Posted by Toph on November 12, 2004, at 15:48:15
In reply to Re: Ya-Ya Sisterhood, posted by Susan47 on November 12, 2004, at 13:55:45
I'd be proud to be a sister, Susan. But I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do when we go off to the bathroom together. Do we actually hold a conversation between stalls?
Seriously, when my son left for Colorado, it left me alone with 2 daughters and my wife. Needless to say, the movies we rented dramtically changed (I never even knew you could fry green tomatoes). I wish that guys could be as open with each other as women are. We always seem to be competing to see who can drink the most, buy the most, swear the most, win the most. It's not easy talking about one's vulnerability with other guys, but women don't seem worried about sharing problems at all. Must be some primal maternal instinct of females to support each other to promote the survival of the species' young or something.
I'm not entirely handicapped at this sort of thing though. As a social worker, I work primarily with women who treat me as one of the girls, at least they have no reservations about talking about their latest hair styling, intimate things about their husbands, their hot flashes, and stuff. But I always feel like I'm eavesdropping here. I admire the guys who feel comforable to just jump in on PBS. Anyway, thanks for offering me to be a sister. I feel like you've given me a big "You go girl!"
-Toph
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