Dara just one the national title in the 100M Freestyle in 54.4 at the ripe old age of 40. Simply Incredible. :applaud: :woot:
If that's not inspiring I don't know what is.
If she was low-profile, got married right out of college, was still married to the same person, and had a couple of pre-teen or teenage kids, I think we might be quicker to embrace her. This is what society expects of a 41 year old woman.
Women, and I can say this since I am one, are the hardest on each other. We don't like it when one of our own doesn't conform to society's ideal.
I am a bit conservative, and being the mother of a son, I would want my son's wife at 41 to be a litte bit more focused on her home and her family. It is, however, Dara's life and she is free to do what she wants with it. I am just trying to analyze why so many people are being hard on her.
Blech. :eek: I don't personally agree with ANY of these statements and I'm a 40 something mom. And maybe you should check out the divorce rate. It's hardly unconventional. And get married right out of college?!?! I've told my youngest it's illegal to get married before 30.
Jim: Geek can't invoke option E and he really hasn't. He previously stated that no master can really compare themselves too well to Dara -- and he's right.
If she was low-profile, got married right out of college, was still married to the same person, and had a couple of pre-teen or teenage kids, I think we might be quicker to embrace her. This is what society expects of a 41 year old woman.
Women, and I can say this since I am one, are the hardest on each other. We don't like it when one of our own doesn't conform to society's ideal.
I am a bit conservative, and being the mother of a son, I would want my son's wife at 41 to be a litte bit more focused on her home and her family. It is, however, Dara's life and she is free to do what she wants with it. I am just trying to analyze why so many people are being hard on her.
Blech. :eek: I don't personally agree with ANY of these statements and I'm a 40 something mom. And maybe you should check out the divorce rate. It's hardly unconventional. And get married right out of college?!?! I've told my youngest it's illegal to get married before 30.
Jim: Geek can't invoke option E and he really hasn't. He previously stated that no master can really compare themselves too well to Dara -- and he's right.
