| Whoever said being equal is a good thing? In the late | | | | men of my generation think their only responsibility is to |
| 60's, 1968 to be exact, women were crying, "EQUAL | | | | contribute financially to the household. Most of them |
| RIGHTS", wanting to be treated equally to men. Why? | | | | are totally lost in the kitchen. They are unable to find a |
| As a woman, I prefer being special rather than equal. | | | | bottle of ketchup in the refrigerator if it isn't eye-level. |
| Now, men expect women to hold the door open for | | | | Men born in the 60's have learned to help out at |
| them. Dates presume women will send them flowers. | | | | home...well most of them anyway. There appears to |
| The only time I get a box of chocolates is when there | | | | be a concerted effort on the part of men of this |
| is a "two-for-the-price-of-one" sale at our local | | | | generation to want to share responsibilities. However, |
| pharmacy...one box for me and one box for my | | | | there is a trade-off. Men expect more from women |
| husband. It reminds me of the slogan on the back of | | | | such as alimony in the case of a divorce. There's a |
| the box of Cheeze-Its..."Get Your Own Box". By the | | | | laugh for you (unless you're a man). |
| way, I love Cheeze-Its almost as much as I love | | | | Think about it. I have a friend who is a successful |
| chocolate. | | | | attorney making a six-figure income. Her husband |
| Well, ladies, you've ruined everything. All of you libbers | | | | decided to quit his job because she made more |
| out there have put us into a position where we still | | | | money than he did. Instead of working, he played golf |
| aren't getting comparable pay with men, but are | | | | and basked in the sun, after a "strenuous" day on the |
| expected to dig ditches, go to war, slop the hogs, and | | | | links, enjoying his new life. She divorced him because |
| bring home the bacon. This is in addition to keeping the | | | | he contributed zip to the marriage. She now has to |
| house clean, grocery shopping, and preparing healthy | | | | pay him alimony while he continues to fancy his |
| meals. | | | | recently acquired lifestyle. |
| It may come as a surprise to many of you, but the | | | | So ladies, the next time you want to burn your bras in |
| original intent of the women's rights movement began | | | | protest, expecting to earn equal pay for a job that |
| as a means to help men deal with the daily stress of | | | | totally stresses you out (if you can find a good paying |
| being the sole breadwinner in the family. The idea was | | | | job in today's economy), or deal with raising teenagers |
| for both spouses to work outside the home and then | | | | by yourself, think twice. Who needs that responsibility? |
| come home and share household chores and | | | | Who wants to be equal to men? As cute and |
| child-rearing responsibilities. In theory it was a good idea. | | | | adorable as some of them may be, women are |
| Having been born in the early 40's and raised in the | | | | definitely above standard male issue. It's probably |
| 50's and 60's, women of my generation were | | | | because of that defective Y chromosome men have. |
| expected to stay home, raise a family, keep the house | | | | Why lower yourselves ladies? You did that back in the |
| clean, and have a well-balanced meal prepared three | | | | 60's when you burned your double-barreled slingshots. |
| times a day. I still do that but now I also have to bring | | | | Copyright © 2006 by Pamela Beers. All rights |
| home a paycheck. That would be fine except most | | | | reserved. |