All these feminists saying things like, âJust look at the older women in your life. Thatâs your future, since youâre choosing to be a homemaker and subject yourself to patriarchyâ etc.
And itâs funny to me because I look at the older women in my life and⌠I want what they have in the future, too?
My great grandma was a homemaker who lived past 90, and she loved her garden and her goats and chickens more than anything. When she was practically bedridden, she would sit in the garden and watch that her son and daughter were weeding her carrots the right way. She was the happiest woman I knew, and she and my great grandpa loved each other like nobody else. Up until she died she had his photo on her bed stand and wouldnât sleep if it was moved.
My grandma actually had to work but she was always burdened by it, and now that sheâs retired sheâs full of joy. She isnât naturally gifted at cooking but she spent years honing her skills, and now if I need help with making anything at all, Iâll call her. The first thing she does after being in bed for a while because of her health is go to the kitchen and make my grandpaâs favorite food. Taking care of her people is what brings her most happiness in life.
My mother has also had to work her entire life, but after my father passed, she managed everything in the household on her own and did it brilliantly. She says that having me and my little sister were the hardest but the best things she could have done in her life, and me moving to another continent caused her a lot of pain unfortunately.
So yeah, I do hope I turn out like these amazing older women in my life. They put all of their efforts into their families and they are loved, cherished and respected. If thatâs how my life goes, I will never stop being grateful.
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