FW: [ozmidwifery] Bumper stickers for ladies!

[Sally Westbury]

We have a maternity hospital run by a ‘’ MATRON’..  who signs herself… nurse manager… it’s like the dark ages!   Sally Westbury   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Denise Hynd Sent: Friday, 29 November 2002 11:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bumper stickers for ladies!   Dear Pinky Right on gals I like from my US friends.     I also have discomfort when people must use a title on a form or in person! I feel Mrs Hynd was my mother in law  Why should woman and not the men have a title which indicates their matrimonial status any way?? M/s I will use if I must!! Sister gives me the spinal creeps except from the elderly who can't help themselves and I can't waste my energy correcting though I ask them to address me as Denise. Though I got Sister Denise in PNG.  when I was with a family who had previously been in Texas I was "Miss Denise" I felt this was charming out of the mouths of the children?   Denise   ----- Original Message ----- From: Pinky McKay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bumper stickers for ladies!   Hi Denise - yep - I dont see any of these titles as quite right for me either -all a bit generic really! Always aspired to being a "lady" when I was a tomboy kid striving to grow up but somehow didnt have the makings - supression of expression/ restraint of exuberance (sitting quietly- knees together) wasnt achievable (my mother used to sigh with defeat and say, Pinky, you swear and curse like a man!). I'm long past "girl" ; 'woman' is just a term for gender, not a title and it dpends who's saying it -  although I like "I am woman, I am invincible," -  "cook me some eggs, woman!" al la 'Once were Warriors' is not the kind of title I aspire to either!     'Lady' Pinky (Has a ring to it!!) ----- Original Message ----- From: Denise Hynd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bumper stickers for ladies!     Dear Pinky I enjoyed and then thought about what the title we use for  ourselves means etymologically, overtly and co-vertly. Do I refer to myself as a Woman, lady or girl?? Which do I prefer and why. Possibly neither! Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: Pinky McKay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 11:23 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Bumper stickers for ladies!   Enjoy ! Pinky   Bumper Stickers for Ladies    BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF    OH MY GOD, I THINK I'M BECOMING THE MAN I WANTED TO MARRY!    GINGER ROGERS DID EVERYTHING FRED ASTAIRE DID, BUT SHE DID IT  BACKWARDS AND IN HIGH HEELS    A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL  YOU PUT HER IN HOT WATER  I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE  AND A CAREER  SO MANY MEN, SO FEW WHO CAN AFFORD ME  COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN ... SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH  DON'T TREAT ME ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU WOULD THE QUEEN  I'M OUT OF ESTROGEN AND I HAVE A GUN  WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT  OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME  DO NOT START WITH ME. YOU WILL NOT WIN  ALL STRESSED OUT AND NO ONE TO CHOKE  I CAN BE ONE OF THOSE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENS TO BAD PEOPLE  HOW CAN I MISS YOU IF YOU WON'T GO AWAY?  DON'T UPSET ME! I'M RUNNING OUT OF PLACES TO HIDE THE BODIES  And last but not least:  IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN