Dear daughter,
I noticed your little pet dog - Tasha; even after the years, she still share this bond with you like it did yesterday.
Have you ever wondered why dogs are referred to as man's best friend? Let me share with you my keen observation.
1. Loyalty - Tasha's loyalty to you can never be questioned even when it chooses to be friendly to all; her much knowledge about you shows in her attitude towards you.
2. Obedience - Tasha knows and submit on hearing the sound of your voice or command even above your other siblings. She tends to do only what you approve or bids her do.
3. Violent - I watched Tasha aggressively support you the other day Temi - our neighbor decided to pick a fight over parking space even though you were wrong. She did bark viciously and would have bitten Temi if he moved any closer towards you.
4. Excitement - This very trait triggered this whole findings. Tasha truly delights in seeing you. I observe her genuine excitement every morning everyday through the years. An enthusiasm borne out of a mutual bond; firm and deep. For as long as Tasha lives, she is quite confident you will never abandon or neglect your duty to her.
5. Surrender - Do you know whenever you scold Tasha firmly, it never barks back in aggression or attempts to bite you? Instead, with good judgement, she folds her tail inside to win your sympathy by surrendering. It amazing how it works every time; earning your tender pat instead.
Thinking about it, your mom always got a better part of me when she discovered and applied these principles. She gave me little or no chance to fight back knowing any direct confrontation I got from her reduced her chances of winning that battle. According to her, quiet battles often times win the greatest wars.
Beyond doubt, Tasha LOVES you. 'Play Tasha' and you will win the heart of your man or husband when you are married, keeping in mind regardless of your differences, two different isn't too different after all.
This is truely nice
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ReplyDeleteI find this post downright insulting to women; especially the comparison to a dog. It implies that a woman's ultimate aim in life is to find a man that she can please and submit to. It may come from a good place but it disregards the fact that we should all be working towards an egalitarian society where both men and women are equal, and if any submission is to take place it is to be consensual and mutual. There is no talk of ambition, bravado or chasing your dreams. There is no talk of leaving the world in a better place than you met it. It is all about service, and not even to humanity or our world but to a single man. What has made the author elevate men to such a godlike status? I would not give my daughter this sort of advice and feel sorry for any girl that receives this and follows it. I have to say that I gasped in shock when I read the final paragraph. As a woman, it is beyond belittling. Surely, womenfolk have achieved more admirable feats than tending to their man's every need. If you want women to play dumb and roll over maybe you need to move to the 1800s. I would like to think that fewer people on earth are as backward thinking as you are. Next time you want you feel the need to write anything about women please don't forget to include Marie Curie famous for her work on radioactivity, Rosalind Franklin who contributed to the discover of DNA,Virginia Woolf, Anne Frank, Emily Dickenson, Toni Morisson, and Maya Angelou who are/were literary pioneers, Condoleezza Rice, Hilary Clinton, Elaine Sirleaf Johnson, the late Wangari Maathai, Winnie Mandela, Dilma Rousseff, and Cecile Kyenge all making waves in politics. I don't think any of them achieved this by playing "Tasha".
ReplyDeleteOne of the wisest king in Israel's history - Solomon used the ant to instruct humans. To feel insulted about the object of analogy and ignore the message will be folly I guess. Hence the writer has no intention of comparing the woman to a dog. Sorry if you interpreted it that way Miss. It will also be appreciated if you added your name to your comment as the names of 'brave' women you mentioned wouldn't matter if their achievements were tagged as anonymous.
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