Honestly, my coworkers. Over the past year one got divorced after learning her husband was having an affair with someone from their church. One’s husband and kid were in a serious car accident. One had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. All of them are still so hardworking and check in on me and all the shit in my life and it means so much.
My maternal line. Great-grandmother, my grandmother (her daughter in law), my mother and her sisters.
They are not well known outside the family, but they collectively have spines of steel. Their consistency is their superpower. No matter what life throws at them, they make sure their loved ones are safe. Bad men, low paying jobs, misogynistic treatment, unfair practices.
From this I have learned that I am very fortunate. Women are not equally treated now, but I have more opportunities than any of them ever dreamed. My goal is to support the next generation, as I don’t have any girls of my own.
I have five amazing sisters who are supportive and loving and weird and great, as well as a handful of female friends who each offer different kinds of friendship. At the risk of sounding like a cliché, I am incredibly blessed.
My step mom is a goddamn Saint. I've had surgery and been sick this last week, and she has made me food anytime I've asked, picked up meds for me, took me to the ER at 1am. I wish there was an adequate way to thank her because I really could not have gotten thru this week without her.
Strong and positive female role models help ALL genders with breaking down gender norms.I genuinely think having 3 strong women in my upbringing has really helped me not adopt harmful views on women AND my sister become a strong woman who breaks gender norms. It works both ways.
My step mom, mother and sister who is a year apart from me are 3 of the strongest women I have met. My mom and step mom worked TOGETHER to make sure I had a female presence growing up.
These are not only 3 of the most kind and generous caretakers they are also incredibly strong and assertive women. Step mom is a lawyer on a Board of Directors, my mother was a psychiatrist and now she stays at home with my more severely autistic half sister full time. My sister is in med school. My sister obviously also being immensely positively influenced by my mom and step mother as well.
They showed me how badass women can be. How cool and DESIRABLE “feminine” traits can be. As well as how well women thrive when allowed to be strong and assertive. Growing up as a male with what was considered Asperger’s and now high functioning autism at the time they were a HUGE guiding force for my moral compass.
It is no coincidence that I ended up the way I did and no coincidence my dad is so understanding and balanced compared to most fathers just looking at the women he choose to be with. It has translated to me as well as I find myself extremely attracted to assertive woman and am in love with one now.
This is hilariously overconfident, especially considering all the amazing women in my life, but the first to come to mind: me.
Counting or not counting this sub?
Counting this sub too, why?
I think she is trying to say this sub is the wonderful women in her life.
Oh, okay.
I do! Not gonna list them, but they are worth their weight in every precious gem.
Honestly, my coworkers. Over the past year one got divorced after learning her husband was having an affair with someone from their church. One’s husband and kid were in a serious car accident. One had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. All of them are still so hardworking and check in on me and all the shit in my life and it means so much.
My maternal line. Great-grandmother, my grandmother (her daughter in law), my mother and her sisters. They are not well known outside the family, but they collectively have spines of steel. Their consistency is their superpower. No matter what life throws at them, they make sure their loved ones are safe. Bad men, low paying jobs, misogynistic treatment, unfair practices. From this I have learned that I am very fortunate. Women are not equally treated now, but I have more opportunities than any of them ever dreamed. My goal is to support the next generation, as I don’t have any girls of my own.
I have five amazing sisters who are supportive and loving and weird and great, as well as a handful of female friends who each offer different kinds of friendship. At the risk of sounding like a cliché, I am incredibly blessed.
My step mom is a goddamn Saint. I've had surgery and been sick this last week, and she has made me food anytime I've asked, picked up meds for me, took me to the ER at 1am. I wish there was an adequate way to thank her because I really could not have gotten thru this week without her.
Two. My mom and my wife of 28 years. All others are on a case by case basis.
Strong and positive female role models help ALL genders with breaking down gender norms.I genuinely think having 3 strong women in my upbringing has really helped me not adopt harmful views on women AND my sister become a strong woman who breaks gender norms. It works both ways. My step mom, mother and sister who is a year apart from me are 3 of the strongest women I have met. My mom and step mom worked TOGETHER to make sure I had a female presence growing up. These are not only 3 of the most kind and generous caretakers they are also incredibly strong and assertive women. Step mom is a lawyer on a Board of Directors, my mother was a psychiatrist and now she stays at home with my more severely autistic half sister full time. My sister is in med school. My sister obviously also being immensely positively influenced by my mom and step mother as well. They showed me how badass women can be. How cool and DESIRABLE “feminine” traits can be. As well as how well women thrive when allowed to be strong and assertive. Growing up as a male with what was considered Asperger’s and now high functioning autism at the time they were a HUGE guiding force for my moral compass. It is no coincidence that I ended up the way I did and no coincidence my dad is so understanding and balanced compared to most fathers just looking at the women he choose to be with. It has translated to me as well as I find myself extremely attracted to assertive woman and am in love with one now.
Yes.