There is this famous columnist of a well known newspaper who is very grumpy. I don’t like her approach to life, she never has a good word to write about anything or anyone. Funny enough I read her column every week, just to see if she would say something nice. And every week, I get angry with myself for reading it. This week though – surprise! She wrote about the pressure women are under. How new research tries to influence women as to when they should breastfeed, or when is the right time to start weaning your baby, etc. I couldn’t agree more with what she said.
Considering that research never stops, we are bombarded by impositions that only fill us with guilt and doubt. What to do after all? Go to work, not to go work, to breastfeed or not breastfeed , etc.
I never actually stopped to think about it, but guilt is everywhere in my life. Sometimes I feel guilty for not being at work; I feel guilty when I don’t play with the children for that half an hour when I’m writing my blog; I feel guilty when I cook pizza for dinner – despite cooking a fresh meal everyday; I feel guilty when I don’t go to the gym ; I even feel guilty when I don’t buy those shoes in the House of Frasier sale, the one I couldn’t afford anyway. There is an infinite list.
I can’t help thinking about the women who are at work. Do they feel guilty too for not spending time with their children?
And can women ever win? How can we feel guilty for our own choices?
So, this morning, when I put on my new perfume (Guilty by Gucci) I wished that one day I could turn things around , and “ guilty” will be just a fragrance created by Gucci to make me smell nice.
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