As women, everything we do
is most often for the benefit
of others:
We cook their meals
and wash their clothes
and drive them to and from
school or little league
or soccer, or music lessons,
or catechism classes.
We take them to church
or to the doctor’s
and in an emergency,
Rush them to the hospital.
We go to PTA meetings,
or homeowners meetings,
or conferences with the teachers
or principal,
when called to do so.
We take them shopping
for clothes
and shoes
or to the barber shop
for a haircut
and we dry their tears
when they fail a test
or break up with a
girlfriend/boyfriend.
We shop for groceries
with all their likes and dislikes
in mind
and only buy their favorite kind
of ice cream.
We celebrate their birthdays
with cake and a party
or because they got a promotion
or passed a test with flying colors,
And it doesn’t matter whether you
are doing it for a husband or your
children;
Everything we do
we do all of it for all of them.
We cater to them and pamper
them, encouraging them
Every step of the way
Doing all that we can do,
Doing every we can do
to ensure their happiness and
contentment.
And because we never put ourselves first,
Neither do they or anyone else
Because we have been taught, as females,
that would be selfish and self-serving
to ever think of ourselves.
Everything we do,
We do it for our husbands and children,
Relying, as women
on other women–
our girlfriends and sisters
and mothers and coworkers
to come to our aid
when we are in need.
Sandra Lee Smith
February, 2009
