Blowin' in the Wind

It's not often that I do this...

I enjoy having the door held open for me, but I won't stay at home vacuuming in pearls. I think the man should make the first move, but not that a girl should set her life aside for someone. So basically, I'm pretty middle of the road when it comes to women's lib & such. I believe women have to work harder than men for the same thing, and sure that pisses me off, but I'm not about to go off and burn my bras (I pretty much need those.).

So here's what happened to get under my skin:

I went to the Water District building to pay the deposit and schedule a connection fee. I had to fill out a bunch of paperwork, and I'm filling out this yellow carbon copy slip with my name and address - all that junk. I get to a line for employer, and write down my work's name and phone number, and then the next line says "Wife's employer"...

Me: "So I guess only men are homeowners?"
Lady: "What do you mean?"
Me: "I can't believe this actually SAYS 'wife's employer'! Shouldn't it just already be filled in with homemaker too?!"
Lady: laughs "Oh, nobody's ever mentioned that before...wow. Those must be old."
Me: "Well, it's carbon copy paper, so I'm thinking it's not THAT old!"
Lady: obviously uncomfortable "Good for you, though. Breaking the norm."

As for me buying a house, I don't think it's special because I'm a woman, or because I'm single; it's only special because it's a big life event.

People stare at me like I'm a leper already, I feel like this is quite the opposite of any form of women's rights. It's like I get ridiculed because I don't want what I'm "supposed to" want..."You'll change your mind when you meet someone", "I remember when I used to say that", "How could you not want kids?!"
No. I won't change my mind. Do I want to love and be loved? Absolutely. Does that have to come with marriage and children? I certainly hope not. I'll take the single life if those are my options.

Well, when you're divorced and have shared custody of your 4 children, we'll see who's laughing then. We'll just see.