ADHD and Sexism

On ADHD...For kicks I took an Adult ADHD quiz. It told me I was probably moderately ADHD, and I should see my dr. to be sure. Huh. And here I was blaming his daddy. No Dr. trip for me, though, I'm very used to people getting annoyed with my daydreaming and wanton disregard for convention, thank you very much.

On sexism...I need to admit that I must be sexist. When I heard that McCain chose Palin for VP my heart gave a flutter and I was oh so excited that she was a woman. My heart didn't even stop to ask about her views, background or any such nonsense. I just heard the name "Sarah" and my heart went "yea!". This is my confession.

But what it revealed to me is that I didn't really think the world of men took us women seriously, and for a Republican (aka conservative) presidential nominee to choose a woman... I knew deep down that we had crossed a threshold. Hillary Clinton was close, yes, but she didn't quite make it. No matter who wins the election, Sarah Palin has made it.

I didn't even realize that I had been holding my breath for so long. But I had been holding my breath, or treading water, or something, waiting to be embraced as a person, not a gender. Not as a woman who must wait until all family responsibilities have been taken care of before being able to step into the world, but wanting to be embraced as a person, like Palin, who can be a woman, a mother, a wife, and a leader.