A friend of mine sent me this article, it was a clipping from an actual sex education textbook for girls printed in the early 60's in the UK...
"When retiring to the bedroom, prepare yourself for bed as promptly as possible. Whilst feminine hygiene is of the utmost important, your tired husband does not want to queue for the bathroom, as he would have to do for his train. But remember to look your best when going to bed. Try to achieve a look that is welcoming without being obvious. If you need to apply face-cream or hair-rollers wait until he is asleep as this can be shocking to a man last thing at night. When it comes to the possibility of intimate relations with your husband it is important to remember your marriage vows and in particular you commitment to obey him.
"If he feels that he needs to sleep immediately then so be it. In all things be led by your husbands wishes; do not pressure him in any way to stimulate intimacy. Should your husband suggest congress then agree humbly all while being mindful that a man's satisfaction is more important than a woman's. When he reaches his moment of fulfilment a small moan from yourself is encouraging to him and quite sufficient to indicate any enjoyment that you may have had.
"Should your husband suggest any of the more unusual practices be obedient and uncomplaining but register and reluctance by remaining silent. It is likely that your husband will then fall promptly asleep so adjust your clothing, freshen up and apply your night-time face and hair care products. You may then set the alarm so that you can arise shortly before him in the morning. This will enable you to have his morning cup of tea ready when he awakes."
My friend obviously sent this to me as a joke. To show how far we have really come in the past 50 years. And I THANK GOD that we have, because I do not think I would have survived back then!! (and neither would have my husband) As far as we have come, we do still have a bit to go before we are "equal" to our male counterparts. Now before you think "Oh God, here comes a feminist rant"... read this on Stereotypes about Feminism, and you should ask yourself if you are one too?
http://www.suite101.com/content/stereotypes-about-feminism-a51504
So before we go any farther.. I am a stay at home mom/wife. I am an attractive lady, I love my husband, I love sex, I am not whiney, and I have never burned a bra in my life. But that does not mean that I don't 100% agree with equal rights for men and women, because I do. And just over the past week I have been reminded that not all women (or men) are in the same mind frame that I am in... and until we are ALL on the same page it is going to be difficult to achieve equal rights.
As stated earlier I am a stay at home mom, and if you have been following my blog you know that I am just about 9 months pregnant. I am a part of "Mommy" groups on Facebook, as well as a great group of moms in the town that I am in. Just this week, another girl in my "mommy" group on Facebook, posted a question about what she should bring to the hospital in her bag for the arrival of her baby. Right before I read this post, I had JUST finished packing my own bag, so I wrote her a list of things that I felt that I would need, as well as what my new born baby would need. If you use Facebook, you know that if you comment on something, you then get updates every time that someone else write on the same post. I was blown away by the amount of women posting what this woman would need to bring for her HUSBAND so he did not get bored. These were women that were has already had children, and their husbands actually had the balls to complain to them that they were bored, and the next child they had they needed to pack for them also. Maybe it is just my crazy pregnant hormones that this stuck a nerve with.. but I SO badly wanted to post "What the hell is wrong with your husband that he can't pack for himself so he stays entertained??" And what kind of guy watches his wife in pain and agony for HOURS then has the balls to complain to her that he was bored??? One of the women said that "First time around, i was the focus. The socks, slippers, robe...the typicals. But I've now been listening to his whining and complaining the last 4yrs....so I'm packing for him too!!" Seriously.. If my husband had the NERVE to complain to me for 4 years that HE was bored at the hospital when we had our son, I would not be still calling him my husband... and we would not be having another one... What exactly is wrong with being the "focus" as she said during child birth??? You are going to be pushing a PERSON out of your vagina... or even worse.. they may be cutting one out of you. If your husband is going to be SO bored.. he can pack his own damn entertainment, are you HIS mother too?? YOUR job is to birth a baby, not entertain your husband!
Ok.. rant over. But it still pissed me off... with all of that said, I will leave this blog with a joke, compliments of Facebook:
"A real woman always keeps her house clean and organized, the laundry basket is always empty. She's always well dressed, hair done. She never swears, behaves gracefully in all situations and circumstances. She has more than enough patience to take care of her family, always has a smile on her lips, and a kind word for everyone. Post this as your status if you, too, have just realized that you might be a man..."
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