tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post8726591733500797994..comments2024-03-15T22:00:36.095-07:00Comments on Dr. Kathy McCoy: Living Fully in Midlife and Beyond: The Worlds We KnewDr. Kathy McCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-59034897400784551822011-07-17T04:31:39.343-07:002011-07-17T04:31:39.343-07:00Whew! A lot of work went into this post - I have h...Whew! A lot of work went into this post - I have had to skim it because there are so many wonderful blogs to keep up with and not enough time. I was born in 1950, so I relate. Loved the Fellatio bit! Looking forward to reading more of your posts.fiftyoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372578925298011630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-4240166170610596122011-07-11T14:32:08.281-07:002011-07-11T14:32:08.281-07:00This is one of the most important blogs you have p...This is one of the most important blogs you have penned. I remember those days and how women were so undervalued that it tormented my mother into some of the conditions you described. As an independant working woman, I remember telling my bosses when I was expected to get coffee, "If you wanted someone to do something that they considered immoral, would you still want them to do it?" All the replies were to the extent of, "No! Certainly Not." My reply was, "Good! Then you'll get your own coffee." Their replies were mixed, but all of them expressed embarrassment and shame: "I could use the exercise." "Of course, you're right." "My wife would tend to agree with you." The only person who was upset that I didn't have to get them coffee was the older woman who grew up in the era of women subservance. She tried to intimidate me into getting coffee for her boss as not to feel bad about part in accepting subservance. I was replacing her as she replaced someone else. It was a temp job. I didn't let her do a guilt trip on me that her ex-boss felt bad that I didn't get coffee for him. Because he didn't. He wasn't a neanderthal, he just acted like the rest did until it was pointed out that the behavior was unkind to women. I hope I did my small part to improve the lives of working women ;-) If one of them would just have taken the cue and not gotten coffee for her boss when she returned, since he really saw the light and didn't mind at all not having a woman wait on him hand and foot. NOW, if only the young women of today will not let all of our bra burning go to waste!Barbara Ferrellhttp://www.barbaraferrell.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com