You...Complete...Me...

Well this weekend didn't turn out as planned but it was still good anyway. I had plans with a guy friend but they got cancelled because of family issues. So I spent my Saturday night in the Old City and the rest of it on my sofa watching bad movies and infomercials.

I watched the infomercial for the "Hover Round" motorized wheelchair. It looks really cool. All the Hover Round needs is some detailing and 24 inch rims and it would be the bomb. I could see somebody's grandma popping wheelies and blasting the bass as she cruises through WalMart. Go mamaw go!!

One of the movies that I watched was Jerry McGuire. I must say, I love that movie. It gives me hope. False hope, but hope all the same. I think that I'm no different than most women. We all want some man to tell us that we "complete him". We want him to love our children as we do and think about us even when he is working. It's that movie version of true love that we're fed from the time when we're 4 years old and watching Cinderella. We're always looking for that special thing, the movie ending, the perfect love. That's why women have an underlying melancholy in their lives. Women want a man of character, chilvary, and honor. A man who will put us on a pedestal, fight for us, open doors and help us with our coat. A man who will make us feel safe, protected, and loved. Yes, I know what you're thinking. You're wondering why me, a professional, educated woman is saying such an archaic thing. I'm saying it because no matter how successful I become, I still look for those things in a man. I can supply almost everything for my family, yet I find myself wishing I had a man, a real man of character, to take care of me so I didn't have to do it all by myself.

I believe with all my being that our daughters need to be encouraged to be all they can be. They should be educated, financially secure, and independant without exception. We, as mothers, need to also teach our daughters that it's ok to be loved and in-love. We should teach them that there are men of character out there and they shouldn't settle for anything less. Lastly, we should teach them that it is ok to be vulnerable and to be a woman.