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This is the time of year when bowl games abound. Fromthe Whiparound Bowl to the Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl to the Pinstriped Bowl, ifyou can name an item, it can have a bowl game. So I was thinking, how about theWe Need A Wife Bowl. Eligible players would be anyone who has supportedstereotypical "wife" roles from grocery shopping to writing thank-younotes, packing the kid's lunches to ironing or scrubbing toilets. There aremany people who "adopt" the role of wife in situations whereeconomics or education or even lifestyle has required someone to step up to batin a different job description than perhaps anticipated. Where once we may haveseen CEO's and those bringing home the income to be wearing ties and wingtips,we now have a fluid society of both men and women in positions that mean achange in the delegation of duties at home is also necessary.
I know heads of companies that arerolling up their sleeves to change diapers, drop children off to school andstart dinners the same day they are unveiling the new company strategy andattending budget meetings. Whether male or female, there are people jugglingkeeping house and reading bedtime stories with keeping production moving andreading the Wall Street Journal. Life requires individuals to move fromtraditional roles to a more responsible role of pitching in and doing whatneeds done whether you wear heels or steel toed boots, ascots or aprons, andcarrying a briefcase and diaper bag can be acceptable attire whether you are the daddy or the mommy.
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But while who cleans the house today can be the sameperson who pays its mortgage or even builds it, there are still far too manyindividuals who see their roles as set in stone. The line is not crossed as towho bears the burden and who actually is the burden. Everyone knows thatdomestic violence rises during the Super Bowl. Why is it that we allow the hitson the field to somehow validate the perception that this is the way we shouldtreat anyone who gets in "our way"? We want to honor the championsand yet we sometimes have a skewed outlook on what a real champion is.Sometimes the very people who are obsessed watching a team sport haveabsolutely no idea how to play as a team player.
So, anyone want to sponsor the We Need A Wife Bowlnext year? There will be no hitting, rough playing or name calling; no brokenbones, swearing or even pouring colorful liquid onto the winning team. In facteveryone will be a winner! Instead of off sides, maybe we can have a day for"off duty" and instead of referees maybe there could be attendantswho meet the wishes of the participants for one day, whether a massage or a dayof putting your feet up, it could be the bowl game of pampering for theconsummate individuals who spend their time doing the chores that someone needsbut no one necessarily want to do.
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And those individuals who still feel that real men orwomen don't do anything but their stereotypical roles or those who assumethat a sport means they can push and shove anyone who gets in their way? Well,we should just not renew their contracts!
It's just a thought. Anybody want to be drafted for myteam?
Kathy
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