09/30/2016
This!
Being strong and independent by societies definition is NOT a badge of honor. We have been programmed to believe that we don't need anything or anybody, especially a man. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be strong and carry it all. Yes, I understand that we've had to in order to take care of our families. Well, I say NO MORE! Men get in your rightful positions and women LET THEM! We are breaking our bodies down having to do it all. We haven't a clue about our purpose because our lives have been dedicated to taking care of others and not ourselves.
Back hurting, knees bad, arms weak, and health issues all because of the pride associated with being called "a strong, independent black woman". Our strength is in our FEMININITY, but we have LOST or never even tapped into it. We have been trained to be strong in a masculine sense. Who cares why it happened, it's time to fix it! NO MORE BLAME! NO MORE EXCUSES! IT'S TIME TO HIT THE RESET BUTTON. Time to get back to being a feminine woman! For those women who say "I don't need a man" and feel like this message is telling women to be weak, you missed the point.
MY MESSAGE ISN'T FOR EVERY WOMAN. I'm speaking to a SPECIFIC group of women. What's understood doesn't need to be explained to them. However, I know those of you who this messages doesn't apply to will respond anyway. Even though I would think strong minded and mature women can read something that they claim doesn't apply to them, and not be bothered. But we know that'll never happen LOL!
So for those women here it is. My message is for the group of women who understand their role as a woman, that their strength is in their femininity, they identify as resilient not strong, does not refer to themselves as a boss/ bad chicks, bad, knows the difference between needing a man and being needy, she understands the importance of family, taking care of her man, community and being interdependent vs proud to scream how independent she is, she knows that her education, good credit, home, car, material things, accomplishments and her money are not what makes her wife material. They are what I call an "added bonus". The woman who can put her pride to the side and simply say, "yes I need a good man in my life."
My name is April Mason and I approve this message!