tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post271753039450084647..comments2023-10-28T00:18:13.590-07:00Comments on Sue's News, Views 'n Muse: To Be a Woman Is a Glorious ThingSusan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-66768754731145753962009-10-26T19:54:49.629-07:002009-10-26T19:54:49.629-07:00I never meant to imply that there aren't any w...I never meant to imply that there aren't any wonderful women in politics, Sue. I just didn't get across my point too well that there are quite a few bad ones that seem to have a little too much power. More power to good women in politics, we need more of them!!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797132860053426517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-14196779966405766972009-10-26T19:47:26.928-07:002009-10-26T19:47:26.928-07:00Great Post! I treasure my 5 Generation picture in...Great Post! I treasure my 5 Generation picture including my Great Grandma and My Daughter partly because it reminds me of this exact point. I come from strong women, capable (sp) women, who delighted in their families and serving others.<br /><br />Love this post!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371527018787974580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-78871364055931945022009-10-26T18:59:21.931-07:002009-10-26T18:59:21.931-07:00Great post, you could do a four generation photo w...Great post, you could do a four generation photo with Carli, that would be cool. I liked the comments too, but I take issue with the one that talks about women being "soft and loving, a counter to the rough and unrefined character of men." I tend to think that men can be a little more complex than that.<br /><br />Respectfully Submitted,<br /><br />Matthew D. AndersonHeather Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727777397368073056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-81988109448491703502009-10-26T18:48:44.918-07:002009-10-26T18:48:44.918-07:00love seeing old pictures, especially generation to...love seeing old pictures, especially generation to generation. amazing. there is one of my great grandma by herself. i was the spitting image of her as a child. so was my mom. there's a picture of my mom at about 8 or 9 in an alleyway somewhere. if you took the face and put it in modern clothes you would think it was me. and to think i didn't think i looked like anyone;-)Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555733621307512935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-59251201950648210642009-10-26T18:08:33.720-07:002009-10-26T18:08:33.720-07:00I would not be who I am with out the women I'v...I would not be who I am with out the women I've known through out my life. I am lucky I have such great examples to follow. I love that old picture too. All i could think about was how far we have come from the women in that picture...in good ways and bad.Katie Blackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446169679155265562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-2023585715922884972009-10-26T18:02:40.518-07:002009-10-26T18:02:40.518-07:00Wow, you just never disappoint do you? I can't...Wow, you just never disappoint do you? I can't come up with anything great to say when commenting on your posts. It's because I just sit in awe of your ability to create art with your words. Seriously, you leave me kind of speechless, which doesn't happen very often. You really are amazing to me.Snarky Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893940815826970998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-14384102216855826802009-10-26T16:55:39.035-07:002009-10-26T16:55:39.035-07:00Great post & great comments too! Definitely al...Great post & great comments too! Definitely alot to think about...we do have so much power.Momzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078211684662158122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-83461790744069599402009-10-26T15:39:13.405-07:002009-10-26T15:39:13.405-07:00I love this! My brother and I were having a discu...I love this! My brother and I were having a discussion a while back about this very topic. I think one of Satan's best tools is feminism as it stands today. Telling women that to be a SAHM is a thing to be ashamed of. Telling women to forget and ignore their inherent qualities and try to become more like men. We are supposed to be soft and loving, a counter to the rough and unrefined character of men. I am not saying that women should be satisfied to live their lives in a bubble using their femininity as an excuse to not grow or learn. On the contrary, because of our femininity we have so much more power than we realize. By not understand who we are and why we are here Satan is able to blindside us and make us forget. And then all the wonderful things we are called to do are left by the side of the road as we are chasing that "pearl" as you so aptly put it. We are chasing the pearl that doesn't even belong to us, and we miss out on the beauty and richness that could be ours if we just looked within ourselves.<br />Media tells women they are not good enough, the workplace tells women that they have to be just like men if they want to succeed, and worst of all, we tell ourselves we are not good enough despite all the wonderful things we do. Oh, he is a cunning one. But I think the first step is recognizing it, and thus being able to side step that trap.<br />Whew, that was a lot. But I love your thoughts on this and am glad you posted it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064824229039891726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-17785434814197473552009-10-26T14:50:43.659-07:002009-10-26T14:50:43.659-07:00Good, strong opinions.
I have wonderful strong wom...Good, strong opinions.<br />I have wonderful strong women in my life too, and we all love to get good shots of the generations.VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120810780221963010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-48252942937837889512009-10-26T13:56:26.149-07:002009-10-26T13:56:26.149-07:00So true and if I could just keep the perspective o...So true and if I could just keep the perspective of being a daughter of God, all things differences and problems regarding women's roles, would seem insignificant. <br />Good words to think about today.<br />I love that picture too. I was struck the same way when I first saw it, how happy they all looked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464184135822609876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-34388455807091953762009-10-26T13:27:47.613-07:002009-10-26T13:27:47.613-07:00What about men?What about men?Ryan Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724044053952732792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-12580914338610833532009-10-26T12:15:41.112-07:002009-10-26T12:15:41.112-07:00I love this post! I love big groups of women, and ...I love this post! I love big groups of women, and at the same time they sometimes scare me. We hold such power in our hands, and we need to be sure we use that power wisely. I am lucky enough to have a (actually several) 5 generation portraits. My grandmother is 98 and we make sure we take one every time we all get together. I think you've seen the one of all of our hands together too. Thank goodness for my daughter - she corrals us all and won't let us leave until she gets the shot!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313237142656662148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-3420572963388087832009-10-26T11:49:42.784-07:002009-10-26T11:49:42.784-07:00Thanks, Mom. Just to clarify, though, I have nothi...Thanks, Mom. Just to clarify, though, I have nothing whatsoever against women in politics. More power to them! (Except, of course, Nancy Pelosi.) Less power to her. heeheeSusan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072583027504108914.post-78590210245490983712009-10-26T11:00:41.010-07:002009-10-26T11:00:41.010-07:00Sue, you really hit the mark on this one. First, ...Sue, you really hit the mark on this one. First, I really enjoyed looking at the pictures of these women who were born long before our time. Even then, they had strength that they probably didn't even recognize in themselves. Women, for the most part, are truly powerful. I didn't come into my own power until sometime after my second marriage, but once I really recognized it, I learned to be grateful for it and I tried not to exercise it unrighteously. <br /><br />It's not just power, it's all those things you mentioned and a few more.....softness(this one is high on the list) vulnerability (withought this, we would be cold and hard, without feeling. I have known a few women like this, but fortunately not many) understanding is also a big one. How many people, men, women and children included, go to their favorite woman with their problems that need to be solved, or at least listened to. I could go on and on, but I think it is great that you can bring to words so eloquently just where the place of women should be. <br /><br />Unfortunately there are some women who take their images of being powerful women a little too far. There are quite a few of these women who have gone into politics and we all know who they are. But you are right in the long run, women have finally become what women were always meant to be. Strong in their own right. <br /><br />Thanks for giving me some great things to think about today.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797132860053426517noreply@blogger.com