Soap Box

I just read this story and it made me want to spit with rage. It is so frustrating to know that we live in a world where women are still treated like little more than commodities and scapegoats for the gross improprieties of "religious," Patriarchal, power mongering, victim blaming men. It's absolutely disgusting and it breaks my heart. Thank goodness for initiatives like "Because I am a Girl." Gender equality furthers the cause of child survival and development for all society, which is why we should never underestimate the importance of women's rights.

Rant over. I shall now descend from my lofty soap box and get back to watching "Diego" with the boy.

-J

Now That's Love

I sometimes complain about my husband and most of the time these complaints have something to do with him being "insensitive" or "oblivious." I joke about it and often it really is funny the way he seems blissfully unaware of tone and/or body language. I know that these aren't always the best ways to communicate with him and I have made a conscious effort to retrain myself to say what I want and not just assume that he will be able to "read" me. But there are times when how I feel really cannot be put into words and that dear husband of mine IS able to read me like a book.

Last night was one of those instances. I was sick, tired and stressed out. I just wanted to have a relaxing bath and so I filled up the tub, forgetting that our hot water tank doesn't have the capacity to fill our big soaker tub. The running water turned cold and I still had 2/3 of the tub left to fill but I got in anyway, hoping to salvage the moment. And do you know what my dear husband did? He filled every pot of water in the kitchen with water and boiled it on the stove. Then he took a big bowl of water and boiled it in the microwave and carried them all up to the bathroom to fill my tub up with hot water. Then he refilled them all and did this another three times!

The tub still didn't get filled all the way but my heart sure did! So the next time I feel like sharing a funny story about my hubbie's insensitivity, I think I'll share this one instead.

-J