A few weeks ago, I joined a new Facebook group. I’m not calling it out by name because many of the things said in this group are quite personal and I want to respect that. I’m even going to avoid giving the basic stats of who is in this group, as a matter of fact.
So in this group, there was a thread I found really interesting. It was prompted by this post. I enjoyed following the thread that ensued and started thinking about the specific things I myself don’t do. It was a challenge for me, as I’ve been so focused these days about what I “do” do (and writing blog posts about that). So I decided to mix things up a bit for today’s post.
Here’s what I came up with:
Things I don’t do (that I’m probably supposed to, according to societal norms of white Gen X ish middle aged females, with a few random “dont’s”mixed in for shits and giggles):
- I don’t exercise on purpose.
- I don’t get manicures.
- I don’t clip coupons.
- I don’t sew. That’s Hubs’ forte.
- I don’t clean up dog puke. Again, Hubs’ forte.
- I don’t have my work email linked to my cell phone.
- I don’t have my very own car to drive. Hubs and I share one and I’m cool with that.
- I don’t put a strict limit on my daily carb intake.
- I don’t scrapbook.
- I don’t wear Spanx.
- I don’t drink decaf. Fully loaded, dark roasted coffee is my jam.
- I don’t cook foods for my loved ones that I don’t like to eat.
- I don’t poop in the presence of Hubs.
- I don’t (and won’t) throw my family members or friends “under the bus” with my blog posts. They deserve my loyalty and respect.
Now, you may have noticed that there is little explaining on my above list. That’s because I think it’s a shame that we, as women in this world, due to largely manufactured societal pressures which are reinforced in a bajillion ways on the daily (the “perfect” photos of your Facebook friends, commercials on t.v., magazine articles, etc.), feel guilty for not doing the things we’re “supposed” to do. I think we need to cut that shit out. Who’s with me?
For the love of God, people, please add a few of your “dont’s” in the comments!
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