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Kill the Italian bashing......geezzuss. Nothing wrong with being strong willed......too much of anything is not good but as long as it's not taken over the line what's the problemo ehh? lol
Non c'è niente offendere con avendo un forte farà.
My MIL is one tough lady. Short Italian lady with a Napoleon complex. The lady has bigger cajones than most men. There is no reasoning with her. Nice enough lady, but look out.
Unfortunately my wife has some of these tendencies also.
Kill the Italian bashing......geezzuss. Nothing wrong with being strong willed......too much of anything is not good but as long as it's not taken over the line what's the problemo ehh? lol
Yep, Italian and Greek traditional families have a lot of the same BS going on. Tell me about it.
As far as the OP, a Napoleonic complex typically refers to a man. My Dad had one. Therefore, to balance this out, my Mom was, and is, "deferential."
But then, I've seen Italian women run matriarchal households. They've got the short, squatty frame and sometimes even the short hair and booming voice to go with it. Their husbands seem to be too wimpy and seemed to die early...hmmm. To me, these ladies seemed kind of butch.
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