Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

Celebrating Sisterhood 

“So we grew together like to a double cherry, seeming parted, but yet an union in partition, two lovely berries molded on one stem.”
-William Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

               
So the other night, while on facebook, I see an old classmate of mine congratulating a new member into their sorority.  If you hadn’t figured it out yet, I am a very pondering person. *Adjusts monocle*   As I am looking at some of the pictures, I am reminded of a supposed incident when I was in college (Hotty Toddy).  In alleged incident, this one girl in particular, had went to the hair salon. While girl is giving out the assigned tasks or challenges, one of the presiding sisters put a whole jar of mayonnaise in said girl’s hair.  When asked why she did this, she replied, to teach her that pledging is not about standing on your own, but about sisterhood and cohesiveness.  Now how this taught this poor girl to respect, honor, and appreciate what the bonds of sisterhood offers, is beyond me.  So now I have this incident on my mind and I start to think about other sayings and lessons we have been taught about other females.  This may sound crazy to you, but we weren’t truly taught to be there for other women.  Most women have been taught to always watch your back and your man around other women.  These teachings ring true mostly across all races, creeds, and backgrounds. I can personally say that some of the deepest hurts that I have experienced thus far have come from the opposite sex (not male bashing here).  Seriously though, it has been bred into our psyche that no matter how good of friends that you are, never trust another woman around your man. I can honestly say that unless you have Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Gill, or Robert Redford (yes, Robert Redford is just a classic man in my book, how you doin’?) in your closet, you are safe from me.  How did this happen to us? I would like to blame it on teachings and, for the most part, that may be true, but every day we as women make decisions that do not coincide with what we grew up believing.  I said that to say this, it doesn’t have to be this way.  We can build up the bonds of strength and loyalty, and take solace in the comfort that these relationships afford us. I stand with Ghandi: “BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.”

**I dedicate this to some of my sisters, who have truly been awe-inspiring. 

As I come to a close, I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to read this blog.  I would say “my blog” but I feel like it’s “our” blog.  I want you to feel like you’ve just come home every time you stop by.  So by all means, come in, take your shoes off, and let’s talk for a while…

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