tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5235221608404404330..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: I wonder...Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11111756613639142422008-03-28T20:42:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:42:00.000-04:00Well, shoot, Cindy, I wish you'd mentioned this wa...Well, shoot, Cindy, I wish you'd mentioned this was the topic of the week! Wondy's one of my favorite topics (girl comic geeks can't get away from the topic, actually)(not that I've been a girl for a long, long time). YOu've got to remember that Wonder Woman was created by a psychologist and a committee, basically, but without her, we wouldn't have had a huge number of superheroines or other kickass females for girls to look up to! She was invented by a committee of guys, and that says so much. (I did an entire workshop on Wonder Woman, years ago! And there's a brand-new EC author who's a well-known authority on WW, even!)EilisFlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730321975978034753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37144515116768062952008-03-27T17:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:46:00.000-04:00I know what you mean, Cindy. Women of my mother's ...I know what you mean, Cindy. Women of my mother's generation were expected to care for the kids and take care of household chores while the men brought home the bacon.<BR/>My generation of women were expected to do both. I tried working full-time and caring for a new baby. Didn't work out so well. I finally decided to chuck it and be a stay-at-home mom. The problem with that, though, was no respect from society. I don't know what the answer is, but I'm pefectly happy not doing it all.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52463706440444238412008-03-27T15:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T15:46:00.000-04:00Inner strength is what makes us women wonderful! H...Inner strength is what makes us women wonderful! Have to agree with that, Judith. <BR/><BR/>Well done, Cindy. Spoken with the quiet dignity of a true multi-talented woman who refuses to be rattled by the hype. <BR/>xxSheryl Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6113169876059591752008-03-27T15:02:00.000-04:002008-03-27T15:02:00.000-04:00Great blog, Cindy. you nailed it. My first husband...Great blog, Cindy. you nailed it. My first husband truly expected me to be Wonder Woman. His job was to be charming and look good in famnily photos. Luckily I'm married to the jewel of the planet, who doesn't care which one of us cooks, or changes the kitty litter or anything else. He gives me time to write and be myself. The heroines I write about aren't wonder Woman, either, just ordinary women faced with extraordinary circumstances who find an inner strength that helps them through a crisis. So Wonder Woman, hang up your lasso. You've been outvoted.Judith Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491165935158623960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9012311253430900492008-03-27T14:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T14:46:00.000-04:00There is simply not enough time in the day to do b...There is simply not enough time in the day to do be a breadwinner, housekeeper, and active mom. Something's gotta give.Clover Autreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627410482268422941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35430035837040888882008-03-27T13:57:00.000-04:002008-03-27T13:57:00.000-04:00Great blog, Cindy. I may have been the reluctant w...Great blog, Cindy. <BR/><BR/>I may have been the reluctant wonder woman because I had no choice. My husband can fry eggs, open cans, or take us out to dinner. After staying a few years at home to raise the kids while he built a career, I went back to work, but had to cope with the household, cooking, kids' homework, after school activities. DH couldn't help because by then he was traveling a lot. I managed with a lot of self-discipline, and when the kids went to college, it was my turn to travel.<BR/>Now I don't do any housework. He took over with a smile. I still cook once in a while when I fed up of eggs and cans.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88693928507702994002008-03-27T12:48:00.000-04:002008-03-27T12:48:00.000-04:00I have to agree totally with you cindy. Women and...I have to agree totally with you cindy. Women and men can change roles today with no problem, but with tv and adds they still place the women below. I have to agree with you on Wonder women also. I would rather be the women from underworld. Now she would be my perfect hero. Not to mention her hero we wont go there.<BR/>SuzanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40189234539721987042008-03-27T12:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T12:46:00.000-04:00Kudos Cindy. I totally agree. There's no set jobs ...Kudos Cindy. I totally agree. There's no set jobs for men or women! Not anymore. But like you, it was drilled into my brain at an early age, there was. A woman can do a hard job and still be feminine. A man can do 'womens work' and still maintain his masculinity. :)<BR/>Lisa~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66329755523558279422008-03-27T11:33:00.000-04:002008-03-27T11:33:00.000-04:00Heh, heh. Yep my househunk cooks, too. And he chan...Heh, heh. Yep my househunk cooks, too. And he changed diapers. When the kids were bleeding (as they insisted on doing occasionally, he was usually the one that patched them up. <BR/><BR/>I painted and patched and assembled things. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully, if we have a mate, those mesh is a useful way.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post!Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46791960512597791042008-03-27T11:17:00.000-04:002008-03-27T11:17:00.000-04:00And some of them play with lizards. Fantastic, lai...And some of them play with lizards. Fantastic, laid-back, post sweetie. You knocked it out of the park.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-24198110230023662682008-03-27T10:20:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:20:00.000-04:00OMG...I remember that perfume commercial. The whol...OMG...I remember that perfume commercial. The whole thing is stuck in my brain and yeah, made me wanna puke, too. I think, bottom line, things have changed for women FOR THE BETTER. Wonder Woman never did a thing for me either. Much prefer reality.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Cindy!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.com