So whose fault was it that she didn’t get a life jacket? (Bennie)
Well, Bennie, I guess the short answer is that it was her own fault. But the longer answer spreads the blame out to the father, the crew, the Captain of the ship…
In an ideal situation, the husband and wife would be working as a team to ensure the safety of each other as well as that of their children.
The crew would have been properly trained to ensure every passenger was instructed in proper lifesaving protocol, and the Captain would have insisted that every passenger was given this instruction before leaving port.
But this isn’t an ideal world – or a cruise ship.
Generally speaking, women are not trained to think of themselves first. In men, it’s probably something imprinted in the genetic code. Kids can be pretty selfish through many phases of their adolescence.
I think this is what this site and Claudia’s forthcoming book are addressing – training women in how to make sure they get their life jackets.
I don’t think most people go into a marriage, thinking about divorce, but women (and SAHM’s in particular) do need to be taught survival techniques – just in case. (Tim)
I don’t think that the question should have been about her lack of intelligence because she didn’t think about her own needs. That’s just the way most moms are. Their focus is on mothering and nurturing and protecting their own. Most of the time, they never consider their own needs especially when the children are young. (Francis)
It sounds like it’s about time that moms start to think about their own needs too. Today is way different from the way it used to be. (Jen)
Ladies and gentleman, I thank you for your words of wisdom. Claudia
