At A Loss For Words - Thank You Patrick...

Patrick over at Born Again Redneck had posted a blog titled At A Loss For Words. I have to add that I can claim myself guilty at one time to be amongst those women he speaks of. Yes, I have on occasion been one such woman who has thought "Brad Pitt, George Clooney and the other putrid termites with capped teeth that populate Hollywood nowadays are "hot." I'll go as far as saying I even thought Tom Cruise was "hot" at one time. Until someone hit me over the head, actually his "jumping the couch" helped quite a bit!

"Modern women seem to have the same shallow mentality as homosexuals and think with their emotions and genitals not with their hearts and minds?"

I can only speak for myself and I'm actually ashamed at this point because he states a good point.

I have to admit that I have always thought of myself far from shallow and that I tend to think more with my heart and mind, but Patrick opened my eyes a bit today. I'm guilty... or at least I've been guilty. Some other things came to light for me today, how some women (and I speak personally and from circle of friends that I have traveled amongst) can get caught up with the whole idea of money, toys, flashy clothes, jewelry, looks, status when it comes to dating a man or even marrying one... I fell for it myself and was woken up to the reality of life very recently too. I was promised to "always" be taken care of, and so I was... until he moved on. I'm ashamed and embarrassed and yet very glad that I woke up.

"Did he serve in the military? Do you want to know what a real handsome man looks like? Do you want to see real male beauty, strength, character, sincerity and trustworthiness?"

Kudos to all the men that Patrick has listed as "real men; men you could look up to, admire and respect". I'd like to add one very special man that is no longer with us... and with him my brothers that served and their brothers that fought along side with them, some are no longer with us and some are. Hard working men at that... "Real" Men!

I can only say that with all that's been said back at Patrick's blog, comments and all...I hope I can show some small type of redemption for my own peace of mind, knowing that I am a bit more wide eyed to what even my father would have been embarrased about with his daughter.

I'm a changing woman Dad, I too want to be able to sit with you in heaven and be with you once again...

my Dad...

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There are so many "Real" Men out there that can be listed here, but I had to start with the one man that made such an impact in my life and I will always hold with such high regard, respect, honor and devotion to. It's because of him that I find myself "devoting" my whole being to a good man that can show honesty, integrity, and many other good qualities just as Little Miss Chatterbox and most of the women stated their views in Patrick's blog.

Yes, I am a woman and men can be men, and we can view the opposite sex as "handsome", "goodlooking" but to make them heroes is yet a whole different story!

Thank you Dad, for setting precedence for me in what a "Real" man should be.