We had stake "Relief Society" appreciation night on Saturday. My roommates and I dressed up, went to the Wilk, and were escorted by sweet boys to our tables where we had a delicious dinner. Our stake pres. and his wife said some wonderful things and then we had a talent show by some boys in our stake. The show started out great and there were some really funny/beautiful acts, but then all of a sudden it turned into kind of a "we're desperate girls who love slobbering over cute boys" type of thing. It was weird. They were giving us their numbers and my roommate, Lisa, and I felt soo awkward as if because some girls were acting silly and desperate, it made us all seem like we wanted a man. The boys tried hard to make it a fun night, which it was, but by the end it seemed like we were there to appreciate them, not to appreciate each other as the wonderful women we are. Somehow the message got mixed up in this media.
I just thought this picture was sweet:)
I think boys always try and do this and it turns the attention to them, just like you said. I think guys believe they are needed in our lives. But where does it say we need a guy? We don't need their love to justify our lives. We are strong, independent women! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst off...AWESOME PICTURE!!! Hahahaha. Yeah I felt like that as I went to bed after finishing my paper at 4 this morning. :D
ReplyDeleteSecond, on behalf of the men folk...I apologize. I truly feel that the women in our lives DO need to be appreciated, but at the same time we don't need to draw attention to ourselves, that's uncool. We don't need to act desperate, (although I feel that a lot of times it happens for guys, it's probably just LDS culture, but something I've realized is just going with the flow, and knowing we are on the Lord's time has helped me in my life a lot. Being a "menace" is not that bad. Hahaha :) ).
If anything, just know you are appreciated, (we can't always express it well), but just know you're awesome!
Oh yeah before I forget, thirdly, I think it's AWESOME your brother made the Sam Fox video. Funniest thing I've seen in a long time!