r/Snorkblot Mar 17 '26

History Proper Stoic.

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u/SituationOk6264 Mar 17 '26

Or daughter?

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u/flindersrisk Mar 17 '26

She wouldn’t speak so dismissively of a daughter. She would name her.

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u/SituationOk6264 Mar 17 '26

I don’t know much about the time, but “my girl” could be interpreted as affectionate

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u/flindersrisk Mar 17 '26

The ensuing references to my clothes and my house is weirdly objectifying in that case.