i am strong.
i carry the strength of my mother and of my grandmothers. Women who crossed oceans on a hope and a prayer. Women who loved and married and bore children. Women who lost loved ones, struggled with money, tried to balance their own needs with the demands of family and life.
i come from a long line of women who worked. We worked inside the home and out. Not always a “career-choice,” often driven by need. We were housekeepers and seamstresses, teachers and social workers. We worked in offices and factories, and sometimes we worked in the fields.
My womenfolk believed that we were the equal of any man, and that we were entitled to equal opportunity. Equal education, equal jobs, and a full range of choices for ourselves and our daughters.
My mother and my grandmothers and my great-greats, as far back as i can see, were willing to make sacrifices to be with a husband, to be there for family, to care for a child. They left home, or didn’t. They traveled when they needed to and they grew roots when they could.
i come from a long line of strong, independent women. We are not that way because some liberal women’s rights movement told us we should be. We learned the hard way that there won’t always be a man around, and sometimes you just need to do what needs to be done.
i stand with the tradition of women in my family. i am a strong, independent woman.
AND
i am submissive.
i love the exchange of power. Love the feel of handing who i am to the man i call Sir.
i submit to His will, obey His words with great pleasure, even when it’s hard. Following His lead, i grow in ways that i would not know without Him.
My Sir is not threatened by my strength. He doesn’t need me to quit being who i am. And He enjoys knowing that He controls me. i don’t give up my strength and independence, i submit them to His care.
i am a submissive woman.
Independent and Strong and Submissive.
It is not Either/Or.
yes, well said.
-sin
Thanks, sin!
aisha
Standing up, clapping, and yelling “HoooRah”…
it is NOT an either/or.
It is the fullness of who we are, of whom those we serve are, and the blending of both.
Love,
nilla
Thank you, ‘Nilla!
i like that – “the fullness of what we are…” Yes.
love,
aisha
*Stands up and cheers*
VERY well said aisha!
Hugs,
mouse
Thank you, Mouse! {Blushing…}
hugs,
aisha
Love. Love. Love. Rebloging.. cause it’s awesome.
<3
Thanks, Amaia, for the kind words and the reblog!
hugs,
aisha
Reblogged this on alittlekinky and commented:
Love this.. I can relate and I think that so many others can too.
AMEN! So well put and true for many of us! abby
Thanks, Abby. i’m glad it resonated with you
aisha
Love this! There is a time for everything
Thanks, Shianwrites, for reading and for commenting!
aisha
Yes!!!! Beautifully said!
It isn’t either/or. It’s two sides of the same coin.
I’m just now catching up after getting back from a lovely vacation, but I wanted to note how much I liked this piece. It’s really very well-done.
Thank you, Ma’am! 🙂 Hope you enjoyed your vacation.
aisha