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Boy am I ready to be finished with this semester.
Sorry to those who tried to post but couldn't - I had blocked an IP and it messed things up - whatever that means.
I was up at 3 AM this morning writing a paper. It is my last big project of the semester, barring finals. TO top it off, I ate a breakfast rich in onions, forgetting that I have a dentist appointment today at 3! My poor dentist!
My brain is not firing on all cylinders - I am D-U-N, done - so I am going to go back to sleep.
love,
~liz
Okay - so sorry about that last bit...
I've been thinking a lot about the idea of motherhood and wife-hood. More wife-hood, because that's where I am now. And I read an article sent by Mara Fojas regarding feminism and the role of women in the family and now my brain is whirring!!
The article was printed in a publication for Baha'i parents and it essentially stated that feminism had destroyed the ideal of a stay-at-home mom, and that the Baha'i Faith teaches that stay-ay-home momness is the ideal while being a working woman runs contrary to that ideal.
And while I try to figure out my hectic life and see where I am fitting in at present, this article made me rather upset.
The issue that I have with the article is that it makes feminism (by my definition "the outrageous idea that women and men are equal") seem to completely undermine the Baha'i Teachings - which it doesn't, at least not in my view.
To make matters even more confusing, dear reader, I am at present struggling with my image of myself - how do I see myself? Because so often we buy into an image of something - "Sears: the good life at a great price" - it is easy to confuse the person with the image. If I wear certain clothes, certain assumptions are made about me. If I do certain things, other assumptions are made. So close are we in this culture to the idea of consumerism that we not only do this to others - put them in a category - but also to ourselves.
And I have been judging myselfbased on what I wear, what I do, even what I eat! It is a very pervasive dilemma - to want to achieve a certain image and at the same time avoid falling into limiting oneself to that image alone!
So what does this have to do with feminism? This is the time of year - break is coming, and I am distracting myself from school so that I don't go INSANE - where I get to reflecting and planning for next year. We are looking at apartments in Chicago and planning our Spring Semester, and I am reflecting on my role in my family - as a soul, a woman, and a wife - and wanting to better myself.
That's all I've got for now.
Maybe it will make more sense later!
Did you know that brushing only cleans 40% of your teeth!
Floss floss floss!
Otherwise, you'll be squirming with bleeding gums (like me) waiting to have them finish cleaning your teeth!
Owie!