It is no coincidence that time and again I've been hearing the phrase "We are the middle generation". What exactly does that embody? We have to only switch on a news channel or read a newspaper or even a magazine these days to realize times are changing. What is your personal revolution though?What are you fighting for?
I had an interesting discussion,rather,a debate with my brother today,while he was helping me do the dishes. I don't even know how this conversation arose but we ended up debating the conventional roles of each gender and what "our" culture expects of it. This happens to be a regular on the lists of topics to debate over,at least in my home.Its something I've been told I'm doing since I was little.Well anyway,I thought I was going to "win" this little debate of ours,when I had an epiphany. To be honest my brothers' words lead me to this epiphany. He said I came across as someone that hates to be a woman. Someone who believes that she has been dealt a shitty hand,I was just about to retaliate when I realised,hes right. I had read somewhere that you have to pay close attention to how people closest to you,see you,because this is possibly how you are portraying yourself. You might not mean it,but you're definitely coming across as that. I was taken aback. I thought about it for a second and it dawned on me,I love being who I am. I am proud of my gender.Now I know I'm going about this all wrong.In order to make a change,I must not fight it,I have to mirror it..
I had an interesting discussion,rather,a debate with my brother today,while he was helping me do the dishes. I don't even know how this conversation arose but we ended up debating the conventional roles of each gender and what "our" culture expects of it. This happens to be a regular on the lists of topics to debate over,at least in my home.Its something I've been told I'm doing since I was little.Well anyway,I thought I was going to "win" this little debate of ours,when I had an epiphany. To be honest my brothers' words lead me to this epiphany. He said I came across as someone that hates to be a woman. Someone who believes that she has been dealt a shitty hand,I was just about to retaliate when I realised,hes right. I had read somewhere that you have to pay close attention to how people closest to you,see you,because this is possibly how you are portraying yourself. You might not mean it,but you're definitely coming across as that. I was taken aback. I thought about it for a second and it dawned on me,I love being who I am. I am proud of my gender.Now I know I'm going about this all wrong.In order to make a change,I must not fight it,I have to mirror it..
What is my revolution? Being myself in a world full of confusing and twisted agendas.Knowing that I know whats best for me.Doing what makes me happy,making a small,tiny,pathway in my "culture" where one did not exist before.My revolution is an undomesticated woman.
