We at The (real) Stepford Wives Association rarely pay attention to the news. If we have anything on, it's generally our home stereo systems, playing music that inspires us. We do not waste time idly in front of the television (in fact most of us never turn it on -- that's really for our husbands to decide). We spend our time, cleaning running errands or other community actives.
Late Monday morning Mrs P Souris was at her eldest son's school getting ready for a silent auction to benefit the math department. Mrs T Lowenstein was running on the gym treadmill before going to Target. Mrs A. Myers was having her teeth cleaned at the dentist, and Mrs S. Donovan was doing her laundry while catching up on cleaning her oven.
We all planned to meet later that evening at Mrs Souris' home for a delightful pot-luck meal and a night of playing Hearts while our husbands watched a game. Vera was first to arrive and broke the news to us about the events in Oklahoma just hours before. While our hearts immediately went out to the people effected and we made arrangements to gather some clothing and other essentials to send to the area, we were also, blissfully unaware.
It should be noted Vera is not a Stepford Wife, and frankly would never be considered for membership, as she is simply not Stepford Wife material but a good friend nonetheless. Our husbands were proud we hadn't a clue about what was going on, especially Mr Souris, who goes to great lengths to protect his wife from unpleasantness. He kissed his wife's cheek and assured her -- along with the rest of us we were right not to worry about such matters.
We make no excuses for existing in our bubble and being unaware of such a horrible event. We all live on the left coast, and far away from Oklahoma, so it isn't unusual that people weren't captivated by the news here the way they were in other parts of the country. However it does highlight something important to us -- we got on quite well not knowing. For us the earth continued to spin.
It cannot be understated our hearts, prayers and thoughts go out to those most affected. Still, we at The (real) Stepford Wives Association remain pleased we held onto our convictions and remained completely unaware of the events. We encourage our fellow sisters in Stepford to live by our example, keeping our focus on our family and daily chores. For us it was thankfully a very normal day.
