Open letter to ladies
Dear ladies, dear and familiar!
(Baonghean)I, a speck of dust belonging to the male, would like to send to all ladies my warmest greetings on March 8th. And in a cheerful and forgiving mood, I would like to boldly express a few things and make a few suggestions, hoping that you will share and consider them.
Dear ladies, very very dear. Ladies often criticize the male-dominated view. But the reality is the opposite. Every year, women have two days to honor: International Women's Day 8/3 and Vietnamese Women's Day.
During the days when the women held rallies, sang and danced to demand liberation, we, the men, were confined at home, doing all the work: cleaning, shopping, cooking, laundry... (except breastfeeding), difficult tasks for which we had no talent and were not trained.
Ladies often consider themselves to be the fairer sex, we readily admit that, but calling them the weaker sex is still debatable. Who is weak, who is strong? The balance of power has changed significantly, ladies are getting stronger every day, while we are getting weaker every minute. In the past, ladies only took care of housework, but now they are members of parliament, ministers, deputy ministers, and some ladies are even presidents and prime ministers. In the economic, cultural, and social fields, ladies are increasingly dominant. Speaking of sports, the women's football team is always the champion of Southeast Asia, while our men's team has been sluggish for a long time without a single medal. So who is strong, who is weak?
Dear ladies, very very dear. Another painful thing is the so-called black fund that we manage, which you think is not transparent. Let's think from the root. If you did not monopolize the family budget, turning us into proletarians right after receiving our salaries, if you did not label our smoking and drinking habits as harmful and need to be eliminated, and did not include entertainment such as karaoke, massage, watching football, moderate gambling in official expenses... then we would not have to set up a black fund. But why do you slander it as a black fund? Are you putting us on the same level as corrupt people? If you immediately recognize the legitimacy and put the above expenses on the top priority list, the black fund will be immediately eliminated.
The press has been making a big deal about domestic violence lately. Domestic violence comes from long-standing resentments, from small things like the ones above that are not resolved, turning into punches and other violent acts. The violence will stop immediately if you, the kind-hearted lady, will meet our above requirements.
Quynh Tho
