Mona's Musings

“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.”
~ Laurie Halse Anderson

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A BIG THANK YOU to the fifty fantastic women, ranging in age from twenty to eighty; some never married, some divorced, and some very married, who gathered to hear my presentation “Understanding, Appreciating, and Supporting the Men in Our Lives” last night!

What support they gave ME – just by the atmosphere they had lovingly created! Each of the round dinner tables had a clever centerpiece depicting some aspect of masculinity: Motorcycles, Mathematics, Camping, Shirts and ties, Fatherhood and so on. I LOVED IT! The table at the entry had the biggest display of all – piles of work boots, army boots, etc. And guess what they served for dinner? MACHO NACHOS! After a meal like that, who wouldn’t want to dive into the male psychic!

Some of the written comments:

“Your message is awesome! Uplifting!”

“This was fantastic! I get really worried with the “de-masculization” going on this country.”

“This was great! I wish other women in my family could have been here!”

“Very insightful and supported! Interesting and fun!”

“Your presentation was informative, humorous, logical and inspirational!”

“You spoke the truth! Thank you so much!”

“Loved it! I’ve learned a lot through the years and wished I would have had this presentation when I was young. It’s true!”

Several mature women expressed that last sentiment in their own words to me personally: If only I’d known. Other women told me that they did not expect to get much out of the presentation since they considered themselves very experienced. Instead, they came away amazed at what they had forgotten or missed altogether in their relationship with their husband. HAPPY DAY!

The young wives though, were the most impressive. Their openness and zeal gave blew me away…

“This was so refreshing! I have stopped hanging out with certain groups of women because all they did was complain about their husbands. I LOVE MY HUSBAND!”

“I recently joined a Bunko group but emailed out to our group to say that I would only participate as long as there was NO husband bashing. I had to put it out there. And now they all know where I stand! Gosh, I made my husband proud! Thank you!”

And my favorite comment of all?

“Have you written a book? I would like to read it.”