I noticed this incredible topic being brought up in an article I recently read from the Huffington Post, and it’s nothing but accurate. Women are constantly feeling guilty about the choices that they make. As women, whether some believe it or not, we do deal with a lot more in life. We make the final decisions in dilemmas like whether to end a pregnancy (because it’s our bodies after all), to say yes to a proposal, or even what our family is going to eat for breakfast, even though there are others involved in these decisions.
I know from personal experience that this statement can be true. There have been times that I have actually given my number to a guy because I didn’t want to feel bad or guilty for turning them down. But why? It’s my decision not to want to talk them if I don’t want to. Women feel guilty for not conforming to the roles that were made for them, but not by them. We feel bad for not being a stay at home because we’ll feel like we’re neglecting our child, even though we are working at tour dream job. Women can make the decisions not to have kids or to get married, and it makes them truly happy. But, they will always feel the guilt of turning down that guy’s proposal or not giving their parents any grandkids. Stop it! Don’t feel bad for your choices.
Women worked too hard for the ability to have choices, don’t feel bad about the ones you make. Yes, you are sometimes going to wonder what would have happened if you chose the other route, but that’s normal, but to start feeling guilty for it is unnecessary. Live life with no regrets, and make the absolute best out of the decisions you make.
-HCXO