Letting go of being superwoman!
I have been hesitating writing this for a while, but here goes! When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, of course I was stunned by being delivered the news by the doctor at Breast Screen, ...
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The more I live the more I feel that society has got it wrong !
As an 'oldie', all the women I knew as a kid stayed home and did the 'motherly' duties where the majority of men (not my dad !) went out to work and made the income to support the family.
Yes, life was far more simple but it was not governed by money. We went without until there was sufficient cash to buy items. I saw my first TV when I was in my late teens.
Even now, I just have the old TVs, none of the big flat screens, as I cannot afford them, but we live simply and still don't feel as if we are missing out.
No, the Govt does not contribute to the neighbour's child care, but the children have Mum at home if they are sick at school and she is there with a snack when they come home after their busy day of learning.
If only more families would look to the happiness of the past and learn to enjoy more of the simple things.
It is a world of 'equality' but is it really ? Couples need to look at the dollar values compared to what is really missing.
I agree, @FLClover, society is heading in the wrong direction - let's get back to the basics where the women are not the ones responsible for all the 'home duties'. Share the professional world and share the household duties.
As an 'oldie', all the women I knew as a kid stayed home and did the 'motherly' duties where the majority of men (not my dad !) went out to work and made the income to support the family.
Yes, life was far more simple but it was not governed by money. We went without until there was sufficient cash to buy items. I saw my first TV when I was in my late teens.
Even now, I just have the old TVs, none of the big flat screens, as I cannot afford them, but we live simply and still don't feel as if we are missing out.
No, the Govt does not contribute to the neighbour's child care, but the children have Mum at home if they are sick at school and she is there with a snack when they come home after their busy day of learning.
If only more families would look to the happiness of the past and learn to enjoy more of the simple things.
It is a world of 'equality' but is it really ? Couples need to look at the dollar values compared to what is really missing.
I agree, @FLClover, society is heading in the wrong direction - let's get back to the basics where the women are not the ones responsible for all the 'home duties'. Share the professional world and share the household duties.