In the Land of Women

This was one of the perfect moments in life to watch this movie.  Of course I don’t know what other perfect moments there will be in my own life for this story but in this particularly perfect moment there was #1 and I alone on the couch for the evening.  This doesn’t happen often because my husband is engaged and we are newlyweds.  It took a trip, for him, into Iowa (ask me how cold it is there in January…ew) with four of the six for me to have a night alone with #1 and this was the perfect setting to watch In the Land of Women.

This truly is the story of women (and the poor, good man within them) and all the complexities that come with them:

• Aging
• Blooming
• Death
• Drive to be desirable
• Individual purpose in the midst of raising children
• Lives of our children vs. lives of our own
• Motherhood
• Motherhood during times of questioned mortality
• Being the perfect example for our daughters of  everything that is good about womanhood
• Dangerous cancers of reproductive organs that are specific to women
• Rage vs. Fear vs. Appearance of Calm
• Exploration of  love and lust and sex (the first time and possibly the last)
• Power
• Insane need for a positive attitude when everything around you is falling apart
• Chopping off of body attributes because of cancer and cancer treatment
• Vomiting
• Bitching
• Kissing
• Excluding
• And, ultimately, connecting and loving

If you know any of my history, you know that a movie such as this would be important in my life.  Unfortunately #1 is old enough to know the history that we share, painfully.  So it was easy, as we were passing in the kitchen, to stop and hug and say, “I love you”, and then linger.  We lingered for a very long time.  The funny thing is, she held on when I almost let go.  I can’t tell you how much that means to me.  Please hug your daughters, or anyone you need to know that you love them above all others.

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