Which are You?
Does it depend upon Your mood, upon the circumstances, upon the person speaking to You?
A few years ago, I read a beautiful column in which the author explained how She had enjoyed being a Girl, but was a Girl no longer but a Woman and expected to be thusly addressed.
Today, I read a column in which the author explained that She liked being called a Girl and found the term Woman to be bland. She longed for days when it was normal and acceptable to call an adult a Girl.
And as I write this, of course Neil Diamond is playing in my head:
"Girl, you'll be a Woman soon..."
Monday, August 13, 2007
Girl or Woman?
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Woman..ummm..Empress actually (lol!)
When one is a girl we long to be a woman, once a woman, we want to be girls.. Great post!
Empress: Well, that solved the problem nicely.
Odat: Thanks for the compliment and welcome to my blog! Your quirky humor is a delight!
I am both... There is this girl who lives within this woman I am, and, as needed, though sometimes not, the girl can make the woman seem more playful, vulnerable, and, creative... I like the girl in me, but, I am All Woman!
Oh, forgot;;; great post indeed...
Lyn: May that little Girl within You live forever, cherished and loved, and the same for the Woman that guards Her!
Do any of You Ladies ever remember objecting, as grown-ups, to being called Girls? Or dislike being called Women?
I'm curious, because as I stated, the two columnists who inspired this post had completely opposite opinions.
Hmmm. I am a woman in my outer life. But when I am home being a wife and mother, or just being social with my buddies, far away from my professional life, the roles are not as clearly delineated.
Rebecca: It is a known fact that children struggle with the concept first, that their Mama was ever a little Girl; then, that She is still in many ways a Girl.
A few years ago, I brought back some foreign coins from somewhere and showed them to my parents.
"May I have this one?" my Mother asked, picking out a certain specimen.
It was a simple, child-like request, a desire to add something to Her coin collection of which I had only the vaguest knowledge.
It depends. A woman when in bed, a girl everywhere else... is that kosher?
It seems to me most of the Ladies are of the opinion that the dictionary definition is the default; in cases of customization, a man should take his cue from the Lady in question.
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