Comments on: We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby…

By: bex

bex — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:35:20 +0000

Hear, hear! I’m proud to be a feminist. It’s interesting to note that, so far, only one man has commented on this particular post. Men, where are you?!

By: the Dread Pirate Rackham

the Dread Pirate Rackham — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:10:53 +0000

yea, sistah!

I think Gloria Steinem said it best: if you are for women, you are a feminist.

I really don’t think there’s anything more to it than that, but some people insist on attaching so much stupid stigma – you have to be bitchy, you have to carry a sign, you have to be a lesbian, you have to not shave your legs, you have to burn your bra.

Meanwhile, back in the real world…I, like your daughter, could not see my way though a marriage that was not a true partnership – which is why I’m happily married to my second husband. He is one of those who stayed home with the critters for the first year. He is one of those who treats me like a person, not a wifey. He too is a feminist – and has no problem with the word.

I suppose that since I’m for him, I would happily be a man-ist. That’s partnership.

By: Sarah Woodward

Sarah Woodward — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:51:17 +0000

I’m a working Mom with my first child. And while I amlonging to switch with my husband (who is the stay-at-home Dad), I will do it on my own terms, not because I have to or society dictates that I do. I love saying I’m a Christian feminist which always complete messes with peoples stereotypes. We are out there. And we do still have oppression to resist.
Amen to you sista!

By: david

david — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:13:13 +0000

Every day is for the same purpose. Every day has a cause. Every day has an infinite number of causes. We move through them excited by the senses that tell us they are different. We are encouraged by what we believe and by that which we believe we can change. Sometimes we take solace in what was. Sometimes we depend on the comfort of what was to help us turn the corner on what can be. Tradition, religion and upbringing are touchstones of the past. We evolve in our consciousness and purpose from one day to the next. Fluidity trumps rigidity.

I’ll take an International Women’s Day, on rye, with lettuce; and I am putting on the “hit away” sign. Runners: take your lead.

By: Juls

Juls — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:08:55 +0000

Here, here for freedom. Freedom to make your own choices, to work part-time from home to care for a sick love one, or whatever. Life deals out and we decide the response. Thanks.

By: Juls

Juls — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:58:28 +0000

Here, here for freedom. Freedom to make your own choices, to work part-time from home to care for a sick love one, or whatever. Life deals out and we decide the response. Thanks.

By: momo

momo — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:22:09 +0000

happy women’s day to you, too, mom! what an amazing role model you are for your girls and your son! i can only hope to instill some of the self-confidence in my children that you’ve instilled in yours. i hope you are very, very proud, because you should be.

will you post pics of the wedding, please?

By: fe-lady

fe-lady — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:35:36 +0000

Thanks for the article…sometimes I wonder how far we have come. I see so many girls and young ladies that play the “helpless” role and only worry about being “pretty” and “available” and then get pregnant at 15. But thankfully they are offset by girls (women) such as you have raised. I don’t know where my daughter falls right now, and I don’t thing she knows at this point in time either, but I hope that by seeing me as the breadwinner/parent who was there for her has some bearings on how she “turns out” as an adult and who she picks to live the rest of her life with.
And yes, I agree that a kid who is raised the right way with one parent is better than having the kid witness a horrible relationship and just staying together for “their benefit”….!
Happy women’s month!

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:22:02 +0000

Very nicely done sister! All the happiness to Anne.

By: Peg

Peg — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:40:06 +0000

…feminist means ‘woman who is master of her destiny, who is open to the life style choices of others and who wants to be respected for who she is, not what she looks like or how well she can cook and sew’…

Here, here! I really enjoyed your essay…thanks

By: Dori

Dori — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:01:00 +0000

Feminism is good stuff! Some day we may even have a woman running the country, though it probably won’t be Hillary. I never understood the “I’m not a feminist, but” school of thought. Somewhere along the way feminist became equated with “lesbian man-hater,” which of course it isn’t. I’ve even had a man tell me I’m a humanist, not a feminist. Whatever. I’ve considered myself a feminist for years, even though I don’t bring home a paycheck. I do consider my marriage a partnership. You did a great job raising your kids; I wish Humbly Anne much happiness.

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:21:46 +0000

Three cheers! I agree with you wholeheartedly. I am a working mother with a professional career and two young daughters (ages 6 & 8). My husband is a great dad & without him things would be really hard. He cooks, fixes things and plays a great game of pretend with the girls. I want my girls to grow up and be strong independent young women who do what they want with their lives. I hope I am a good role model for that.