Most days it seems that no matter what a woman does, she just does not measure up to what society demands of her. There is just so much pressure for women to look a certain way, act a certain way, talk a certain way and behave a certain way. This is reinforced a million times a day via television, magazines, radio, billboards, religion, parents, friends and colleagues.
There is very little room for deviation from the specified way and even when a woman has done everything expected of her, she is still ridiculed. If she doesn’t dress feminine enough something is wrong with her and she is told she “will never get a man like that.” If she dresses more feminine, she is a slut. If she dresses more conservatively, she is a prude. If she decides to be independent and not marry, she is selfish and only cares about herself. If she decides to be a stay at home mom/wife, then she is “just a dumb housewife.”
There simply comes a point in every woman’s life when she decides that she just does not care what others think anymore. This usually happens after she