Kate & Rachel wallow in all the nuances around gate keeping… including personal reflection that we do it too! Many women have been socialized to believe that to be valuable, they must maintain power and knowledge of the home. But this isn’t a great receipt for equal-ish households. Instead, Kate & Rachel suggest….
There’s no pretty way to say this: gatekeepers need to do some self-reflection.
Look at your family’s roots. Where did you learn your patterns? Do you need a reboot?
We need to regularly and intentionally interrupt social patterns. Decide together what words will we use when we notice gatekeeping going on?
Remembering that your family is a system, which includes family, friends, providers, and neighbors. And they all might have a role in gatekeeping or gateopening.
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