered rags? Have you bought her the kitchen appliances that will make her life easier when making bread or grinding coffee? Have you bought dozens of pairs of garden gloves? Mosquito netting? Deoderant? (Not so much for her to use, but to protect her from your 1-shower-each-week-insurgent-routine).
Have you even asked her to sit down and make a list of the things she will need to fulfill her role as caretaker and nurturer? Have you bought a few rolls of ribbon for the young girls who will need to feel pretty once in a while? Have you a box of teddy bears for the youngsters? Why should your Matriarch have to spin wool, pick cotton and hand sew a teddy bear for a whiney 3 year old, when you can buy them for $4 right now? Do you have a playpen tucked away? Do you have a few pieces of art that she likes? Do you have baby supplies packed for the day they will be needed? Yes, there will be He'in & She'in in your Tribe at some point, with the resulting bundle of feed me, clothe me, burp me, change me.
Remember, girls are different than boys. If you want your women to avoid going hardcore batshit on you, remember that they are hard-wired to seek security and routine, pretty things (not necessarily expensive) that make them feel feminine, and most of all they are programmed to take care of you and the young'ns. She needs to build home & hearth, not simply rough it with no sense of Self for her and her family. She needs to feel some sense of control in her life with a light at the end of the tunnel. Help her do those things and you'll have a partner instead of 110 pounds of HE ready to turn your homestead into a crater.
Think ahead. Think of every person in your Tribe, and every task you will ask them to complete. Then, add to your preps the tools that are available today to make their lives easier.
Here's Miss Violet's piece.
Kerodin
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