In olden times, life was dangerous with all the wild animals trying to eat you and all you had was a club. Men, having larger muscles than women on average, were very valuable and enjoyed high status and power back then. Today, muscle power has little relevance. it's becoming obvious that women are overtaking men in many areas and it leaves little doubt that they will achieve at least full equality.
I suspect that in government they will be better at negotiating since they tend to be co-operative compared to men whose weakness is that they are so confrontational. You see, you are at least equal to men if not, indeed, superior as my wife seems even now to believe.
You are not alone in failing to realize your potential to the fullest. I had a high IQ and could read when I started school. But I f****d up royally in college by drinking, carousing and trying to take a different woman to bed every night.
Long story short, I quit college, lost my credibility as a potential employee, and went to the bow wows in a hand basket. One of my girl friends, Valerie, handed me a book entitled, "I'll Cry Tomorrow" and the rest is history.
Realizing I must be doing something wrong, I sought help, made a 180 degree turn, found work and worked my way through college and grad school which took about many years.
I made it back most of the way to a house in the affluent suburbs and all that sort of baloney, but I can never fully regain the ground I lost from such foolish behavior. So you are not alone. Enjoy the rest of your life and live today. I hope this is of some comfort to you and I'm sure you'll do well. Roar a little.
Thanks for your post! Your story and your advice is very inspiring. I keep telling myself I need to act as smart and capable as I know I am but I feel like you must have felt at one point, as if I was too far behind and had done to much damage to bother trying to do any better. But that's not true, it's never too late I suppose, I need to get on track. Maybe if I can find one small step I can take to get me started in the right direction, the rest would come along. I tend to think of this situation as too big to tackle but thinking of it one step at a time, one day at a time would probably help.
I wish I could understand how nonsense like sex and silly outdated tradition can cause me to act so destructively though.
IIN I screwed up college and jobs for sex and feeling inferior to men?
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In olden times, life was dangerous with all the wild animals trying to eat you and all you had was a club. Men, having larger muscles than women on average, were very valuable and enjoyed high status and power back then. Today, muscle power has little relevance. it's becoming obvious that women are overtaking men in many areas and it leaves little doubt that they will achieve at least full equality.
I suspect that in government they will be better at negotiating since they tend to be co-operative compared to men whose weakness is that they are so confrontational. You see, you are at least equal to men if not, indeed, superior as my wife seems even now to believe.
You are not alone in failing to realize your potential to the fullest. I had a high IQ and could read when I started school. But I f****d up royally in college by drinking, carousing and trying to take a different woman to bed every night.
Long story short, I quit college, lost my credibility as a potential employee, and went to the bow wows in a hand basket. One of my girl friends, Valerie, handed me a book entitled, "I'll Cry Tomorrow" and the rest is history.
Realizing I must be doing something wrong, I sought help, made a 180 degree turn, found work and worked my way through college and grad school which took about many years.
I made it back most of the way to a house in the affluent suburbs and all that sort of baloney, but I can never fully regain the ground I lost from such foolish behavior. So you are not alone. Enjoy the rest of your life and live today. I hope this is of some comfort to you and I'm sure you'll do well. Roar a little.
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Thanks for your post! Your story and your advice is very inspiring. I keep telling myself I need to act as smart and capable as I know I am but I feel like you must have felt at one point, as if I was too far behind and had done to much damage to bother trying to do any better. But that's not true, it's never too late I suppose, I need to get on track. Maybe if I can find one small step I can take to get me started in the right direction, the rest would come along. I tend to think of this situation as too big to tackle but thinking of it one step at a time, one day at a time would probably help.
I wish I could understand how nonsense like sex and silly outdated tradition can cause me to act so destructively though.
Thanks again.