[Whining Women] [Push Presents] [Home] [Site Index]   On this page, you will find my opinion on things I find ridiculous.  Click on a link above to read the opinion.  As you read, please remember that these are my opinions and not meant to be taken as advice.  I am not offering advice nor do I expect everyone to agree with me.  I just like to voice my opinions. Whining Women Whine,  Whine,  Whine!  My Goodness,  when will it end?   Women could not wait to get out into the work force.  Now that they have,  all they do is whine because they are "over-worked".  GIVE ME A BREAK! Have you talked to your grandmothers or great grandmothers about the work they did as young women or even about the work they continued to do as they grew older?  Do you think they had the facilities to do laundry by pushing buttons, wash the dishes by pushing buttons,  or clean the floor with a vacuum cleaner?  How many of you sew today?  Have you asked your grandmothers how they sewed?  How about how they cooked?  Have you heard of wood cook stoves?  They had no indoor plumbing, and no running water.   If they wanted a hot bath,  they heated water on the wood stove and poured it in a big wash tub, or heated it over a fire in the back yard. These women not only ran the household, they also grew gardens,  canned and preserved what they grew,  and if the family was fortunate enough to raise their own meat,  they helped cure it.  These women worked from the time they got out of bed very early in the morning, until they went to bed late at night.  Yes, I have heard today's women say the same thing.  But saying you work from the time you get up until you go to bed today,  doesn't mean the same thing, to me,  as when my grandmother  and her mother did. I have eaten meals cooked on a wood stove by my grandmother.  She sewed on a   Treadle Sewing Machine. That means it was powered by her feet moving in a pedaling motion on a large "treadle" that extended across the center of the sewing machine legs, near the floor.  My grandmother raised 11 children,  and I NEVER heard her complain about one thing in her life.  Some, but not all women who work outside the home,  have the choice to do so.  There are those,  like my mom,  who had no choice.   Because my dad preferred to act like a single man rather than a married man with children, my mom, alone, raised 2 children during a time when there was no government assistance.  She had no car, and no appliances other than a refrigerator and stove.  She worked a full time job to support us,  and managed to maintain a good home for us.  Like her mother before her,  I NEVER heard my mother complain.   Back to Top Push Presents Recently while watching one of the talk news programs on television,  I saw a presentation of what the guests termed "Push Presents".  They had laid out an array of jewelry,  ranging from expensive to very expensive.   The women, hoping to entice the public with this ludicrous idea, said it was very affordable.  On that day, the least expensive piece on the table was $90. In case you have not heard of this trend that society is trying to dictate,  "Push Presents" are expensive gifts a new father is now expected to buy to thank the new mother for dealing with pregnancy and "pushing" through labor.  GIVE ME A BREAK!!! Apparently,  this craze has been around for a while.  Women have latched onto the notion,  and think it is wonderful that their husbands feel obligated to buy them jewelry. It is one more time that I can say,  "I am ashamed at how shallow some women have become". The saddest part of all this, is that the father is supposed to feel he HAS to buy a gift,  because "it is the thing to do".  How much meaning can that kind of gift really have?  What happened to,  "I want to do something special for my wife, because I love her"? I am almost certain that I am not the only woman who is appalled at this notion.  To those of you who find this just another idea that was dreamed up solely for the purpose to line someone's pockets with gold,   I salute you!   Surely,  this too shall pass. I could post a link to one of the many sites where this ridiculous notion is embraced, but I choose to not do that. If you REALLY want to know how to be suckered into this, you may do so by doing an Internet search.