That said, there's no such thing as a woman who respects sacrifice today, if there ever was.
I was recently talking with a customer, a widow, who mentioned how much work there was in maintaining a house (she had to do it all since her husband passed). She told us: "He never told me how much work it was. Make sure you tell the women in your life how much you do so that they understand".
It took everything I had not to laugh in her face. What, you didn't realize, for 50 years, that your husband was doing all the hard work? You never once tried doing it yourseld until he died? I'm sure you never complained to him about how much you did or how "underappreciated" you were either...
Ironically, my kids repect hard work, just from getting a taste of what I do. They will cook a hot meal and have it waiting for me after work. My ex? Forget it.
I think much of the problem is parents completely failing to properly raise their girls. My daughter both respects sacrifice and understands that her own needs aren't invalid just because she doesn't. Maybe that all falls apart in the teenage years, but she's head and shoulders beyond the other girls her age (or adult women, for that matter) in showing respect.
That said, there's no such thing as a woman who respects sacrifice today, if there ever was.
I was recently talking with a customer, a widow, who mentioned how much work there was in maintaining a house (she had to do it all since her husband passed). She told us: "He never told me how much work it was. Make sure you tell the women in your life how much you do so that they understand".
It took everything I had not to laugh in her face. What, you didn't realize, for 50 years, that your husband was doing all the hard work? You never once tried doing it yourseld until he died? I'm sure you never complained to him about how much you did or how "underappreciated" you were either...
Ironically, my kids repect hard work, just from getting a taste of what I do. They will cook a hot meal and have it waiting for me after work. My ex? Forget it.
I think much of the problem is parents completely failing to properly raise their girls. My daughter both respects sacrifice and understands that her own needs aren't invalid just because she doesn't. Maybe that all falls apart in the teenage years, but she's head and shoulders beyond the other girls her age (or adult women, for that matter) in showing respect.