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A damsel in distress

What is a gender role or stereotype you really don’t like? (Prompt courtesy of https://thecoffeemonsterzco.com/en-ca/blogs/midnight-blogging/journaling-prompts)

Women can be and are as independent as men. Don’t treat me like a damsel in distress unless I need you to or tell you to.

If I leave no other legacy for my girls, the single most important thing I would want them to know and practice, is to be able to stand on their own two feet.

Women don’t need men for much. I’m not just saying that to be feministic bitch. In fact I don’t consider myself a feminist. But in all reality both men and women need to be able to take care of themselves. Make money, pay bills, hunt, cook, forage, etc etc. Well that’s taking it a bit far really.

On the flip side, there are times when being ladylike is required and in the case of hunting, unless it’s for sourcing actual food to eat and survive, let’s leave that to the men, ladies. It’s not that we CAN’T do it, it’s just not really necessary. A tad barbaric and there’s nothing feminine about it.

There, I said it.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends south of the border!! (We had ours at the proper time, 6 weeks ago lol)

Me trying to be funny, Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, 2010-ish

9 responses to “A damsel in distress”

  1. “…feministic bitch…”
    ..
    Never heard that phrase before. I’m always glad when I see girls in the local car scene, not just being a passenger princess. I’m specially glad when I see young women at the race track. I totally support them.
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    Stand on your own two feet, girl!

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    1. And racing cars, I’d be all over that lol

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  2. Great post. My wife thinks/lives the same way.

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    1. Thank you! Smart lady ☺️

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      1. I definitely married up!

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  3. I used to avoid the word feminist, not because I wasn’t one, but because (like the word ‘woke’) it got corrupted and became something else in most people’s hearing. Love the photo.

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    1. Thank you Stephanie!

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  4. Well said. I’m of the same opinion. My grandmother raised seven children without a man in the house, and she was a mighty killer of chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs… I had the fortune to learn some food preparation skills from her.

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    1. Good on her!

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