Good Morning All,
When I got the note about doing the MST questionnaire, I had sent it out to the other Ladies of the Group to see if any of them wanted to do it. I included the questions and the email address of the lady doing the arranging so folks could just write her back directly. But, I did get this note from one of our Ladies, and she sent me this back, with permission to share it. So I gave a printed copy to the students, but I also wanted to post it here, because it's words from a fellow survivor, and every word we can share has some importance on the subject. So, here are hers:
"These are very thought provoking questions. It's too heavy
to answer right now. I will get back to it at a later time though. However, I
would like to say, I have always believed that the military not only had a
"boys club" mentality but a "good Ol boy/golden boy" set of
rules that I believed women were excluded from. I never felt
safe or protected in the service. My experiences in basic training with my male
training instructor somewhat set the tone for how I perceived males in the
military were going to be. This also confirmed all my inner
suspicions as a young girl about men in general. Naive and wanting to
believe the best in the opposite sex would ultimately change my family
dynamics and affect/effect all of male relationships. Life and all of it's
innocence changed forever. I wish I knew then what I know now,
"always trust your belly" God gave women intuition or instincts
for a reason. God luck with this!"
I can so relate to her words, and I hope that they will remind others, that that 'gut' feeling we get, needs to be listened to!
Myst,
Over and out
No comments:
Post a Comment