bithead@ihlpf.UUCP (bithead) (11/12/85)
>I would like a reposting of the meaning of this newsgroup if there >every was one. Good idea! Recent initiates to net.women like myself would like to see this too! >Most of the issues covered her are fruitless topics >that could be discussed in net.general or net.singles. In one of my first scans of this net this is what I find! When was the last time you took a look at net.singles? >I thought >we were concerned with more useful topics like how does a woman >deal with emotional, physical, and psychological conflicts at >work, at home, in realtionships, etc. I have repled to a few These topics are being discussed in net.singles. >of the posting lately like the (What make you feel fem/masc.) issue >and these are unusual questions that I ask my friends at times but >I want some meaty issues as well. Maybe I have bypassed the Equine vibrators (net.singles) "meaty" enough for you? How about "Nominally single?" ? Try it (net.singles) you'll like it! >discussion all together on the (fem/masc) issue. > >What about dealing with being a "superwomen", mother, successful >businesswoman, sports enthusiast, etc. How does a woman find >balance and happiness and acceptance of herself in a world that >asks her to be everything or makes her think she has to be? That's a possibility, and if you were to give a point of view a discussion would undoubtedly ensue. >What is wrong with saying " I would like to be a mother one day". >I get the impression that some women desire certain traditional >things, I have done this myself, and don't express it because she >is afraid of what her co-workers may think or people that look >at her as a businesswoman not a mother by GOD, may think. These >are the kinds of issues I would like to see. I know this may sound >very old fashioned or whatever, but there are more men posting to these >groups than women because the computer world is male dominated. >So how can we keep these discussions going? I certainly want men >to post here as well, not that I could stop that (joke or smile). > >But I encourage both men and women to express sincere issues or >continue to. Is there a net.men? Maybe this group needs to be >net.women.men? It is anyway right? I am not an activist in the >womens movement, I just want balance in my life and I think every >human wants that as well. > > Becky Bates > !ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!becky Check out the other net. To your amazement you may discover some of us are capable of more than just "fruitless" discussions. Take care. the bithead ( ihnp4!ihlpf!bithead ) VIQUE'S LAW: A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle.