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At 12:35am on February 22, 2008, Lizzie said…: Yes, I was a bra burning feminist back in the late 1960's and early 70's. Then, I became blinded by love, got married, had 2 kids, and became a stay-at-home Mom. To keep my vocabulary skills at an adult level, I networked with friends, did extensive community volunteer work, as well as voluteering at the kids' school. I always felt that I had to do SOMETHING, but once I figured the cost of daycare & after-school sitters, I knew a real job was out of the question & felt ridiculous having to ask my hubby for money, so I became a jack-of-all-trades. I've had a catering business, a calligraphy business, an eBay business, a hand-painted floorcloth business, a collectibles & small antiques business online, and am also currently a Silpada Designs Jewelry Representative. All during which I did yard work, mended fences, made 3 meals a day for the family, did all the laundry & ironing, all the house cleaning, drove kids to & from school & whatever after school activities they had, fixed sprinklers, planted a vegetable garden every year (from March thru November), was PTA President for 2 yrs, was PTA Newsletter Editor for 3 yrs, sang, danced & acted in Community Theatre productions, was Newsletter Editor for The Community Theatre, took classes @ the local Jr. College, took the kids (by myself) on ski trips, amusement park trips, and stayed with them all summer at our lake house, often with each child having a friend, sat on the board of the original steering committee to start a Hospice in our town, sat on the board of the American Cancer Society for several yrs, was Cancer Drive Chairman for 2 yrs (back when we still did that), read books onto tape at the Tape Lending Library for the Blind, conducted tours at the local art museum & the Western Museum, Auction Chairman for Round-Up (Cancer Society fundraiser), took care of both of my in-laws when they both got sick with cancer, and the list goes on. I took both kids to Sunday School & church every Sunday & Wednesday night (by myself) Believe me, life was never dull around our house. Especially when both kids had every after school curricular/sports activity you can imagine. Once they got in high school, they had each decided on a sport & stuck with it till they graduated. Son played varsity basketball and daughter played varsity soccer, but she also played club soccer & they both went to their respective camps every summer as well as ranch camp. I had to drive her & 2 other girls to Dallas every weekend because we were in that league (it was 500 miles there & 500 back). At one point both kids also did UIL basketball every summer & we had to travel for that too. Daughter was a cheerleader in Jr. High and son played football & basketball. Got each child through graduation with a relatively small amount of scarring. Both were always in student council & honor society & class officers. Daughter was Prom Queen & son was on the Court. We went through the learning to drive & the buying of used cars & teaching them to take care of them, getting the cars taken away when one broke the rules. However, I will tell you that although my husband never knew, I always told both kids that no matter what the circumstances, or the time of day, or what their condition, or where they were, they could always call me, no questions asked. I only had a few calls over the years and sometimes it was their friends. I figured a safe kid was always better than a dead one & I never told anyone's parents. They have all turned out to be good, responsible adults, just like I thought they would. However, it was one wild ride, let me tell you. Then, we went through all the fallderall of taking the SAT's, getting each one accepted to the college of their choice, getting off to college, through Rush & joining fraternity & sorority, buying all the stuff they needed, etc. Now we've seen them graduate & move successfully into their own lives, even though we're still having to help a bit from time to time.

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About Me:

Married 30 yrs to same man & managed to not kill him, lol. Raised two wonderful children; a son who is 25, living in Austin & a daughter who is 23, living in Los Angeles, both unmarried with no current "significant other". I was a "stay at home" Mom & Jack-of-All-Trades & I raised both children on my feminist beliefs & believe that I did an excellent job. My husband only thought he supported feminism until he met me & it's only taken me 30 yrs to "bring him around". I think he was rather shocked when we hit our 50's & he could no longer tell me what I could & couldn't do.

Once I started my own business & became financially independent, I developed a bit of steel in my spine, so he was basically forced to change or move out & move on. Bless his heart, he chose to change himself & stay with me. Life is good.

Do you consider yourself a Feminist?

absolutely

Are you...

a housewife, a stay at home mom, a work at home mom, a woman who shoulders all domestic responsibility for your family

Relationship Status:

Married

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