Entry 11:

Dear Oppressor,

"Oh Lord, it's this woman you gave me"? I cannot believe you went there.

How can you foist your watery sorta-Catholicism off on her, then in the next paragraph blast feminists for "victimology"? "I just do as I'm told"? (If you could hear me, I'd be using that mincy-talk voice one uses to completely diss another.) To be sure, all God's dangers ain't a man. Some notable others are street harassment, rape, spousal abuse (which is almost always of women), unequal pay for equal work, glass ceilings, inequitable child-care responsibilities, no recognition of time spent raising kids, and out of the work force at retirement, religious zealots trying to control my body ... stuff like that.

I happen to be a Buddhist of 12 years standing (if you know of any good retreats let me know; I'm looking). I don't think we're too far apart, especially on the "service to others" angle. If you focus on yourself, you're lost. If you're focused on prayer at football games, posting Ten Commandments in public spaces, and think Jesus spends his time helping you find parking spaces ... OK. Works for me. Om.

Karmically,
Debra