Cue Maniacal Woman Laughing
Wait, wait – before we read, or see one more piece about women and their desires to seek out and participate in a balanced life – let’s please cue the maniacal laughter sound-track. Let’s please just call it like you keep alluding to it – shall we?
Here is the real truth - there is no evil motive. There is no “wrong” - not in staying home, not in going outside of the home to work. There is not “wrong” in early or late motherhood. There are no “wrong” choices. And, still – it keeps coming right at us — day after day.
And for those of you who were hoping I would blog a bit more today about something super fab like Jen Myers’ new baby girl or dressing Lauren Ambrose (she is so lovely) or all the super beautiful Isabella Oliver clothes that Tori Spelling has requested, I do promise to get back to that, very soon…
And for those of you who thought perhaps the last day or two found me closer to some Zen state …no…. so to review:
Elizabeth Vargas – good start and please take the prelude (which was in fact your story) and keep going! You accomplished the near impossible by showing real women, real lives and real choices and the role our government has played in this scenario. Well chosen interviews and I loved the map puzzle visual…strong indeed! You concluded with a call for women to do the hard work, the difficult thing. What do you propose? I know we care and are honestly and eagerly listening. And to be clear, that was a very well done segment. And the fact that it left me wishing you had more time to explore the topic, through your very honest lens, means you are doing just what you set out to do. I think you have got what it takes to keep this dialog going… Please don’t stop now…
Slate – are you kidding? Women are not looking to take over ANYTHING; rather we are looking for options and balance. We don’t want to keep our womanhood in cold storage until we are 65 – we want an opportunity to find unique and individual plans for combining our interests, passions and ambitions (I just did not want to say balance again, I give). Again, the glimpse the extreme is distracting from the real issues and questions in play.
OK - cue Counting Crows now — it is Sunday and I need to chill!