I'm a woman, very thankful and very grateful
Since I was young and able to see and understand the roles opposite sex can do, I was so thankful that I was born or God made me a woman.My loving brother was made to do so many physical works in the farms that I didn't have to do. Meaning he's in the scorching sun or in the heavy pouring rain farming while I helped my mother do woman chores in the comfort of our home.
In the old traditional values and Filipino culture, women didn't need to go to school and dream of becoming anything than that of a house wife and raise children. My father was different. He asked me what I wanted to do after mandatory schooling and I said: " I want to be a lawyer". So he let me pursue my career against the expectations of my uncles and aunts. But with the support of my great grandmother from Spain and my mother, I rose above that traditional value. And so I became a University professor and traveled the world. I could only be thankful that my father deviated away from such a limited thinking and yet never heard of feminism.
In today's society, it's a fact that women are now entitled of rights that were not available before.
I, too am thankful of that, but I don't use it to ever claim that I'm better without a man and or I can do it all without a man.
Still I'm so grateful that I am a woman. Wear skirts and cry whenever I want to if I have to.
Thanks all for your peruse and comments if any.
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I was raised in a traditional household and so was my son.
Cant live with them
and cant live without them
God Bless their cute little cotton socks
I'm glad to see you and thanks for your opinion.
We too were farmers with a very disciplined Dad. The only problem was that he was just as strict with the girls. When the boys were old enough "they escaped". That left 2 sisters (twins) to do the farm labor along with a couple of other sisters.
Two became sickly and died. That left the twin girls left to help Dad. They were pulled out of school and a strong wall of resentment was built. When they turned 18 they also left and took Mom and all us younger kids into town. They struggled but they succeeded. They were hard for the rest of their lives.
But succeed they did through the school of hardknocks.
Hearty congratulations to you. You did what you had to do and the result was extraordinary. i am happy to call you friend!!
Me not being able to vote just because I'm a woman is a monumental changed achieved by this movement. Heck imagine me not voicing out my opinion, never mind that it has more substance than most men can muster? Just because I'm a woman?
Yes, farming is not an easy life but we survive. Here in our country, it's different, I can almost say, it's fun.
"But I Dont Like The Unknown"
"So...Ill Keep The Cards I Have".............
My question, did you have a good time playing one?
Lindsy, I am glad you are championing women. I feel like women who stand up for themselves are now being labeled as feminists and not in a good way. Pfffttt....I'm so done with defending and explaining my right to be treated with kindness and respect.
There are always going to be 'good old boys' who like the delusional idea that they are above others or better than others. It is just their paralyzing fear acting out.
I feel the way Mother Teresa felt when she was invited to an anti-war rally. She said she would attend a pro-peace rally, but not an anti-war rally. In the Bible it says to "resist not evil". Energy flows where attention goes. :)
I'll attend when it's pro-everybody. I want us all to do well.
Caveat: I do love a good debate now and again. Hehehe
A healthy and well balanced thinking can only be achieved by understanding what is it for all of us. Man or a woman or for the new descriptions good for all including but not limited to LGBT, which is now acceptable as terms that define our individual orientations.
Respect is the key. Tolerance is the journey that takes us to Co exist regardless of what velyef, cultures and or social values we have.
Do not do unto others what you don't want others do unto you.
Now that, to me, is one good positive Avenue to create peace and love for everyone.
Desiderata, is another good source for our guidance on understanding almost about everything on this world.
Thanks for your comment Gypsy.
LOL! I'm evolving.....f
If feminism has created more negative results to our society then as one sees, might end soon. At least that's not how I feel and or think.
For instance, someone hates cruelty to animals as it reminds them that they could be treated inhumanely and so then they attack any person who still eats meat. I remember an article that someone shared on another site that wished all meat eaters a painful death. Lol. Crazy.
I do my best to not take anything personally. However, I do see the insanity in what they are doing.
I don't get it. But it's an option that the owners of this site allow.
Now I for one wouldn't throw any opinion out there and refuse to hear the sides of those who disagree. What's the point in that?
But I guess there's many sides of the issue and our privilege to hear them all is restrained because we deserve to be ignored. Sorry Gypsy.
So let's get on it, shall we? It's healthy for the mind and save us from boredom.
Just to reinforce how lucky I am to be a woman.
Offered with many proposals, a recipient of many flowers and chocolates but most of all being pursued and not made as the pursuer if I were a man.