I wrote this short reflection on the night that the shooting in Las Vegas occurred — I decided to defer its publication until now…
It usually starts with your parents. Then, school.
Your teachers and classmates certainly don’t help.
Later, if you go to university you’ll find that nothing’s different their either.
Despite the chromosomal title and inflammatory image, this post isn’t specifically to do with “women vs men”. It’s just about combat generally.
More specifically, it’s to do with affirmative action, which frankly isn’t a topic I ever though I’d be writing…
It’s fiction, right?
Picture the 100m dash in the Olympic Games — is anyone smiling during the event?
What about the Pole Vault?
In every superhero story there are a number of characters.
The hero.
The villain.
And the voice — crying in the wilderness.
A lot of people feel trapped.
In our jobs, our financial situations, our speed of advancement, their lives.
We often feel that their struggle is the world’s fault. That’s rarely true.
The phrase is strange, isn’t it? And a touch elitist.
Why is my LLB “higher” than an electrician’s apprenticeship?
Why is the ability to do the 12 times tables by heart greater than the ability to change the oil on a…
I’m not outraged, offended or in any way concerned. It’s just interesting.
Pretty much weekly, as I “do my thing”, someone asks my kids “so it’s a day with Dad today, is it?”.
How do you deal with setbacks?
For me: I vary.
Sometimes I look at setbacks and laugh at them.
Other times, they kick me in the stomach and I lie, crippled, unable to accomplish anything for days.
How often is this your rationalisation?
For some, it’s regular, but apologetic. For others, it’s become second nature.
After all, the “real world” is the thing that keeps us feed, clothed, and housed — isn’t it?
