Women's day....is it?

Now see I can come up with a million reasons about why being a woman isn’t that cool; one of them being- getting your monthly menses, the others ranging from safety issues to conforming to social standards of feminism that basically dictates everything you do, like;

You should know how to cook,

You shouldn’t sit or walk like a guy

You shouldn’t wear this and venture outside inviting guys to attack you (as if fully clothed women don’t get attacked),

You shouldn’t argue much and question everything,

Don’t be so carefree all the time and think only about yourself,

You should call up your in laws every now and then,

You should learn how to adjust otherwise you might have problems in your marriage,

You shouldn’t be that adventurous and travel anywhere you want,

You should marry at the right age and have children before it’s too late (aaahhhh like 

India needs more children. Actually if we choose to not have children we could be doing huge favors to our dear economy),

You still don’t have a boyfriend? Are you a lesbian?

Why do you eat so less? Are you dieting?

Why are you so moody?

Oh you are a girl you can’t talk sense,

You don’t like to shop? How weird is that?

You have studied arts and humanities? Those subjects are for failures

Yeah so basically even though these list of questions can make me punch someone in the face and knock the bejesus out of them, I actually enjoy being a woman. It feels good to be moody especially when you are going through your monthly cycle; I mean it totally gives you an excuse to be rude to half the population that exists on earth and later justify your rudeness by saying

 “ uuummm yeah you know, I’m sorry, it’s just a girl thing, I tend to get moody”.

Being dainty and poised shouldn’t really be a matter of making it physically visible. I think it’s more about how dainty and poised you ‘feel’ rather than making people see those qualities in you. Being passive and quiet isn’t a sign of being weak and someone who doesn’t have an opinion of her own, silence consists of great wisdom.

Being a housewife and bringing up children does NOT mean that you are good for nothing and have not been much of an achiever in your life. It takes a lot of emotional strength and courage to be sacrificing your career, giving up your maiden name and associating yourself with your husband, all just to raise a family. I think my mother is the most successful woman I’ve ever met since she has so beautifully brought up her two children (tolerated one of them and that person being me of course since my sister was the easier one to live with) and supported my father all the way through.

Being career driven and choosing to never marry does not mean being selfish.

The day our Indian society gets that, it’ll actually be a day of saying “Maa Tujhe Salam” and that would be the day to celebrate WOMEN’S DAY.

So by all means I would quote Ellen Degeneres “Accept who you are, unless you are a serial killer”.