That woman can be anyone you know. Your partner, mom, sister, etc. What do you appreciate most about them?
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I appreciate "Anna Akana' she has always been a huge help in my life giving me life "advice" on anything like "anxiety" and "organizing life" and "relationships".
I appreciate my friend N, who never gave up on me and kept asking me to go to her bible study.
I appreciate my friend R, who really showed me kindness by inviting me out to eat.
I appreciate my friend M, who helped baby sit my kids for free so I could get counseling and also told me about the place she went to counseling.
I appreciate my friend B, who told me about a book that changed my life.
I appreciate my friend C, who talks to me a lot :)
I appreciate all the women I have ever met in my life who kept me company and allowed me to feel "wanted" and like "loved" and "belonged"
I appreciate my mom for giving me birth and feeding me and clothing me until I am grown and can do it myself, even though she complained about it but it's ok because it just meant she no longer had time for herself
I appreciate my SIL, Y because she always shows me kindness and friendship like she wants to be with me :)
My mom isn't here anymore but she is the one woman that comes to mind that I still find myself appreciating her despite her passing away. I of course appreciated her for raising me. I appreciated how she encouraged me to sing and let me be an individual growing up. That she was honest and open about things not all parents would be. One thing I greatly appreciated was her strength and showing me how to be a strong woman despite the bad things in life. Just the other day my son and I got caught driving in a blizzard. It was unusual whether conditions for this area so it's the worst snow storm I have ever driven in. I was slipping and fish tailing trying to get on the freeway. I didn't have chains because like I said it was something that usually happened. As I was driving home I kept having flash backs of my mom teaching me how to drive in the snow. I really felt her with me and felt like I had her strength to get me through this. And ultimately I did make it home safely. It was scary but I had to get my son and I somewhere safe so there was no time to freak out.
I appreciate my best friend most, probably. She's always there for me, offering me the perfect amount of support - I know that she will be there to support me through pretty much everything but at the same time, she respects my space and lets me come to her to talk rather than push me into anything. She understands my anxiety disorder better than most in my life, knows how to help me through panic attacks and never makes me feel judged or silly after I feel better. She's been through a lot of shit in her life but she's a really lovely girl who's beautiful, driven and ridiculously intelligent and always has time and kindness for friends. I feel very humbled to be in her life, I think she's just incredible.
Do you have a crush on her? @fauchelevent
@Deydey12345 I do not, no. I love her, of course, but I have no romantic or sexual feelings towards her.
My Mom. Six kids - alone mist if her life because my Dad worked his tail off - often away to make enough to keep the Family. Devout Catholics, birth control wasn’t an option and as a result our interaction with our wonderful Dad was fleeting at best.
Mom never tired and raised us with good values. We never wanted for anything and were (are) a close, well adjusted and successful Family.
My Mom guided me, coached, reprimanded and developed good behaviors in me. She loved unconditionally, laughed often and saw the upside in everything. She never complained and freely gave of herself every time.
As she lies now in Hospital with Dimentia, it’s a cruel epitaph to such a wonderful woman.
Your parents sound wonderful and very giving, but I don't really understand their choice to have so many kids. I get the no birth control thing, but abstinence is always an option. Why put yourself in a position where you have to work so much to support your family that you don't get to spend any time with them? Seems like a depressing trade-off.
I don’t know.. honestly, I don’t. And it wasn’t depressing. We had a great childhood. I think it was generational. Many large Families back then. I think both my parents were amazing people who committed to each other- and their family. You don’t see that anymore. My Zimmerman and Dad were married 50 years...
How many in your Family and how long have your parents been married?
Didn't she put you kids in daycare almost as soon as you were born like all parents?
Oh interesting.. I understand now,
@Deydey12345 Not all parents put their kids in daycare. It depends on whether both parents are working at the time, or can work from home, whether there are grandparents etc. who can watch the kids, and probably other factors as well. I never went to daycare.
@samhradh_leannan I didn't mean 100%.. But most parents.
I have one sibling and my parents are still together. They're very committed to their marriage and family- they simply chose to have fewer kids.
@Deydey12345 It really just depends on the parents situation. I honestly don't know that many people who went to daycare, if I'm honest.
@Djaay Actually the first thing I did was compliment his parents and say that they sound wonderful. They clearly are/were excellent parents and it was not my intention to criticize them. I sincerely apologize if my comments were misconstrued, but I was actually just curious about their choice- I never said it was wrong or bad. OP himself stated that his dad "worked his tail off" and their interaction with him was "fleeting at best"- which to me does not sound like the ideal family situation but, clearly, the OP was very happy with his childhood which is great. I've always been curious why couples choose to have many children despite the financial burden, and was merely interested in getting his perspective on the topic. I'm still not totally clear on what exactly was offensive about my comment, but again, I apologize if our signals got crossed.
@samhradh_leannan. Because this story is about a woman who through the excruciating odds of traditional family , was wise and kind and ( built ) her home along with a man who sacrificed his every moment to secure his family so that all of their children may appreciate a wonderful life. Instead of destroying her home , she built her home through kindness and both experienced painstaking hard endless work looking after their children. A success story if you will...
One thing I love about almost every woman in my life is how caring they can be about everyone around them. They're always the first to get up if you need something, and the first to try and talk to you if they know you're having a bad day. Not that guys are uncaring, but women are definitely the best at showing it
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My mother's probably the strongest person I know. I don't have any other women in my life.
i appreciate the mischievousness of my friends.
My mom is the most important woman in my life. She's done everything for me. She's stupidly hard working to the point that it makes me feel guilty because I'm just basically freeloading and in and out with jobs as I figure life out. I've also used her money for college and dropped out a few times and she still accomodates me and is understanding. She knows how to let loose as well and isn't super strict. She does make me do chores and cook but she's also a friend and can drink and talk with me casually when in a relaxed scenario like a family function or going out to eat, etc. She has also single handedly raised me and my brother since my parents separated since I was 11. There's no possible way I can repay everything she's done for me and that debt continues to increase as I live with her. This is a woman I would give up finding love on to make happy. Although I'm lazy as shit and my actions have yet to prove anything, I really only want to make her proud of the me.
My mother.
If it were not for her, I would not be the person I am today. I would not even be in university. I am so happy that I made it so far, and its thanks to her.
We had rough times in my family, it was especially my mother who suffered because of my father's abuse. He manipulated my brothers and I into hating our mother after they separated. But she never gave up on us. I dont know a woman more persistent, strong-minded and caring than my mom. She helped me through all the rubbish my dad made me live through... And now Im helping her getting through with it. LIfe is hard, but its so good to know that there is someone I can truly count on. She is my best friend
My aunt for her patience (not to be mistaken for being a pushover and who can’t speak up). She doesn’t express anger in a hostile manner,
Say her son is doing something she disapproves of, she speaks in a loving tone but in an understanding way, and if he promises to not do that thing and then breaks his promise, she doesn’t get pissed off and humiliate him or give him silent treatment,
She tries again to persuade him and make him understand see different perspectives.
I love her way of being patient without losing her temper or without tolerating things she cannot tolerate,
I had a teacher once, 3-5 grade, she was the coolest, best educator in my entire life. She had values, was strict, and taught kids to be respectful of themselves and others. She had a doctorate in math and physics and as such was one of the most progressive women I had known to that date. She was also bisexual and while she kept that quiet, she was an leader in this regard. In her free time, she rode horses and when I emigrated to the Americas, so did she. She is my hero!
@Papavera Probably because of the words bisexual and progressive.
It's like a red flag to a bull, lol ;)
Nah, all of them got downvoted I guess buy someone who's really offended by this post. Doesn't matter what they say.
"She was the coolest"
"She was strict"
These two statements seemingly contradict each other. Perpetual strictness is unnecessary.
Teachers are usually cool if they're normally chill/lenient until an emergency or something serious happens. Otherwise, acting like you have a stick up your butt 24/7 is just obnoxious. Then again, you weren't really too specific regarding the degree of strictness.
@Agent I disagree. You have to set the bar high if you want to be a good educator, and you don't do that by being lenient. Being lenient does not make you cool. It just makes you lazy and seem like you're mentally weak.
Every teacher I've known that qualifies as "strict" was genuinely retarded. Spent more time trying to exercise their 'pseudopower' (even though their weak asses would get K. O.'d with 1 hand in an actual fight) & trying to "correct" immature behavior than they did on the lesson. What I've noticed consistently from my experience (which may seem counterintuitive to you) is that the lax teachers usually have the best classroom behavior & averages. A strict teaching style motivates the troublemakers to go ham because they want to get reactions out of the teachers. I remember groups of kids that were invariably rowdy as fuck in strict classrooms (cuz they wanted to spark entertaining shitstorms with the teacher (s))--legit playing loud porn in class--but quiet as fuck when with lax teachers, not only because they get along with & respect the teacher for him/her for not being stupid, but because they won't get much of a reaction out of a teacher that gives as much of a shit as a college prof
Being lenient with due dates and shit too (more so in something as poorly designed as contemporary highschool) helps people learn at their own pace regardless of what ever may be happening in their outside life. The learning aspect of education should be prioritized over the rule-following, obviously. It's all that really matters. If someone hands their shit in late & plays videogames in class but aces everything or gets 90s, it's all good, really. Let the kids do things their own way & learn responsibility.
Here's my opinion. What should have been a nice question has turned into; petty men coming in here and disliking almost all women's answers.
And women stupidly ignoring all their female answers to instead RUN to the men's answers and like all of their replies.
It's more than pathetic. But whatever.
P. s just to help out I'll go ahead and thumps up all female answers. Show a little care for my own gender.
On second thought what's the point, lol.
I appreciate and love my mother. She is the kindest, most beautiful, strongest woman I have ever known. She is very generous with her time, love and happiness. No matter how many times life has thrown rocks at her, she always manages to dust herself off and rise again. I want to be like her, beautiful and strong. I love you mama and thank you for being my mother *teary eyed
I just love and appreciate the women as a whole and in the way they are and come with. I don't want them to be much different than they are because I love them. 😍
Now where's my lady 🦄?
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@Goodwifie Ohhh For sure ☺😍 the search will be worth it, I'm certain of it.
As someone said: The search for a romantic mate isn't easy. Never was. And it's not supposed to be easy. That's a side-process of nature to weed out the weak from the strong.
Here it is:
https://youtu.be/JSqrbdM8XjI
Just take what this man says with a grain of salt (mostly at the beginning). The ending is where he is making the most sense.
Every woman in my life brings something different to it, and my life would be the poorer without all of them.
Well, maybe not the one that I cannot stand from my graduating class in my undergrad. She irks me.
But everyone else I am incredibly grateful for.
My partner is really the only person I trust. I'm not a very trusting individual and I don't really have anyone to tell how I feel, but I can always rely on her. I know she'll at least try to see where I'm coming from if she can't relate to something and that she'll be sympathetic when I'm going through something
I most appreciate my co-worker Estella. I lost my car some time ago and she makes it apoint to drive me to work every day. Even though she is married and has 5 kids to takes care of. She often looses sleep due to family maters yet still every morning drives out to my house to tke me to work. Thanks Estella!
My mom always knows how to calm me down when I'm angry. She is the bitch whisperer.
My grandma spouts proverbial wisdom and cooks the best Chinese food.
My older cousin is like a second mother or big sister to me.
My younger cousin and I may as well be sisters. When we're together, we're inseparable. She even calls me "nee-chan" (big sis)
That's all the women I need in my life.
My mom. Any man worth his manhood knows that until he gets married. The only good woman in his life is his momma. Just listen to most rappers, athletes, business leaders. Most of them thank their mom or God first. Also the song "momma we made it" by migos showed how even the most macho rich and successful man has love for his momma.
I appreciate all the teachers back since I was in kindergarten. They are so sweet and special. I could still remember how they made me become this way. They are should be appreciated everyday. They made a mark on me. I love them so much as I can remember till now. I think they are great heroes. Aside from your mothers or grandmothers
-Their willingness to be there for me when I need them to be.
-Great listeners
-Very nurturing
- Great sense of humor
-They tolerate me even when I'm being an asshole.
They often think differently from men, and give a perspective that is often quite different from a guys. They have a view on life, and what things are important in life, that makes life so much nicer. And of course, I love their bodies.
Their intuitive understanding of emotions
problem is a lot of them choose to abuse that to manipulate men who are less in touch with these things
I call them dirty witches. There can be good witches, but also dirty ones
now let's jam
I have three women I owe a lot to
My mom was the template to be the person that I am and how to treat a lady.
My ex fiance taught me patience and gentility.
My best friend and ex girlfriend gives me safety that I can't find in anyone else. She is the only person in this world, other than mom, that I can have my 100% trust in.
They never stop listening, encouraging, supporting, understanding and loving. They make me feel understood and appreciated and make me feel completely comfortable being my odd self. They're also the best people to laugh with.
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