Whilst working out at the Y today, I noticed a mid-age woman working out nearby. She was in pretty good shape overall, certainly not a thin, frail thing. She had some muscle, more than what you usually see on a woman and a nice, but modest bust. Her hair was about 18" long and tied back in a single pony-tail. She clearly knew what she was doing with the equipment and went about her business in an efficient manner.
20 years ago, my first thought might have been something like "I'd like to get to *know* her" (in the Biblical sense). However, my thought was different it was admiration, then "I think I'd like to be her".
What I liked about her was her independence, capability, apparent toughness beyond a normal woman, her hair, the size of her bosom, etc. She may be what people usually call a tomboy, I can't really tell that, but judging on the little information I had, it's a pretty safe bet.
She seemed as someone who could be femme, but still in control of her life. It would not surprise me if she dresses up pretty on occasion as her mood carries her.
Who here wouldn't want to be her?
Then I remembered that my mother was very much that kind of woman, independent, capable, etc.
So, I can't help wonder if my mother played a much larger role model in my life than I have previously expected and it almost seems as if I am trying to become her kind of person.
In case you are wondering, I did marry a woman like that, so I did also marry my mother in that sense.
In later life it would seem as if I am trying to become her....
What a crazy world...
Think about your mother and tell us if you are trying to become your mother.