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minnie · 07-07-2007, 02:12 PM

EVERY WOMAN'S BILL OF RIGHTS

The right to be treated with respect.

The right to have and express your own feelings.

The right to say "no" and not feel guilty.

The right to say "I don't know."

The right to feel and express anger.

The right to feel and express a healthy competitiveness and achievement drive.

The right to be treated as a capable human being and not to be patronized.

The right to have your needs be as important as the needs of other people.

The right to make mistakes.

The right to do things that other people may not approve of.

The right to do less than you are humanly capable of doing.

The right to ask "Why?"

The right to ask for help or assistance.

The right to have a preference.

The right to have and express your own opinions.

- Author Unknown

minnie · 07-07-2007, 03:30 PM

Oops. Of course, this applies to men too. Unknown's fault!!! And mine for not proof-reading properly.

Wascally Wabbit · 07-07-2007, 04:51 PM

This should be on all our refridgeraters!!

minnie · 07-07-2007, 05:25 PM

That would be great, Wabbit.

I am greatly saddened that there are so many of us who need to reminded of these points. And I am even more dismayed that is is still mainly women who live in ways that are not in accordance with them.

I have said before that I am not a bra-burner (my underwear is too expensive for that), however I do so wish that no-one has to live under any kind of tyranny. Least of all at the hands of those who profess to love us.

FormerDoormat · 07-07-2007, 06:49 PM

Let's not forget this one:

We have the right to have our needs met.

Great post, Minnie.

liveweyerd · 07-07-2007, 07:34 PM

Oh, Minnie ....how much I needed that right at this minute.

aztchr · 07-07-2007, 07:53 PM

and the right to change our minds

sb0804 · 07-07-2007, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minnie

Oops. Of course, this applies to men too. Unknown's fault!!! And mine for not proof-reading properly.

aztchr, you are so correct!

Earthworm · 07-08-2007, 07:36 AM

Thanks Minnie, so true!

Earthworm

And the right to not be lied to!

HKAngel24 · 07-08-2007, 06:29 PM

Great post.
I have this printed and keep it in a folder- I look at it when I begin to feel my thoughts going down the toilet and am starting to believe I do not deserve to have my needs met or to be happy and that I am too needy, defective, etc.

liveweyerd · 07-08-2007, 06:37 PM

ought to be a stickie!

**DesertEyes** · 07-08-2007, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liveweyerd

ought to be a stickie!

Done stickied. I put it in the

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...c-reading.html (Classic Reading)

Mike

07-07-2007, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,415	Bill of Rights EVERY WOMAN'S BILL OF RIGHTS The right to be treated with respect. The right to have and express your own feelings. The right to say "no" and not feel guilty. The right to say "I don't know." The right to feel and express anger. The right to feel and express a healthy competitiveness and achievement drive. The right to be treated as a capable human being and not to be patronized. The right to have your needs be as important as the needs of other people. The right to make mistakes. The right to do things that other people may not approve of. The right to do less than you are humanly capable of doing. The right to ask "Why?" The right to ask for help or assistance. The right to have a preference. The right to have and express your own opinions. - Author Unknown

07-07-2007, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wascally Wabbit Power is not having to respond Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wabbit Hole Posts: 1,849	This should be on all our refridgeraters!! __________________ The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. Ben Stein

07-07-2007, 06:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
FormerDoormat Wipe your paws elsewhere! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Puppy Heaven Posts: 3,315	Let's not forget this one: We have the right to have our needs met. Great post, Minnie. __________________ "Get busy living or get busy dying." --Shawshank Redemption "Do I want to live while I'm alive and embrace what sustains me or do I want to die while I'm alive and embrace what destroys me?--Geneen Roth "The bare minimum my partner needs to give me is 100%."--Wpgwoman

07-07-2007, 07:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
liveweyerd Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 8,276 Blog Entries: 5	Oh, Minnie ....how much I needed that right at this minute. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

07-08-2007, 06:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
HKAngel24 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 518	Great post. I have this printed and keep it in a folder- I look at it when I begin to feel my thoughts going down the toilet and am starting to believe I do not deserve to have my needs met or to be happy and that I am too needy, defective, etc. __________________ Heather "You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose."

07-07-2007, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,415	Oops. Of course, this applies to men too. Unknown's fault!!! And mine for not proof-reading properly.

07-07-2007, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,415	That would be great, Wabbit. I am greatly saddened that there are so many of us who need to reminded of these points. And I am even more dismayed that is is still mainly women who live in ways that are not in accordance with them. I have said before that I am not a bra-burner (my underwear is too expensive for that), however I do so wish that no-one has to live under any kind of tyranny. Least of all at the hands of those who profess to love us.

07-07-2007, 07:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
aztchr Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: phoenix arizona Posts: 738	and the right to change our minds

07-08-2007, 07:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Earthworm Earthworm Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: godsland Posts: 485	Thanks Minnie, so true! Earthworm And the right to not be lied to!

07-08-2007, 06:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
liveweyerd Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 8,276 Blog Entries: 5	ought to be a stickie! __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

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