Thursday, September 27, 2012
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My personal favorite speaker that we watched in class on Wednesday was Courtney Martin. I really love her emphasis on learning from your mother and taking on her example and her life trials and learning from them. As she said we as young women often try to be nothing like our mothers. Which is understandable, we want to be our own person and go down our own paths in life, but I also think it is very important to learn from our mothers. Our mother's have already done something that we are just embarking on, grown up. They have raised us and already instilled in us a lot of ideas that empower us to be strong women, just like many of them are. I know I wouldn't be who I am today, or have the independence that I possess without my mother bringing me up that way. Just like Martin's mother introduced her to the idea of feminism and inspired her to make it her life's work, our mother's have all inspired us to be who we are today in some shape or form.
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ReplyDeleteCourtney Martin was also my favorite speaker from Wednesday. I agree with you and believe that learning from our mothers past experiences are where we can gain the best advice about life. Much like Ms. Martin, I tried my best in high school to rebel against my mother’s advice and boy was I wrong for doing so. There is no doubt in my mind that when I started learning from my mother that I began to grow and mature. My mother is my role model and best friend. Without her guidance and assistance, I also would not be where I am today. Ms. Martin’s mother introduced feminism to her and this then inspired her life’s work. I know that wherever I end up in my life, my mother will be right by my side supporting me, as did Ms. Martin’s mother. I hope one day my children will be able to say the same about me.