Loving Our Differences

 

This week I want to talk about a controversial subject. Now please don’t stop reading and turn away and please don’t automatically have anger in your heart. I promise to handle this subject with as much love and understanding in my heart as I know how. And as always, I want to remind any readers that this is an open dialogue, please always feel free to comment and start a friendly conversation with me. :)

So, let’s dive right on in. This week we talked about gender roles and the possible natural differences between the sexes. I want to first start off by saying I do not discriminate against anyone in the LGBTQ+ community, I have many loved ones apart of this community. I understand that everything I talk about is not applicable to everyone. Continuing, science is starting to show that just behaviorally, before any environmental factors, babies and young children will act differently. They seek attention differently, react to situations differently, choose different toys, and play with others in unique gender specific ways. I do not bring up this subject to dive into the science behind genders and sex, I bring up this topic to discuss the needs of both men and women.

I consider myself to be a feminist. I want equal rights for woman, and I believe that for many years in every nation, there has been a lack of rights for woman. I think there should be equal rights for everyone so that agency is still an option for all people.  However, I do not agree with some recent feminist stances. A lot of people are now claiming that woman can do anything on their own and have no need for men. Some men claim the opposite that the don’t need or want a woman. This can be a confusing message. Some people claim they want equal rights but then start to belittle a different gender or sex. I may hold an old-fashioned belief, but I believe, in this world, we need both men and woman. Please do not misunderstand, this is not me trying to step on my soapbox and preach that men can’t be happy without an woman and vice versa. I’m saying, just in general, this world needs both men and woman.

Speaking generally, men and woman have very specific skills and attributes that can help each other. Speaking from my own relationship, my fiancé helps me with so many things that I struggle with. And I am referring to more than help opening a pickle jar. I tend to be an extreme overthinker. I know this is not a trait specific to women, but I know plenty of women that this is more popular with than with men. My fiancé on the other hand is a more precise thinker, he takes a few simple facts, comes to a conclusion, and doesn’t let it bother him anymore. So, when I start to panic and come to a million conclusions, he helps me calm down and focus on the now rather than every single outcome that could happen. He likes to go do traditional “manly” things and I prefer art and more delicate hobbies. As we’ve come together in our relationship and combined habits, hobbies, ways of thinking, and so much more, we have found greater happiness. All I mean to say by this is that both sexes are important, the differences of each human are crucial to the beauty of this world. We need not say one sex is superior to one or the other. They can complement each other; personalities can complete each other.

So, what’s the message from this week’s blog? Love each other, love every gender and sex, see the unique differences of each other and celebrate them (as long as they are rooted in goodness). What difference within the sexes do see and appreciate?

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