I am equal. I am strong. I am a woman.

I'm trying so hard to understand these women who feel they are not treated equally to men. But I don't get it. Do they really think Trump will take away their voting rights? Do they think that the government ought to make all pay equal despite experience? Do they think Trump can single handedly overturn Roe v. Wade? Are they upset because late term abortion is debatable? Or that the government shouldn't pay for birth control? Do they believe they didn't get a job in the past because of their gender? Do they think there will be more discrimination in the future because of this president? Why don't they see Trump's daughters as successful businesswomen?

I have never felt discriminated against due to my gender. The very opposite is true - I've felt empowered BECAUSE of my gender. I think differently, I do differently and I make things happen. Is this because I'm a woman? I don't know. It's probably because of my upbringing and my personality.

I was raised in a family of men (mom, dad, 4 brothers) and I NEVER felt less for it. Never was I given different responsibilities because of my gender. Never was anything less expected of me because I was the only girl. And now, I live in a house of men (husband, 3 sons) and if you ask them who rules the roost, they'll tell you that MAMA RULES THE ROOST.

My first two careers were in heavily male dominated industries: Natural Gas and Commercial Real Estate. If anything, being a strong, smart and motivated woman helped me excel in these businesses. Sure, there were jackasses who talked to me like Trump may have, but they didn't keep me from succeeding. I didn't go home and cry because someone thought I was hot and told me so.  And if they thought I was stupid for being a female, all I had to do was speak to prove them wrong.

Seriously, ladies, who are you posting sexual images of Matthew McConaughey or Vin Diesel or any other hottie sex symbol and then simultaneously getting upset when someone in real life thinks that a REAL WOMAN is beautiful, hot, sexy or "doable". Because Donald Trump said something obnoxious 10+ years ago does not make him a rapist, nor a sexist, nor a nazi or whatever you want to call him. I'll call him a jackass - that's for sure.


But for reversing our country 300 years like I've seen in the meme, GIVE ME A BREAK. No, Trump will not take away our voting rights, our right to drive a car, our ability for higher education, our ability to obtain birth control or our ability to excel in our careers. It just won't happen.

Please, take a long nap then wake up and understand that we still live in the greatest country on earth. I'm so thankful for the millions of women who are waking up to politics and want to get involved. Just dig a little deeper and make your minutes, your hours, your days and your emotions count for something. No American woman will stand for our equality to be stripped. Claiming that women who support Trump are okay with being second class citizens is just silly.

If we truly care for women's rights, let's stand up against spousal abuse and sexual harassment and sex slavery. Let's support women in other countries who must cover themselves from head to toe, who can't leave the house without a male escort, who are raped with no way to fight back, who aren't allowed to drive or vote or go to school.

American women protesting Trump sound spoiled and don't seem to appreciate what we have in this free nation. We have rights guaranteed by the constitution and we are equal under the law, just like every other American, thanks to brave women in our history. We are not oppressed.


I am equal. I am strong. I am a woman.

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