words from my father
‘choose between career
or family, can’t have both’
his words haunt me still
~kat
A Haiku for today’s NaPoWriMo 2019 Prompt: write a poem that “talks.”
words from my father
‘choose between career
or family, can’t have both’
his words haunt me still
~kat
A Haiku for today’s NaPoWriMo 2019 Prompt: write a poem that “talks.”
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April 21st, 2019 at 2:32 am
Hmmm….
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April 21st, 2019 at 5:39 am
We do both but being a woman it has a tremendous stress on us.
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April 21st, 2019 at 10:07 am
It does. And those words, because I was a loyal daughter painted my future in muted tones.
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April 21st, 2019 at 10:40 am
I have heard them too. To some extent they speak the truth that doing both needs a woman to be super-woman.
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April 21st, 2019 at 10:44 am
Yes. Ultimately it should not have to be a choice.
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April 21st, 2019 at 7:13 am
Spoken like a man! At least 51% of the population know better.
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April 22nd, 2019 at 10:34 am
May I politely say he was wrong 💜
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April 22nd, 2019 at 11:17 am
You may…I know he was. I just have a hard time trying to convince the little girl inside.
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April 22nd, 2019 at 11:18 am
You tell her she is a success 💜
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April 22nd, 2019 at 10:49 pm
Thanks Willow…I will. ❤️💜❤️
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