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I did two things today that I very rarely do, and I suddenly felt like a female sterotype!

Not that theres anything wrong with that . . .

It’s just not me!

Firstly I got really stressed and went shopping for shoes.

Secondly I nearly blew up my car by not replacing the radiator cap firmly.

When you say two things like that together you think of Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde, or Jessica Simpson in everyday life. But unfortunately I can not avoid making “dumb” mistakes or purchasing footwear not matter how much I want to distance myself from the stereotype.

Ive always looked after my own car, im not a mechanic and know little about the complex workings of the machine, but i like to think of myself as having basic maintenance skills, common sense, and the good judgement to know when to take the car to a mechanic.

There has been a hairline crack in the gasket head with a very slow leak which ive been keeping an eye on, the mechanic suggested a bottle of seal repair fluid which I put in, but I continued to check the coolant level in the radiator just to be on the safe side. I had just washed the car and lifted the bonnet to check the radiator and dont even know what I did . . . put it down to being limp-wristed or distracted . . . I just failed to screw the cap back on firmly!

I drove the car down to the local shops and by the time I got home and pulled into the garage there was steam billowing out everywhere and a trail of water up the driveway. I could have blown up my car!

This is something I expect to see on The Simple Life, not something I expect to be doing!

Similarly with the shoes, when I walk out of a store with a bag of shoes I just feel like a bimbo!

It doesnt matter that the shoes were only $30 each, or that my old shoes have holes in them, I just dont want people to see me with a big bag of kitten heels and ballet flats! Its irrational I know, I am actually a woman but I act like Ive been caught cross-dressing! I just am not comfotable with reinforcing the stereotype of the “stupid girl”!

I dont want to be a blonde joke about the girl who called roadside assistance because her car wouldnt start - it turns out she left the car in “Drive”.

I dont want to be the trophy wife or diva who gets “retail therapy” by stocking up her shoe closet.

I once had a housemate who pointed out my aversion to domestic chores most likely stems from me not wanting to participate in “womens work”.

I wonder how many other women are actively concerned about becoming a cliche?

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