March 2011 First Official Women's History Month

March 8th has been celebrated in Europe for as long as I can remember as International Women's Day. Was it not celebrated in US before? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day

I have two women Milya an Teresa my grandmothers my Nana Milya wasn't suppose to make it past her 12th birthday she had heart problems an she did she got married had 2 kids an took great care everyone else even when she was on her 6th heart surgery an then cancer stuck an she still was out working in her garden an taking care of what she thought was important her family an of course her garden an she stay strong an with a sense of humor an if being sick bother her she never let anyone know up till the time she finally passed away I just pray I have her strength My other Nana Teresa was another strong woman to look up to she was the type that taught you family was important no matter what an when my grandfather passed she moved in with my aunt who had cancer to help raise her grandkids an yes at 65 kept a full time job also she said working hard for what you want was important , But she to also kept a sense of humor an a young heart here's a good example at 86 years old her last year with us my cousin was complaining there was nothing to do an she said go roll down the hill he said how an that 85 year old woman went up the hill laid down an yes she rolled down the hill an even though my grandmothers ere both raise to honor an obey their they told the girls in the family we don't need a man we can be strong an take care of our self an if we do get married we are equals not below anyone an whatever we want to do the only one stopping us from getting what we want would be ourselves an we would have to try harder for whatever goal we can not seem to get an when I was run over by the forklift an the doctor said I couldnt walk again I Thought about my grandmother an said wanna bet I am walking today might be with a limp sometimes because of the pain but I know both my grandmothers are smiling down on me saying take another step you can do it

About time! I have waiting for this for years. We deserve our own month. Women have to put up with too much, and men have oppressed us for too many years. They owe us!

Thats really good to hear. I don't have any stories per say, but my mom is an amasing lady. She's my best friend and always there to help. When we were little kids my brother and I took ice skating lessons. My brother was afraid to go out on the ice without my mom. so she traced her hands on felt and cut them out. She then pinned the felt cut outs of her hands inside my brother's jacket pocket. She told him if he got scared or missed her to put his hand in his pocket and hold "her" hands. It worked!

I think it is great that Obama has declare a day for women. I think of all the men who have days appointed to them that very few women. This is really a start in the right direction. I am looking and waiting to see if the local schools pick up on it and utilize this as a day of learning and so forth. We will definitely see.

Wow that is quite amazing and well deserved. I just made a post last night about even though Black History month has ended, we should still strive to know about the strong history of African Americans and all other cultural history for that matter. That is a strong step for women in the world. Yay us!!!

You are probably expecting discussions about significant female world personalities - Sr Theresa, Golda Meher or Margaret Thatcher. But I would like to describe a small group of women who helped to keep me alive when I thought that there was not much good in life. They aren't medical professionals, social workers or priests. They are good women who saw a suffering soul and took him under their collective wing. The greatest must be my wife, the Boss. However, after her there are a number if other women instrumental in making me who I am today. In 2007 I had a mental breakdown that resulted in me resigning from my career after 33 years. I knew that I had to go or the physical toll on me might well have been fatal. I sat at home moping and feeling a total failure. I had failed in life, I no longer had an income (which had been quite substantial) and at my age my prospects for employment were bleak. I had a look on the Internet and discovered that some people made a few pennies talking on this site. If there's one thing that I can do it's talk! I came here and was quickly introduced to a small number of women who collectively called themselves my harem! In truth I was their captive. They listened to me, held me, empathized and weren't slow to help me put myself back together. When I had successes they'd boost my ego by telling be what a clever boy I was. If I needed picking up they'd come and jolly me along. They told me that they love me and i knew that they meant it. They have backgrounds that are as wide and remote from my own as it is possible to be. But they have a simple faith in the good of people and have taught me do much about humanity and compassion. They know who they are and they also know the debt of gratitude that I owe to them. I am a lucky man and it is all due to the friendship of women.

I would so put my boyfriend mom on a pedestal any day of the week really. This woman has been more of a mother to me then her own children, although she love them but what I am saying is that I had so many issues last year and this 79 year old woman drove 16 hours by herself just to be by my side. She and I speak at least twice a day and she will consult me before she speaks to anyone about any issues in her life and trusts anything and everything I advise her with. I think she cares for me this way because I am the only one that will literally listen to her.