With all the women
out there marching and demanding equal rights, but doing nothing to get said
equal rights. . . What are you protesting really? You're no better than the rioters
during the Inauguration destroying private property and injuring our police
officers who are sworn to protect and serve us. That's like being mad at your
parents and going out and punching strangers because of it! What does that
accomplish? You’re publicly attacking our President because you don't like him.
It's Trump, no one likes him! Yes, he is a male chauvinist, and he happens to
be our President. Let's not lose our heads over it. Trump has made America a
lot of promises to make our country stronger and to finally get out of our
financial deficit. He did not say he would take away our right to vote, or
work, or drive, or marry who we want. Please, let’s take a step back and see if he can
accomplish what he promised.
Personally, I’m
wondering why other matters have been overlooked. Like why do women not have
equal pocket sizes? Or why do we think stilettos are sexy? Or why my designer down puff
jacket isn't waterproof? Or why inner beauty isn't a popular notion? Seriously.
If my husband can be allowed to have pockets the size of small flat screen
TVs, and I can barely fit my tiny cell phone in mine, where is the equality?
Aren't women usually the ones to rear the children, do most of the
shopping and organizing and yet we are deprived of something as simple as
pocket space? I can’t even tell you how many phones I've damaged because
they fell out of my miniature pockets. I understand that to jean
designers, women must have every possible chance to show off our curvaceous
bodies by wearing tight jeans, but can’t they be functional as well? And
what’s worse is faux pockets. I’m sure whoever decided that women didn’t need
pockets also decided that
my premium down puff jacket didn’t
need to be waterproof either. This in itself is
ridiculous, because I live in
Seattle and don’t have a functional jacket or jeans. So, now I’m wet, cold
and don’t have a place to carry my phone. And I see things like moms out with their kids wearing stilettos. I shiver inside because I know that eventually that 50lb kid will want to be carried. Ouch! I myself, have to employ one of those large
diaper bag-esque purses just to survive a trip out with the kids. Why not give
us our mom jeans with functional pockets, and take away the stilettos altogether? Seriously, no one wants fanny packs
to make a comeback or for bunions to be the feet of the future. Our faux and mini pockets carry nothing, and as we all know
moms have to be prepared. Having no pockets equals clothes that fit tighter and
show off all those curves of ours. Well some of us have too many curves that we
may not necessarily want to share with the world, which is why I wear
jeans instead of say… yoga pants. Apparently, women are only allowed to be
sexy, and if we aren’t then something is wrong with us. That truly is
where our perception of ourselves is skewed and where the real battle
needs to be fought. We as women have given in to this way of thinking. This not only makes us hate our
bodies, but our clothes, hair, eyes, cheeks, boobs, thighs, stomach and whatever else we think
we need work on or to change. Inner beauty is something that is not really
valued, or mentioned in the media. But it’s something we still try to
teach our daughters, at least I do. Loving your neighbor, genuinely
caring for those in need, and spreading that love and joy of Christ is
true beauty, and it’s something that doesn’t fade with time.
There’s a story of
a young mother named Stephanie Nielson who was burned badly in a plane
crash. Her burns were so extensive that she had to be medically sedated
for three months. When she woke up she found that the burns on her face were
the most severe. She mourned the loss of her beauty, and wanted to die
when her children couldn't look at her and when her youngest child who was 18 month didn't know she was his mommy. During this great hardship, she
found a way to find her inner beauty and what she refers to as her new
life. She is still struck by sadness at times for the loss of her old
self, but in this new life she’s enjoying her second chance at life. To me she is more beautiful
now than before the accident.
So, when I hear of
about women protesting and demanding equal rights, something that has never
been taken from them, I don’t see a point to the protest other than them
needing a platform to vent about our new President. Why does this outrage you,
but the years of objectifying women does not? Lets not overlook that. Focus on your self-improvement, reflection, and inner beauty. What really is more important?
So, on behalf of woman like me, let’s get our pockets back, work on our inner
beauty, take care of the kids, throw out the stilletos and then maybe we’ll have time to take over the
world.
If your interested to hear more about Stephanie's story:
