HAPINESS DON'T COME EASY FOR THE MODERN WOMAN

When i was young, i often observed my mother. She was and still is a classy lady. She was feminine and also capable of taking the lead in our family house, when it was necessary.

                           My mother is a talented lady. She can cook, she can also sew. She can do odd jobs. She can sing. She has a great memory. My mother has not worked on the work market very often in her life. She was taking care of our house and of the family. When i was a boy and even aftet that, when i was a teenager, i often envied my mother. I was sure i would love to do like her. Stay at home, take good care of the house, of the cooking and in the afternoon, take time to watch some daytime dramas on television and even talk on the phone with a friend or her sister.

                 We live a different era right now. Women live like men. They work too much like men always did and they suffer enormous stress, like men who have a career. Love life is not like it used to be. Modern couples don't last for long in many cases. We can wonder if the modern woman is more happy than were the women of the era of my mother, who is old now. We must admit that having a carreer, children, a big schedule each day and often being alone to deal with all this menu, is surely overwhelming. My mother often says that she would have loved to have a carreer. She talks about it, pensive, but comes back quickly saying that she has no regrets. Sure, her love life was not always easy and is still is not but it lasted. Her couple counts many decades now. Modern couples who last many decades are exceptions. We all wish to have it all in life. But the reality is that we can't really have it all. For too many people, carreer seems to be more important than love. The importance of money wins over what is in our heart.

                            I am just at my first attempt trying to figure out the reality and frustrations of the modern woman life. Being a man should not help me but knowing who i am, it's an advantage. I observed my mother so much all my life, that i know a lot about what women think. And i still, today, think that my mother was so lucky to be a real housewife. Maybe i should have tried to be househusband, living with a sweet working woman, preparing her her meals and taking care of the house, while watching TV in the afternoon.

  Mario Mercier                                       For : MMagazine      October 25th, 2018