Women

Aren't we amazing creatures? We have super powers too! Can a man grow a human being inside them? That's a super power for sure! Yeah, yeah, men are amazing too, but I'm talking about women today.

Did you know that a woman's resting brain is more active than a man's active brain?! And a woman's brain is bilateral. She can use both sides at the same time. Men can only use one side at a time. That's why women recover more quickly and better than men, when they've had a stroke. Interesting.

Anyway, mostly I was thinking about how our culture has changed, in regards to it's attitude about women. About 30 years ago, I saw a television show with 3 different generations of women, talking about being women. It was so interesting to me. At the time, the grandmas talked about having their "place" in life - mom and housewife and that was it. The mom's were talking about how they wanted the teens to appreciate how difficult it had been for them to accomplish some things, like owning a home or having a successful career. The teens said, it was hard for them to appreciate that because as far as they were concerned, they could do anything they wanted. Isn't that what the mom's had told them all their lives. 

Since then, another generation has come of age. They believe that they can have and do anything a man can. The concept of being denied something just because they have boobs, doesn't even register to them. That's pretty cool. But I find myself feeling a little like those moms, on that TV show. I want them to at least understand, that all the women before them, made their journeys a lot easier. I want a 20 something to know that their grandma couldn't buy her own house or have her own checking account if she was a married woman. I want them to know that their own moms have probably experienced some kind of sex discrimination. They might laugh at that and how insignificant it seems, but I want them to know, for the most part, how lucky they are to be a human being and not just a woman. 

They can be anything they want. A mom, an artist, a housewife, a CEO, a waitress, even the president. They can own their own business, marry who they fall in love with-or not, or just stay home and take care of their family. And it will be even better for their daughters!