Something For the Gals......

Hey all..... it's been a while.

  I have a gripe...... and I think I have found a way to illustrate it.

There has been a lot of talk about equality and rights for women. I see posts daily concerning birth control, abortion, health care, and maternity issues. Almost 100% of these posts I am behind....... what irks me is the projection of the present onto the past in regards to men and family..... and the way modern women perceive the reality that women faced in the past.

 Online I often see ladies alluding to the oppression women have faced in the home "all throughout history". I think this is bull shit.

 Ladies I would like you to take a moment and ask yourselves a few questions.
How old are you?
Do you want children?
How old are you?

If you answered questions 1 and 3 with any number 21 and older, and the answer to the 2nd question was yes, then you better get started. Why? Because "all throughout history" the life expectancy was anywhere from 25 to 40.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy

 Look in the mirror..... and ask yourself ......if you knew that you would die at 40..... would you have kids already??? I think many of you would whisper "yes"..... (but not too loud because you don't want your man to get excited about having the family he has always yearned for).
At least one of your children will die before the age of 2. You will most likely lose more than one pregnancy. There is a strong possibility you may even pass on during childbirth. What is a washing machine? What is a dryer? What is a microwave? What is a vacuum cleaner? What is a dishwasher? Can we afford a second car??? (given you have even one..... and before autos it was horses.... can we afford another horse?) What is a television? How many miles to the nearest school? What is a telephone? I wonder if my husband gets a raise will I be able to afford a nice dress.... because my "nice" dress is 10 years old and....... worn.

Do you understand where I am headed????
Anyone that is a friend of mine..... their ancestors were poor. My father was the first person in his family's history to go to college. I am pretty sure education was not the priority of most parents...... I imagine providing a son with a trade and a daughter with the know how to care for children was paramount to further schooling.

Now there is the pill. And medicine has extended life expectancy from around 30 in the early 20th century, to almost 80 years old. That's a huge fucking difference.

You were NOT trapped in the home by men. We did NOT keep you barefoot and pregnant. We were NOT out buying nice shit and leaving you in rags. We were out busting our broke asses to pay for whatever food we could afford.... and hoping the rent would not be raised again. You were at home taking care of the children..... because somebody had to.


If it were not for advancement in medicine..... and ONLY medicine..... things would be the same today. And you would not know the difference. Children would be raised to have families.... men to work and women to nurture..... because there is not much time.... if you wait you will be dead before your youngest is ten.








What we have seen is the fastest social rise of any human demographic in world history. Women are running shit all over the place..... making millions.... working to better their lives.... for themselves... and their children as well. I think it is wonderful...... and right. But to pretend you used to have the time for these things.... (that up until the end of the Great Depression would have been seen as luxury)...is borderline idiocy.... and near arrogance. I am with you in the fight to sustain equality across the board..... for anything that does not diminish the chances for another human being..... but keep in mind the last thing on a mother's mind was the iphone 4 or that sweet looking Coach bag. Nor was a father focused on his round of golf or shiny new Porsche. They were raising children ...... cause that's how we roll!!!!