Those Independent Women!

[wire2john]

what?  what does race have to do with anything? 

It has nothing to do with race per se, I'm using a particular problem as an example of the larger point I'm trying to make. At the NAACP's Gala to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Bill Cosby spoke about this issue. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/billcosbypoundcakespeech.htm

[Raecheal]

RJ - If Kris finds any like that .. make sure he has a younger brother.

[MelodyB]

what?   

good thing it's not, God knows i have WAY TOO MANY men in my life as it is. 

There is no such thing!!!!! 

[Sister_Mom]

what?   

good thing it's not, God knows i have WAY TOO MANY men in my life as it is. 

There is no such thing!!!!! 

YOU know that's not like me!  There are different ways you can have men in your life. I like having men (plural) in my life as in friends and family, that's what I was talking about. 

As for as men "in my life", there will be 0 or 1, that's the only options. :grin:

[MelodyB]

Thats why I was like  

LOL


Thanks for clairifying...you had me worried...I thought I was gonna have to come over and you

[RainbowJingles]

RJ - If Kris finds any like that .. make sure he has a younger brother.

Rae:  I'll see what I can do.  ;-)  *looks around for a younger brother that might have an older brother...  or vice versa.  :-)

WAIT!  What am I doing?  I need to look for the OLDER brother first! 

[Sister_Mom]

 

What happened to those independent women?

[Chseeads]

When they get a whiff of testosterone they suddenly melt into a weepy pile of helpless, defenseless mush.   

[Sister_Mom]

When they get a whiff of testosterone they suddenly melt into a weepy pile of helpless, defenseless mush.   

Oh no, not you too!! 

[RainbowJingles]

What happened to those independent women?

I have determined that independence is not something that I crave to the highest degree.  I am willling to learn to become dependent on someone else to carry my new battery for my car.  Those things are HEAVY, and I would have LOVED for some stranger to walk up to me and say, "may I help you to your car with that, ma'am?"  I would have been like, "you are an ANGEL!!!"  My independence in most areas is born of necessity.  I'm ready for a new birth anytime God wants to give it to me!

When they get a whiff of testosterone they suddenly melt into a weepy pile of helpless, defenseless mush.  

Or they pull out a mallet and start beating the man INTO mush, it seems.   

[Sister_Mom]

Defenseless?

         




Mush?



Ok, maybe you're somewhat right, but just a littel, teeny, tiny, little bitty bit. 

[SippinTea]

    You folks are cracking me up!

*wanders off still chuckling*

[newkris]

mallet?   who needs a mallet?

all you need is a and they just melt!  

[RainbowJingles]

Just know that, last night, while I was carrying my car battery, I would have become a defenseless pile of mushy oatmeal - or anything else, for that matter - if it had meant that some gentleman would have carried that stupid thing.  The guy at the counter didn't even offer.  He actually said, "do you need to leave this here and make two trips?"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   There was no cart or anything to put it in, either.  Maybe guys in automotive stores in this part of the world just think that women are really really strong and can do whatever they want to do.  At the other automotive place I had to go to recently, the guy carried my starters out to my car without even asking (yes, I bought two because I didn't know which one I needed).  He just picked them up, made sure I had my receipt, and went outside with me.  I thanked him profusely.

I have to admit, though, that I have given up on the helpless female "do you have jumper cables?" routine.  As a matter of fact, I have graduated even farther than the "I have jumper cables; can  you put them on and jump my car for me, please?" routine.  I am now to the stage where I purchased a self-contained battery charger, and I know how to use it.  I even know how to use it in the rain.       The other day I *did* cast aside my independent facade long enough to ask a guy to help me push my car out of the way of traffic when it broke down in the parking lot.     Does that count for anything?

[Chseeads]

mallet?   who needs a mallet?

all you need is a and they just melt!  

Not all of em.  I'm heat resistent.   

[Raecheal]

I'm not melting...

I had two guys into the office today to set up the new fax & printers for the whole server - the wwires needed to be run through the panels in the ceiling. Buddy said he needed a ladder and that is what the maintenance man was for so he left them taped to the wall. *grin* I took care of it. Who needs a man?

Oh and RJ - I have my own battery charger to in my trunk plus a set of tools - lol.

[RainbowJingles]

I don't have the tools yet.  lol  I keep thinking about taking a class in basic car maintenance and repair, though.
Of course, if I ever get married, the man in my life will never know that I know how to fix cars.  lol

I should probably learn to change a flat someday, though, but it seems like, no matter WHERE you are, if you're a lady and have a flat tire, that men come out of NOWHERE to help.  Of course, after the battery thing last night, my faith in the male sector of the species is waning.

[Raecheal]

I know how to change a tire. I haven't though. It happened once and there were three guys who volunteered - who am I to deprive them?

[RainbowJingles]

Exactly.  That's what always happens to me.  I have the head knowledge, but I've never had to actually do it.  I pray I never have to!  lol

[terp]

I cheat...AAA service can't be beat.  Locked keys, car won't start, flat tire - the works.  I, too, have thought about taking a mechanics class for the hey of it.  I have already taken a welding class, so it can't be that bad! 

[SippinTea]

I cheat...AAA service can't be beat.  Locked keys, car won't start, flat tire - the works. 

I'll join you on that one!  Who wants to change a tire in slushy snow when all you have to do is make a phone call? 

[RainbowJingles]

Slushy snow?  What's that?  I forget.

[Sister_Mom]

The guy at the counter didn't even offer.  He actually said, "do you need to leave this here and make two trips?"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   There was no cart or anything to put it in, either.  Maybe guys in automotive stores in this part of the world just think that women are really really strong and can do whatever they want to do.  At the other automotive place I had to go to recently, the guy carried my starters out to my car without even asking (yes, I bought two because I didn't know which one I needed).  He just picked them up, made sure I had my receipt, and went outside with me.  I thanked him profusely.

Often we view these men that don't "come to a lady's rescue" at times like this as not being a gentleman. However, we can't assume that's the case with all of them. I wonder how many of these men have been yelled at by women who take offense to men offering assistance and had to listen to a speech about how "women are equal to men". I don't believe the majority of women are like this, but if I were in their shoes it probably wouldn't take too many times coming up against someone like that before I stopped offering. I also believe that sometimes (in those cases where men are gentlemen and haven't given up on women) men are more likely to offer assistance to a woman that presents herself as a "lady".

Sad but true, some women may be to blame for whether a man is a gentleman or not.

[terp]

Slushy snow?  What's that?  I forget.

I'd be happy to send you some...we have a good 20 inches of brown snow to choose from.  The only thing is that it might be water by the time it gets there.  Hmm, how about a picture instead?! 

[RandyWayne]

My wife isn't helpless...... And occasionally, not really smart either.  This is what happens when she starts lipping off to a homeland security officer.....