When I was a little girl, I wished I was a boy, instead.Why?Because boys are stronger than girls.And boys run faster than girls.And then my mom told me about the time she gave birth to me…The labor pains and how she was screaming inside the labor room because it was terribly excruciating…Cesarian delivery and how the doctor had to cut open her lower abdomen…And the pain she felt on the surgical site when the effect of the anesthesia wore off…I told myself…That’s scary.Now I wish I was a boy.Because giving birth sounds so painful
When I entered adolescence, the more I wished I was a boy.Why?Because they didn’t have to experience monthly periods.They didn’t have to worry about the risk of getting menstrual stains on their lower garments.They only have to be scared of the thought of circumcision only once in their lives.Plus…Guys get to chase girls… and it’s okay.But if girls run after guys… it gets creepy.Guys can choose who they want to date.While girls have to wait around for guys to ask them out.Unfortunately, sometimes, some girls wait in vain.Unfair?
And then came adulthood… back in med school.Where we had to take up the subjects Obstetrics and Gynecology.And realize even more what complicated beings women are!The hormones…How they affect the menstrual cycle…The reason why women’s moods vary…Then this amazing process called pregnancy…The numerous changes on a woman’s body until she reaches the third trimester…And then childbirth…Not just learning about it…Seeing this miracle take place with my own bare eyes… nerve-wracking.But when the baby is finally out, pink, crying, alive… fascinating.
Then I came to understand that women are specially designed that way by our Creator.And that women are beautiful, lovable, and inspiring…
Because womanhood is truly a blessing. :-)
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild
