International Women’s Day…

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Well, last week was apparently International Women’s Day.

I hope you can hear the dripping sarcasm in that last sentence.

Does anyone else throw up a little bit in their mouth when, come March 8, social media turns into an estrogen fest of caustic female pride?

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I mean, double standard much?

Honestly, I walk around on days like today, and I feel like I have to apologize to men for the bombastic demonstration of my fellow females. I mean, I feel like I should be wearing a t-shirt that says, “We’re not all raging feminists!”

It’s just a really weird time right now. And, I know this post is going to get a lot of heat…I know that going into it, but frankly, someone had to say it:

Women’s Day…is dumb.

There, I said it.

Can you imagine if men tried to pull something like this? There would be castrated male genitalia littering the streets!

But since we’re females, we get a pass to devote an entire day to pissing on guys and making a mockery of the male person.

It’s a double standard that just feels icky.

Here’s the thing. And this is an unpopular opinion.

I don’t understand when it became looked-down-upon to be “traditionally” feminine. You know what I mean…the Scarlet O’Hara/Audrey Hepburn version of a woman: delicate, gentle, loving and supportive to a man, building him up, and being a compliment to his masculinity.

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When did that become anti-woman?!

I’m sorry. But when I have a daughter one day, I’m not going to encourage her to play tackle football. I’m going to put her in dance class.

And I’m going to dress her in pink. And teach her about the importance of etiquette, and chivalry. And yes, I’ll encourage her to follow her heart, and play outside and get her clothes dirty, and do the things that make her feel alive – but she will know that she is a lady.

And I am not a monster for wanting that.

There’s a desperation when we try to dominate men. We’re striving to beat men out at the top jobs, and demanding this and that, and cut-throating our way to the top, no matter the price — all in the name of Girl Power, and Time’s Up, and Me Too – or whatever the feminist “Phrase of the Week” is. And it’s time someone step back and beg the question: What is the price?

I’ll tell you what it is:

The decline of the family unit.

We are reeling as a country when it comes to home and family life. Divorce, separation, cheating. Parents not knowing what kids are doing. And kids, fending for themselves, without the guidance of a supervising parent.

I mean, the family dinner has become nonexistent.

Our society desperately needs families.

Strong, familial bonds that teach how to treat one another with respect. Integrity. Honesty. Discipline. Communication skills. Cooperation. The difference between right and wrong. How to share and work together.

The family is what a great society is built upon. — Or at least it used to be — Back when that was seen as the most important career a woman could have: that as a mother and wife.

Her career as a homemaker.

But sadly, we’ve lost that, and instead, have outsourced those vitally important tasks that truly shape our children, to nannies. To after school programs. To what they watch on TV. Or even worse — to social media.

And let me tell ya, Snapchat won’t raise our children with integrity and honor.

It takes a parent.

I want to just pause to say two things:

First: I know that dual incomes can be necessary in this world, with tuition, and bills, and expenses etc. And just because a woman works outside the home in no way, shape, or form, makes her a bad mother. Hear me when I say that.

Work/life balance can be a real thing — Devoting quality time to family and spouse, and making it a priority. Working with progressive companies who have family-friendly practices and schedule flexibility for both women and men. (Which frankly, all companies should!)

And on that note, there is still a lot of progress needed to gain equal pay and equal advancement, to remove glass ceilings, and stop harassment. If a woman wants to work, then she should have every opportunity available guaranteed in a safe, inclusive, and pro-family environment.

And I celebrate the women (and men) who have figured out how to attend to both work and family. And I celebrate the companies that have made it possible to do so.

Secondly: I know that fathers are also an equally key component in raising children. And on that note, it is also fully acceptable for fathers to stay/work from home with the children too. But this article is about Women — on Women’s Day.

Let’s get one thing straight: women do deserve to be celebrated and honored. Fully. 100%.

We are life bearers. We are problem solvers. We are strong, brave, funny, smart, organized, beautiful, creative, nurturing human beings.

That is something to honor today, and everyday.

And we’re capable of doing everything a man can do…and technically more, when you get down to the biological nuts and bolts. (No pun intended!)

But in this time that is so hyper focused on the advancement of women, I wish we could place more importance on the invaluable role a woman plays in the home. In her child’s life, as mother. In her husband’s life, as wife. Those are not “four letter words” to be crapped on in the name of feminism.

I’m tired of feeling like a traitor to womankind, simply because I value those things.

God made us to share in partnership with men: equal and complimentary.

Putting down men – even in the name of feminism – is never a good look.

My mother taught me that.

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375 thoughts on “International Women’s Day…”

  1. The issue with “women’s day”, to me, is how totally hypocritical it is. A day? to “celebrate women”? when sexism and inequality on every level is still so rampant and the current kind of combo snark/witch hunt is doing nothing to shift positively? Family IS critically important, which we see more and more with its dissolution, and a choice should not have to be made between one’s family and economic survival. At the same time, women are not cretins and do not need to be subjugated by ANYONE insofar as making life decisions goes, managing money, managing their own bodies. The vituperation comes, to me, in large part from the level of uselessness men experience now, which grates right up on the dock of all the old inequalities. Everyone feels injured and nobody investigates the source of that feeling. External authority and preordained “days” are no substitute for true human feeling and thinking as the guidance for our lives. Which thinking and feeling I think eventually naturally leads us to a communion with the divine- HOWEVER we may name and characterize that experience- which is, after all, our birthright and destiny on some level. It is an expansive, truthful reality and we suffer in our separation from it. (imho).
    AS always, best wishes to you!!!!

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this. So many powerful perspectives. THat’s so true — family is definitely vitally important! thanks for the moving food for thought! hugs xox

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  2. A great piece. Thank you for writing it. For standing up and speaking what is in your heart, and not what the majority wants to hear but what they need to hear. Integrity shall always triumph and prevail, it causes prosperity to come knocking on your door.
    And you said it right, its a break down of family. Adding to that I would like to point out, the enemy loves us to forsake our positions and roles and abuse them as he has done. It gives rise to the women wanting to be the man in the relationship and not allowing any man to tell them what to do, men sleeping with men, kids not allowing parents to parent, parents not allowing God to parent them, basically a complete rise in the abuse of whatever your role is and act out against that role, and be opposite of what it should be.
    To reverse normal.

    Another awesome pic, with the blog.

    God Bless.

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this! I’m glad it resonated with you. Amen to that – the enemy is on the prowl, and sadly I think he uses this as a foothold for sure. We need to keep our eyes on God and our hearts full of respect and love for one another 🙂 hugs xo

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  3. Bbb, forgive me for that long tirade of negativity, referring to comment before the last one.
    Please delete this one. This one is just to let you know something.

    As your finding out people will smile at you, act like friends, even your own family, yet be our enemies.
    They will buy you gifts, offer you things , and because of our lack of knowledge we accept and warmly embrace them. They even lift us up and we feel thankful. But hold on, ask God continually for his holy spirit of truth to help you in distinguishing between false and truth, between friends and enemies.
    My aim in writing is to help one another, to protect us who love god from wicked people.

    Sloths all though are cute in the teddy bear or stuffed form, are wicked creatures. I do not know if all of them are. However, I do know for a certainty, that I have recently beem through a unbelievable experience regarding a sloth. And I have proof you can see with your own eyes. If I need to I will show u, but I ask that you trust my word, to protect you, but if you must know then so be it.
    I read your comment about someone buying you one.
    I ask that you pray to God to reveal to you peoples intention they carry being the disguise of help and gifts. They aim to give you things that you embrace and bring into your life, but they carry dark desires and dark energy meant to bring ruin, not prosperity.
    And here we are embracing them and say how wonderful. The arrogance of these people is incredulous.
    I am fighting for Gods people. To share with them the knowledge I’ve gained through much suffering of my own, my own victimization, am I innocent? Def not. I got what I deserved. But I shall teach others to help and identify the false liars that walk among us.
    God bless.

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    1. thank you much! hahah i’ll let you know when I find one on Amazon 😉 hehe thanks for taking the time to read! big hugs xo

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  5. Loved everything about this… I too had the opportunity to share on international women’s day… if you have time take a look… I think it’s super important to know who God has called us to be as women… it’s always been about working together in unison… with women and men. All while using wisdom on when to walk away. 😬 thanks for sharing this great read ❣️

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    1. thank you so much Rosie! I’m so glad this resonated with you 🙂 amen – in unison!! Hugs and love xox

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  7. I breathed a sigh of relief when I read this post because I finally don’t feel alone in my feelings towards the feminist attitude we see today. I feel like it’s a tug-of-war, where some women have the “I can open my own door, thanks” attitude, and then other people wonder why chivalry and manners have disappeared from everyday life. I do believe that women should have equal opportunities as men in life, but there are some things that I’ve seen women looked down on for because it’s the “traditional role” women used to play, such as being a stay at home mom. I personally have struggled with a lack of confidence about my career at times because I don’t have any large aspirations of moving up a ladder…I am perfectly happy as an admin, because that’s where my gifts are; but it’s also a stereotypical “female” job. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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    1. thanks Ellen, I’m so glad this resonated with you. a tug of war – that’s a great way to describe it. thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love xox

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  11. Let’s be honest here. Every (Inter)National Day is dumb. Some are just more apocalyptically stupid than others. Like Women’s Day, whatever that’s supposed to be. If the government doesn’t take the day off from figuring out how to steal more of our money, is it really worth celebrating?

    So mini rant finished, I really appreciate your comments. I agree with most of them. The decimation of the family unit would definitely be a win to the eyes of the Godless Left, those engaged in the War on Women (and incidentally, the War on Men). I do think, for now, they’re a maniacal, screaming, raving minority… for now. The utter hypocrisy of their policies indicates their sanity is in tatters…

    I appreciate you, Caralyn. The positions you take aren’t the easy or popular ones, but you make your stands regardless. That’s impressive, and I’m glad to ‘know’ you.

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    1. thanks for your thoughts on this, Matt. Yeah it seems like every other day we’re celebrating some other day – be it national take a nap day, national peanut butter and jelly day, etc. thanks for your encouragement. Hugs and love xox

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  12. There’s a lot here. Did you know, Audrey Hepburn refused to work with Sidney Poitier because of his appearance. Even after an Oscar he couldn’t get a “pass” in society. Traditionalists never see the big picture and exaggerate the past as nostalgic. In this case, the present as well.

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      1. Her parents were fascists. Her dad had a newspaper for Nazi sympathizers. We. All kind of skip over that or those parts because, she’s pretty.

        That’s the idea isn’t it? Females to you are supposed to be the most feminine to counter men at their ideal, which is most masculine? This is a social tradition that inhibits both genders.

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  13. After reading this blog I promise to never, never mention there should be a Men’s Day. The consequences are too awful to contemplate. lol. Looking at it fairly I’d have to concede that women have received the worst end of the deal over thousands of years so I can understand the anger that has prompted this movement. However as you have observed anything can be taken to extremes. I will always support fair treatment for women, and you have to admit that in much of our world today that is not the case. They should not be beaten, enslaved, raped at will or underpaid just because they are women.

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    1. haha that’s funny, Ian 🙂 I completely agree. thanks for stopping by and for sharing your thoughts on this! Hugs and love xox

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  14. I wish you had a reblog button so I could share this with my peeps here. Probably the best writing on the subject I have ever seen. Hugs!

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    1. Thank you so much David! Yeah, I don’t know what happened to my reblog button! I’ll have to contact WordPress to see what’s up. thank you for your kind words and for stopping by! Hugs and love xox

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  15. I loved your post. However I am of the opinion that women are allowed to celebrate themselves and make as much noise as they do on International Women’s Day. This is especially so for those who have been pushed down by society their entire lives. The numerous posts and social media rave helps encourage some women, allowing them know that they can be whatever they want to be irrespective of wrong societal norms. I am in total agreement though that feminism should not mean that a woman should abandon her role as a wife and mother.

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    1. thank you so much Ivy! I really appreciate your thoughts on this. Yeah, that’s a great point. Thanks for this awesome food for thought! Hugs and love xox

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  16. I rejoice that there are a few women out there, that appreciate the Creator’s design concerning feminine women as opposed to feminist women. My mother was a stay-at-home-mom when I was growing up, and it was crucial in my well-being. Almighty God bless you, and I encourage you to continue to be bold to promote the Creator’s design on the family.

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    1. thank you so much Mickey, I appreciate your encouraging words. Sounds like you had an awesome mom. What a blessing 🙂 thanks for stopping by! same to you! xox

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  18. Great you put it in to words I agree totally fed-up “woman power”, “women empowerment” “teach your daughter how to be a man” I with you all the way. I believe empowerment should be for both men and women. There needs to be some recognition to the good men of this world. Girls should be taught how to be young ladies and still have fun playing outside. Nothing wrong with a bit of dirt, but having said that nothing better than seeing a little girl dressed like a pretty girl. I feel like vomiting everytime I see “women power” marches, gatherings, courses. Enough! What do they achieve apart from wasting time and making a lot of noise. Bless you take care and keep the controversial thoughts flowing

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    1. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this! So many great points here. So glad you stopped by! hugs xox

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  19. Hmm interesting read. It’s interesting that that’s the vibe you got. When I saw posts, I found the Day was more to celebrate what women have accomplished and to love and uplift each other instead of the traditional competition women often go through with each other. I don’t think the intent is to put down men but more to bring more attention to women in a male dominated society.

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    1. Thank you so much Briana for sharing your thoughts on this! yeah – perhaps this was just the tone in New York City. I love the aspect of the day where women build each other up and express gratitude for the friends and wonderful women in their lives – that’s awesome, and we should definitely build each other up. But the “militant feminism” I saw on social media is what sparked this post. thanks for stopping by and joining the dialogue! hope you have a beautiful day!! Hugs and love xox

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  20. I saw good post and the ones you were talking about. It’s a shame we need “a” day to celebrate ourselves. Everyday is international womens day in our home. Everyday my hubby treats me like I am a prized jewel, worth more than anything in the world. Everyday I return the favour. Every day we should build each other up, celebrate each other.

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    1. Thank you so much Margaret. That’s so awesome – sounds like you’ve got an amazing family. Amen! Build one another up!! Hugs and love xox

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  21. Miracle Yello said what…about Women’s day?

    Wooo….Preach it Miracle Yello…PREACH IT! When I saw your instagram post “Wolves in sheeps clothing” I turned to my Hispanic friend and was like, “Dang homie…I have to read that post, Ese.” Seriously though, you did good…you said it. Thank you.

    I totally agree with you on family. I have written a manuscript on family to fight this. Looking for folks to give me feedback on it (not easy). Meanwhile, Miracle Yello, when next are you posting to Soundcloud? And what is taking that Youtube video so long? Hahaha…no pressure. Just wishing you good health and prosperity.

    May the weeks blessings which you missed catch up to you as you sit back with some Rose come weekend. And St. Patrick said – Amen while Ish said – thank you Jesus for fighters like Miracle Yello. Yes, thank you. Hoorah to wine, BBQ, and pots of gold (hehehe).

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    1. Thank you so much Ish 🙂 I really appreciate your support. There will be a YouTube video tonight!! Woo! 🙂 thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love xox

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  22. Caralyn, It is so nice to read I am not alone on so many of the things you touch on. My son and I have lots of laughs over making such a fuss over something we should be doing every day (celebrating who we “all” are in Christ). I, too, am often criticized for believing there is value in being a lady, and being lady like. And because I do not agree with the humor or family value that teaches the secret to a good marriage is that a man is always wrong. I think too often we want to be the goddesses the world says we should demand to be, forgetting (or not caring the least) that it means trying to knock God off of His rightful throne, along with walking over a lot of good men that the Lord has blessed us with.
    “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.” – Proverbs 31:30 KJV

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    1. Thank you so much for your thoughts and support on this, Gail. Amen! We need to celebrate that everyday! You’re so right about that. We all need to remember that God is sovereign and in control! Hugs and love xox

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  23. see, i think this is part of the problem.

    feminism is not about putting down men, it is about equality of genders. and yes, i know you said that, but why should it be the mother’s job to nurture, care for and raise the child? i’m not saying mothers shouldn’t play a role in their children’s lives, but why is it that raising a child is so focused on men?

    and as for women’s day being something we shouldn’t have – when women are raped, when they can’t vote, when they’re told they’re not good enough, things like women’s day help us celebrate us for being us. men don’t need a men’s day because they haven’t been denied the vote, or told they must cover their legs.

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this. Lots of really great points here. I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your heart. Hugs and love xox

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  26. Good balanced thought here, Caralyn. From my more limited perspective, I agree. Good education for me, too. I don’t really know what’s going on with feminism, which I know can be pretty radical and I believe mistaken out there. Yes, there is an equality along with complimentary role we all have in this. Thanks.

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  27. I think we need to be careful how we look at male and female roles. I was labled by the woman at a church I attended as a “Tom Boy” because I do cardio kickboxing at home, simply because it is an awesome workout. At the same church I never felt I lived up to the cookie baking homeschool tea set ladies. My husband felt he did not measure up to their ideals of male leadership. So much so we started to go to a new church. I realized soon after when praying the book of Genesis says “God MADE them male and female” I don’t have to earn my statis as a women cause that’s God’s gift to me. Also, I work in an after school program where girls get manicures at age eight and wear lip gloss and gossip about crushes. (When I grew up in the eighties we where just little girls in play clothes making mud pies and catching tadpoles) Goodness help the girl who doesn’t yet want to do that or the boy who can’t throw or catch a ball! I sometimes wonder in today’s culture if that pressure to be ssssoooo masculine or feminine opens the door for gender confusion for those who don’t live up. I want a girl who plays football to know she doesn’t have to be a lesbian or have to have a sex change. Many preach political correctness but how many times have you heard a well meaning liberal say a sensitive boy “Must be gay and not yet know it” or an athletic girl who likes playing with toy cars “is clrearly a lesbian.” Like if you don’t fit the prototype, you’re in a different class. While I believe men and women are wired different I personally feel it goes deep into who we are rather than (for the most part) what we do.

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    1. thank you so much for sharing your heart and your thoughts on this. you offered so many great points here. thank you for sharing this powerful perspective. Hugs and love xox

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  31. I am so proud of you for being so brave! As you know, I am a woman executive with a high profile career. But I am a mother and a wife, first and foremost. And I don’t have to shout my worth out, the men in my life know it and show me everyday how they appreciate my role in their life. xo

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    1. Thank you so much CB. Your support and encouragement means the world. Amen to that! I’m cheering for you!! Hugs and love xox

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  32. My grandmother was old enough to remember the suffragettes. She had made sure I knew how hard women had fought for the rights we enjoy today. She had often spoken to me of Emily Davison

    Emmeline Pankhurst-February 25th


    She had made me appreciate our right to vote for which women had fought and died. This struggle continues worldwide, with brave people still fighting worldwide for their right to have an education etc. Even today, even in the West, there are those who do not consider the education of women worthwhile. Education gives us choices. I have been both career girl and stay-at-home wife and mother. I am grateful that I have had both opportunities.
    Things do not tend to sit still, in my view. To retain the rights we all enjoy these days we all need to be grateful to those who strive and sometimes still give their lives to maintain.
    I often wonder at what Jesus did, when he stood before a crowd ready to stone a woman.
    Anything we might do, pales in comparison.

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    1. thank you so much for sharing this powerful perspective. i look forward to reading that article. i really appreciate this great food for thought. Hugs and love xox.

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  35. I have seen for myself some of the struggles women are experiencing worldwide and the day is international. I have attended an event myself and it was very informative. I think it is good you have started a conversation.

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    1. Thank you so much for joining the dialogue and for sharing this powerful perspective. Yeah we have so much to be grateful for. Sending big hugs. Hugs and love xox

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  36. Awesome post! Although I have to say that, as a male, feminism played a minor role in my decision to return to the Catholic faith. Nowadays I am struggling with where I stand on feminism because I find new-wave feminism conflicts with my pro-life values.

    I wrote this article last year. If you happen to have time, I’d love to hear your feedback on the subject.

    https://wp.me/p6aHyw-mH

    I love your writing! Keep it coming!

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    1. Thank you so much A, for sharing your thoughts on this. I’m with you on that. I’d love to read it! thanks for sharing. Hugs and love xox

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  37. Why SHOULD there be a day dedicated Women’s Day? I thought it WAS everyday. Yeah, there are women who take the whole feminist thing waaay to seriously. Like for example when women feel it’s wrong for a man to open the door for them. What’s wrong with that? It means he has manners. Then the next thing you know they complain men are pigs when they don’t. I don’t get it. While I do agree women should be paid equally to men and not be treated as objects, that doesn’t mean like you said women forget to conduct themselves as women. After all we are designed to be nurturers by well…nature. Just like God designed us to be different as individuals, he designed us to be different according to our gender because we all have something to bring to the table regardless.

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this Ezi. Such powerful thoughts here. I appreciate you joining the dialogue! Hugs and love xox

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  38. I hesitate to say I’m glad for many of the things you say, and rather just want to have a cup of tea with you and discuss the weather. It’s so beautiful -the snow- like a snowglobe out there, the snow is soft and swirling about. I don’t even want to say thank you for admonishing caustic feminism, while we share many of the same beliefs about traditional gender roles or at least modern and traditional altogether. Men can behave feminine and women can behave like men, but no one has to go to extremes … alas … we generally go to extremes before we return to the stillpoint and harmony. Thanks for reading my post too. Having a like from you is meaningful to me, from such a thoughtful person.

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    1. Thanks friend. I appreciate our support so much. Amen to that! And hey – I’m always down for tea! Haha Hugs and love xox

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  40. Wonderfully written! Your post reminds me that I’m so glad to be married to a girly-girl and the most feminine and beautiful woman I’ve ever met! Her femininity just makes me want to do for her, and be her protector, and open her car door, and slay her dragons, and tell her she’s beautiful, and make sure she is happy, and tell her I love her, and all of that every day! 🙂 Don’t give up on that perspective. It’s rare and it’s valuable, and your Mr. Right will love you deeply for it!

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  41. Audrey Hepburn is an interesting example to use. Were you aware that she spent WW2 in Holland with her mother, supporting her work for the resistance? Indeed at one stage Audrey Hepburn had been stopped by Nazi soldiers, as she was delivering messages for the resistance on her bike(She had been a teenager at the time.) There is often much more to people than meets the eye.

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    1. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. Wow i did not know that! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and love xox

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  42. As I understand it, the starvation she had suffered at the end of the war had had consequences from which she had never fully recovered. She did indeed have everything courage, beauty and strength.

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  45. A stupendous and courageous post. I hate to critique one very small part, but I feel it is important. You write that a woman can do everything a man can. I take some issue with that simply because it doesn’t recognize the important natural differences between men and women. To be frank, it simply isn’t so that a woman can do everything a man can or vice versa. If it was true than an all female NBA team would be able to compete evenly with an all male NBA team. That would never happen. In just about every area of sports, men perform at a higher caliber simply because God made men generally stronger and faster than women. Conversely, there are many things women can do that men cannot, the most obvious of which is bearing children, as you point out. Those facts do not detract from equality in any way. Equality does not mean having the same abilities in any area. Equality means the recognition that all human beings are equal in worth, especially to God. After all, Jesus died for all people, recognizing that each individual was worth the same sacrifice, His very life.
    As for the virtues of feminism I recommend some not so light reading from a time before you were born. You can find it online here, https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/01/001-despising-our-mothers-despising-ourselves. It is a scholarly look at the feminist movement from a woman professor. I found it very enlightening and if you get a chance to read it, I think you will too. Continued blessings to you and yours.

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    1. Thank you so much DT, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this. great points – And thanks for passing along that article. Hugs and love xox

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  46. I must say this was a very strongly-worded article that drove the point home and very well at that! I just disagreed on a few points, but absolutely agreed with you when you wrote

    “There’s a desperation when we try to dominate men. We’re striving to beat men out at the top jobs, and demanding this and that, and cut-throating our way to the top, no matter the price”

    Some people have twisted feminism out to be this platform or ideology designed for male-bashing, which is extraordinarily stupid, considering feminism is about equality for all, not just women, but men, transgender and everyone else. It is perhaps the only workable egalitarian ideology I know of that has unfortunately been made a mockery of. I loved your blog and think it’s wonderful you chose to speak of pseudo-feminism!

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    1. Thank you so much! I’m so glad this resonated with you! And I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Great points! Hugs and love xox

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  47. I am no “mere male” and I feel that I have been a supporter of feminism for many years, but recently the movement appears to have become dominated by aggression and competition – so-called male propensities! It was good to read your blog, therefore, one that is well balanced and appreciative of relational realities – soft yet decisive, pointed but not spiteful, affirming of male tendencies without being detrimental to feminine intuition, emotions and practicalities. With best wishes for the future of your blog.

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this emotional topic, Robert. So glad this resonated with you! Hugs and love xox

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  48. As the father of 2 sons growing up during the rise of Girl Power, I have seen the discrimination flip the other way. My son, top in his class at the end of Grade 12 was forced to compete for the position with 2 young ladies who had lower marks. Not sure what this teaches or to whom. Then, after graduating Berkeley with very high marks, he waited 18 months for a job he was well qualified to do, but was not considered to equity quotas. We need to promote fairness, respect, equality and equity for all. As long as we continue to label people or groups and enforce quotas, equality will continue to elude us. This is a process that women and men need to work on together.

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    1. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this. Fairness respect and equality for all. amen! Hugs and love xox

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  49. I think celebrating anything is a good idea but let’s celebrate and not segregate. At a birthday party you don’t get up and slam all the people you didn’t invite, or that couldn’t make it. You play and have fun. I want all the things for my granddaughters that they want, Period, Whether it’s dance, or baseball but I also want the same for my grandsons. That’s equality.

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  50. Haha I feel exactly the same way!!! By the way, I just found your blog today, and I love it! Thanks for writing such awesome posts. 🙂

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