There are many things to be found at a store such as Home Depot. Among these things is a lesson for a lady on how to be treated by men. Chivalry is not dead.
I was at the store to help mom look for something as well as gather more garden things (Yes, I may be getting obsessed with gardening) when I heard the clatter of metal falling on the floor. Without thought, I bent to help pick up whatever was dropped. However, to my astonishment, the man looked me straight in the eye and said with an imperative tone, "Please, please, do not pick it up." I didn't know what to say. It was the first time I've been obstructed from helping someone. I was wondering if there was something I did wrong or if I was just not allowed to touch these metal objects. Noticing this, he said, "Thank you. But a lady never picks up things for a man. Let the man pick up things for a lady."
With that, all I could do was give a half smile and nod my head, still in a state of shock. Though now, it was not at his vehement response to my action but rather at how a perfect stranger could make me feel so well cared for with one statement.
Now, I'm not saying that women can't do things for themselves. However, somewhere along the way of our independence, we have allowed ourselves to be treated with less respect from men. We want to be so equal to them in everything and then complain when our men are no longer being romantic like paying for dinner or holding the door open. We complain that they don't act like they care about us when maybe we have not given men an opportunity to show us. I believe feminism goes beyond just having equal rights to men. It should also be a celebration of all the things that goes with being a woman, included being treated like a queen especially by your man.
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