Women Aren't from Venus, Men Are Pigs!

Did I mention I wanted to be Cinderella? I prefer the post “the glass slipper fits,” and the post “she marries the handsome prince and lives in a beautiful castle” Cinderella. However, married or otherwise, most women are pre “she meets a handsome prince and they live happily ever after” Cinderella. The hard truth is that in our society, women do everything for themselves. We buy homes, negotiate car deals, manage bank accounts, plan vacations, schedule all kinds of appointments, wait for the cable guy, go to home improvement stores, move furniture, mow the lawn, and take the kids camping. Then the following day, we… The list is endless!

Women do have to fend for themselves. I know that I can do just about anything I put my mind to. I do not ever want to have to depend on anyone, especially a man, for anything. When I was going to college, I enrolled in a self-actualization class. One of the first assignments required that each student pick a descriptive word(s) that started with the first letter of the student’s first name. Next, we had to add our name to the descriptive word(s). I picked Self-Sufficient Sylvia. At the time, I was single and living alone, and I did everything for myself. I owned my own home. I owned my own car. I had a good paying job. I paid my bills on time. I maintained a savings account. I did not need anyone to take care of me. I still don’t.

There is a huge difference between wanting a man in your life and needing a man in your life. I do not need a man, but I do want the man I have. Realizing that you do not need a man to take care of you can be very liberating and empowering. Even now, I can’t think of one very good reason why a woman needs a man. Honestly, I could do without washing my truck and filling up the gas tank. However, I can do both, and I do both. And the sun still comes up every morning, and I continue to breathe in and out.