Men and Women Were NOT Created Equal

Why is masculine a word with such negative connotations? What is wrong with men being masculine? Men and women were created to be different for many reasons! They're NOT the same and men and women are NOT equals. If they were they wouldn't make a good team.

Men were created to be bigger and stronger than women. They are our protectors and our providers. I think it's wonderful to see a tough woman who can hold her own and take care of herself...but I see it as a weakness when a woman has too much pride to accept help from a man. Women can be tough and men can be tender, but let's not forget that it is okay to fill our natural roles.

I married a cowboy. He is strong and tough, a real man's man. He is very masculine. However, his hands tough as leather are so soft and gentle holding our child, or holding me when I need a shoulder to lean on. He is a real man because he easily fills his manly roles but isn't afraid to be gentle and tender.

I, too, fill my specific roles. As a woman, I find it easy to be thoughtful and caring. I think about others' needs because I am a caretaker...it's what I was made to do. I take pride in this. I love caring for my family. Even though I'm the caretaker, I'm not afraid to step into other roles. Living on a ranch means hard work from everyone. I can cuss cattle just as good as my husband!

Together, my man and I, we make a great team because we work together to fill all the roles. Society has damned traditional roles of men and women, but to me they are essential. He needs me to clean the house and cook the meals and take care of the children. And I need him just as much to be provider. Sure, we each step in to both roles because marriage is a team effort. However, we both have our places. I am better at gentling or gaining the trust of a skittish colt; he is better at riding the bucks out of them. Our roles are not equal but are of equal importance. This is something the world has forgotten.

The world is crazy in this day and age. People are confused by their own gender, which blows my mind. Anything traditional is considered politically incorrect. My saying that I think men should be men and women should be women is politically incorrect. We need to bring this world back to sanity, one manly man at a time, political correctness be damned!
- The rambling thoughts of a cowboy's wife