Posted on 07/30/2008 2:52:19 PM PDT by Jeff Head
She's revered as a trail-blazing feminist and author Alice Walker touched the lives of a generation of women. A champion of women's rights, she has always argued that motherhood is a form of servitude. But one woman didn't buy in to Alice's beliefs - her daughter, Rebecca, 38.
Here the writer describes what it was like to grow up as the daughter of a cultural icon, and why she feels so blessed to be the sort of woman 64-year-old Alice despises - a mother.
The other day I was vacuuming when my son came bounding into the room. 'Mummy, Mummy, let me help,' he cried. His little hands were grabbing me around the knees and his huge brown eyes were looking up at me. I was overwhelmed by a huge surge of happiness.
I love the way his head nestles in the crook of my neck. I love the way his face falls into a mask of eager concentration when I help him learn the alphabet. But most of all, I simply love hearing his little voice calling: 'Mummy, Mummy.'
It reminds me of just how blessed I am. The truth is that I very nearly missed out on becoming a mother - thanks to being brought up by a rabid feminist who thought motherhood was about the worst thing that could happen to a woman.
You see, my mum taught me that children enslave women. I grew up believing that children are millstones around your neck, and the idea that motherhood can make you blissfully happy is a complete fairytale.
In fact, having a child has been the most rewarding experience of my life. Far from 'enslaving' me, three-and-a-half-year-old Tenzin has opened my world.
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The Color Purple. It’s not just the title of a book, it’s also what the handprint currently on the side of Alice Walker’s figurative face looks like.
Of course, from the article it also sounds like the daughter has her own share of latent emotional issues.
The FR search option would have found this for you from a few days ago.
It is NOT about them (Rug Rats / children) but rather about ME. I am woman, hear me bitch.
Snicker, I don’t know a thing about that!
That "fish without a bicycle" phrase--did that originate with Mommy Dearest? Isn't that an anthem of militant lesbianism, its symbol two fist-ankhs linked.
The most dangerous behaviors are displayed by the unnurtured--it's a miracle and a blessing that this woman was nurtured, apparently by the father, who knew something of human cruelty.
Having her child (not killing him again) and revelling in their mutual love is a major victory of this woman over her evil mother.
How curious Whoopi played in the film, then performed Fellini-Satyricon on the Pelosis:
"We have an older man in the audience who I think is so attractive," said Barbara Walters, one of the show's five female panelists. "You wanna take a look at Nancy Pelosi's handsome husband?" she asked as cameras turned to a bashful Paul Pelosi and the audience cheered. ..."With Speaker Pelosi now seated with the panel, Walters quipped about Goldberg, "I think she'd like to do your husband."
"Retorted Goldberg, "I would do her as well, but we should wait on that because you're still in office, I don't want to cause a problem."
I received just last week a letter from the correspondence secretary for President Bush thanking me for supporting the Defense of Marriage Act.
On the other hand we have Hillary who had taxpayer-paid nannies for Chelsea, and Michelle who has people for everything.
And page 52 of August 4 People Obama Family Rules 6 "no birthday or Christmas presents for the girls from mommy and daddy"--
The extant thread suggests "fanatical views"--no, no, no,--
No Christmas isn't fanatical--it's Muslim like all Hussein's daddies.
"I don't want my daughters punished with a baby!"
Talk about a sick, dysfunctional family--
--ain't gonna be the First Family.
Very good write Phil.
I do think these women lack some female genes. Do you know that when I was in high school I didn’t even know what a lesbian was!!
I do think many men are taking over the nurturing of their children and in turn receiving the love these manly women they married seen unable to give.
Now - Phil, Phil, Phil, are you sitting around watching THE VIEW?? Lol. Sorry, I have to kid!
I even warned my three daughters about Opera and ‘the women on the view’. My daughters are wonderful mothers and wives.
And if it had, we all would be missing out on a very interesting discussion!! We don't all see threads the first time around.
I would have missed it if you hadn't alerted me to it.
This is a major, major battle in the culture war.
One side wants to kill the family.
And Western Civilization.
Very good story, I agree.
Apologies in advance for pinging folks who have already found and are commenting on this.
They are waging war on all fronts...this article revealing the dark underbelly of just one of them.
Thanks for the ping.
Just as the Euro-welfare-staters’ and our own Democrats’ find nothing but futility in their efforts to create what classical Austrian economists called “the socialist man”, the radical feminist are similarly losing their struggle against human nature and nature itself.
Thanks for the ping!
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