2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材45

The Myth of Superwoman For the past generation, our society has tried to sell us the idea of the woman who "has it all" and "does it all". We stand in awe of women who run successful businesses, volunteer for community service, keep beautifully decorated homes, send hand-written letters, cook and entertain guests with style, attend artistic functions, bring up happy children and look like a million bucks to boot. As we stand gaping at these idols of domestic and economic success, we wonder exactly where we fell short of achieving their outstanding merits. Was it when we had the third or fourth child and suddenly found ourselves lacking in extra hands?

Was it when we burned supper on the stove while trying to retrieve the crayons from toddler who has redecorated a wall? Was it when we sat down in the midst of a toy-strewn living room only to hear the doorbell ring and suddenly remember this was our afternoon to host the monthly ladies? These are not the questions we ought to ask ourselves. The real question is, "When did I buy into this myth that I can do it all?" Because we have this tendency to accept what we see superficially as deep-down reality, we need to be careful that we do not idealize people we do not know. We especially need to be careful that we don't make them a false standard and spend frustrated hours trying to achieve what we believe they have done. It's time to allow our idols to step down and be the flesh-and-blood human beings that they are. Superwoman is dead. In fact, Superwoman never existed except in our wildest imaginations.

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