W.O.W – Words of Wisdom
Proverbs 31 Woman:
Can Women Really Have It All at The Same Time? March 17, 2019
Sandra R. Harris Another woman disagreed and said she believes that we can have it all at the same time, but she did not elaborate. Although something inside of me agreed with her, I wanted to hear her thoughts on why she felt that way. I think deep down, I wanted some scientific proof or her to point out a living example of a woman that was doing it to substantiate her thought process. Needless to say, the discussion quickly became quite interesting as we respectfully listened with the intent to understand each other’s viewpoint. few weeks ago, I met with a group of ladies for a civic dinner. A civic dinner is a group of people coming together to have meaningful conversations over a meal. Our overarching topic was entitled, “The Voice of Women.” This group was comprised of women that are business owners or in very high ranking positions in their fields. We came together to discuss various issues that plague women today.
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One of the women in the group posed the question, “Can women really have it all?” Can we have a husband, be ambitious, have goals, launch businesses, care for the home, and take care of the children and ourselves all at the same time? There were various opinions as we went around the room to hear the thoughts of each woman on the subject. One said that she thinks women can have it all, just not at the same time.
Then someone mentioned both the husband and wife cannot be goal-oriented and ambitious- that someone has to take the back seat, before she finally settled on, “Maybe we can have it all like Oprah, but you would need a husband like Stedman.” We laughed and continued with dessert and the next topic. After giving my pleasantries, I headed home. The question about having it all was still plaguing me, especially after I thought
