Doomed From the Start

Our class discussions about Freud and all of his theories revolving around sexuality and penis envy did not surprise me because much of these theories are ones we have all heard. However, when Mrs. Hollingsworth described that penis envy should really be defined as control envy because the penis is a symbol for control, my eyes were opened. Previously when the idea of penis envy came up I would often think to myself "Ew, I'm really glad I don't have one, this theory is bogus." But the control issue, there's something I can relate to! The women in my family are, let's just say bold. They will say what they want, when they want and aren't afraid to boss people around, including their husbands. But to be fair, the men stand up for themselves and know how to handle their women. Which brings me to a verse I recently read in Genesis. In the third chapter, verse 16b, after Eve was caught with the fruit in her hand and God is giving out punishments he says "You will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you." Can you say, NOT FAIR? I've had control issues all my life. I prefer being the one who drives, and if I'm not I have to work really hard not to tell the driver what to do. As for men and boyfriends, goodness gracious, I love to tell them what to do! (Don't get me wrong, I'm not a terrible girlfriend, I'm just rather opinionated). I thought childbirth would have been enough, but now I see that Freud is really onto something with this whole envy theory.