We continue to see women’s issues pushed to the fore front. I have no problem with it. I do have an issue with how it is presented.
Let’s start with my Mom. Mother of three boys, me being the youngest. She divorced when I was eight. She did the best she could trying to keep food on the table and raise us as best she was able to manage. There is a low point which I am sure she hopes we would forget. She is a strong woman, I still have a little fear in the back of my head of the ass kickings I received from my Mom. Everything she had to deal with, there was no complaining or woe is me. Just a straight out hold your ass accountable from sun up to bedtime.
We will move to my wife. We have been married for two years and together for ten years, this time around. Mother of four and went from stay at home Mom to bread winner faster than you can say damn!! She started the main body of her work doing destruction for a construction company. Sledgehammers and pry bars, the whole nine yards. Let’s move forward about ten years. She works for Home Depot at the pro desk, where the contractors come and get their supplies to re-build or build from ground up a house. Fast forward another ten years, she works for Lowes as a delivery manager. She makes sure all the contractors and the general public get their home products on time. She now is Vice-President of Five Dollar Enterprises. The main body of work for this company is bread delivery. She is hands on lifting and moving stacks of bread ten feet high.
Here is my take. My Mom had to deal with being a single mother, no complaints. My wife has worked in a “man’s” world her whole life, no complaints. They both walked the walk and talked the talk. What women need right now in my opinion is the so called female leaders to lead as my Mom and wife do. Lead, not continue to go ” woe is me” or “I am just a woman.” They are trying to hold me down because of this, that or the other thing. For anyone in life, respect is earned not just given to you. If you want to be equal, get out there and do it!!!