By SheelaR

Why are women so hard on each other? Is it insecurity or jealously? Is it because we want to see our sisters to do better, and we become frustrated when they don’t? Are we competing for some unknown prize?

As a woman, I want nothing more than to see women elevate themselves.  I’ll readily admit that I become frustrated and angry at the site of women behaving in an uncouth kind of way. I’m at times quick to dismiss my sisters when I become frustrated with their lack of progress.  In that way, I’ve failed them and myself.

This is where reality television makes an appearance…

Reality television has uncovered deep painful fissures in the relationships of women.  It’s disheartening to watch. When did the ‘lady’ in us stop making appearances? When did we put up our dignity up for sale? We’ve given up on ourselves and our sisterhood, and we’ve become perpetual train wrecks.

We have something beautiful. Something men will never understand.  We are the givers of life. We are nurturers and natural teachers, so why  do we keep passing up the opportunity to uplift and support each other? Why are we giving in and giving up on womanhood? We’ve become remiss in our duties as women…for a price.

Reality television is destroying everything that is beautiful about being a woman and a lady. We are supposed to be gentle and kind.  We don’t scold our men for entertainment or engage in public fisticuffs with other women. A lady doesn’t paint her face like a two dollar hooker and enter a rooms loudly, just to give the audience something to talk about.

Leave the entertainment for entertainers. You are a beautiful masterfully designed specimens. You were not designed to be fodder for television. No matter your color, shape or size…you’ll always be one of many magical beings that God designed with a purpose.

Don’t squander this beautiful life you have for the sake of entertainment. Don’t participate in the degradation of the sisterhood for dollars. In our relationships with women, we must become more like men. We must support unconditionally and without judgement.

Your purpose nor your pride should ever be up for sale.