Man, I Feel Like a Woman

One of the ladies I am extremely proud of

It’s been a crazy busy week at work.   For those who wonder what exactly it is that I do at 88 Tactual, welcome to my world. I sometimes wonder too.  

I do a little bit of everything.  I am an instructor and teach most of the handgun classes.  I also help to schedule classes, make sure the other instructors have what they need (not required,  I’m just like that), do the marketing, take care of the social media/email, and keep track of our students training by entering in their information in our database so we have a record of who has taken what class.  I also work with images to create marketing materials.  And I work pretty closely with the boss to make sure things keep running as smoothly as possible.   

I am not quite sure how I ended up doing any of the above. I never applied for a job or even so much as inquired.   And its not like I was bored.   I actually had a very busy life running  my own CCW classes, other handgun classes, leading the local chapter of The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chaptes, running my own non-profit organization,  leading mission teams, and of course keeping up with the housework, cooking, and being a grandparent to some amazing kiddos. 

Women are like that.  We can do a lot.  Sometimes we kid ourselves into thinking we can do everything at the same time.  We can not do everything all at the same times, but close.  Very close. 

This week I think I’ve been in overdrive.  Monday and Tuesday I worked all day organizing all of our files and entering all those names into the database.  Monday and Tuesday evenings I assisted on the range for our Tactical Monday/Tuesday classes.  Wednesday was all day office work at home, then running out of stuff and running errands to get more stuff and then continuing on with the office work.   Fortunately I can do the bulk of this work at home so it’s a bit easier to watch the dogs and make sure Cooper is not eating the house and making sure dinner gets on the table.  

Why yes, I do teach men too

Tonight I will be the lead on the Ladies Only Skill Builder. I’m looking forward to it.  They will be learning the skills of moving and shooting.  I absolutely love to teach, and I especially love to teach women. 

I  love seeing women who have come to value themselves enough to believe that they are worth defending.  

I feel like every time they show up for a class it’s a statement of their self-worth.   And every time they struggle to learn is a testament to their bravery and courage.  These women don’t allow the opinions of others to dissuade them.  They plow on, knowing that they are doing the best thing for themselves and those they love.   It makes me just want to stand and cheer for them.  What a lot of people don’t realize is that its about so much more than guns. 

I think that is why it disturbs me so greatly when I pick up on a vibe, overhear a comment, or see women being treated or talked about with disrespect on a range.  It used to make me really angry, and truth be told, it still does, but I've come to feel sorry for the poor fool who holds those opinions.  He has no idea what he is missing out on. Women are amazing.  And they know, they always know who respects them and who doesn't.  Another reason I feel sorry for those poor fools. A woman who values herself and knows you don't is not a creature to look down upon.