Equality

I'm OK with equality. If a woman can do a job as good or even better than a man, she's the 'man' for the job. She even deserves to be paid according to her ability and not her gender. I would definitely be OK with it, if my wife were the breadwinner. I could be Mr. Mom. She could keep me home, barefoot and pregnant. I can cook, plan meals, and babysit. I babysit adults now! I can wash clothes if everybody's OK with wearing pink. Sometimes, though, I feel I'm the one who's been slighted, not got a fair shake. For instance, my wife buys a cheap shampoo and conditioner for myself and the kids. There's nothing wrong with that because we don't have any special hair needs or issues. But one day, she gave the dog a bath after being out in the rain and mud. Keep in mind, this is the same dog mentioned in an earlier blog (I encourage you to reread that one). So I'm sitting on the couch and he's sitting next to the couch letting me pet him. And I catch a whiff of something that smells really good. I lean over and smell the dog and he smells like coconut. Usually I keep my nose a safe distance from him, but this time he smelled as if he'd been applying the Coppertone and lying in the sun. I commented to my wife how good the dog smelled and I wasn't aware that dog shampoo came in coconut scent. She replied, "Oh, it's not dog shampoo, it's the same shampoo you and the kids use". I was curious why she used our shampoo. Well I guess it's cheaper than dog shampoo. This irked me a little. First, I thought my wife thinks more of the dog than the kids and I? Then I realized, the people who make pet shampoo are the ones who think more of my dog than the kids and I? In fact, they think more of animals than of humans, that's why they cater to animals. They're not really interested in you as the pet owner, rather, how much money you would be willing to spend on your precious canine. So, if some CEO of some pet product ever asked me for a drink of water, well, I would tell them that I am concerned about their well being just as much as our four legged friends well being. Let me oblige you, I'll go lift up the toilet seat!