Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Week 5
I’ve never been the domestic type, nor have I ever had the desire to be. I work many hours in addition to attending school, so the last thing on my mind after a long day is cooking. This is what I tell people to justify the fact that I do not cook. The truth is, I don’t have the yearning to even learn. Absolutely… positively… no desire!! Still, people make me feel as if I am less than a woman because I do not cook. In addition to being a woman, I am Latina, so my family puts an extra emphasis on my lack of “womanly” duties. Granted, it’s the older generation that usually makes comments, but I just wish remarks were not made at all. There are some many things I am passionate about in my life, but just because they are important to me doesn’t necessary mean everyone is going to agree. So what if cooking isn’t one of my passions, that doesn’t make me a freak. I can't believe that in the year 2010 this is even an issue. I wonder if society (or at least my family) will ever realize that it’s okay to have other interests in life as a woman that do not include cooking.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
This is in response Yesenia
ReplyDeleteMaybe the older generation does not understand your lifestyle and your busy schedule. Unfortunately, not everyone has realized that times have changed and there are plenty of women in the workforce as well as striving for higher education. Some cultures put an emphasis on women learning how to cook at an early age instead of higher education. People also have a hard time accepting that women are just as capable of performing the same way as men do in many areas. I think your family has to understand what your passion is and that you are your own person when it comes to what is in the best interest of you. I wonder if you are part of a few or many women in your family to be attending school to put yourself in a better situation in the future. Society has dictated to us for years that a women’s place is in the kitchen and not in the classroom. I just hope for you that your family can understand what you are trying to accomplish for not only for yourself, but for them as well.