Look at the fronts of many women's magazines these days (I am excluding the likes of OK, Hello!, etc as they are just sleb comics) and look at how they bang on about being "more confident"/"dressing for confidence"/" finding your confident inner self" blah, blah, blah.
Honestly - are we lacking in confidence? We have had an education, held down demanding careers and raised children, We are called on for our experience and maybe even expertise with the DGC. We know how to bake a Victoria sponge or scones and make a Christmas pudding anot to mention chutneys, marmalade and jams, stretch the budget to feed the five thousand with the contents of the back of the fridge or freezer when necessary. We can use a sewing machine, knit a baby garment, fill in a tax return, sort out most domestic emergencies . Unlike many younger people we know how to spell basic words, use an apostrophe (!) write a thank you letter and talk to a duke or a dustman should the occasion arise. We have embraced technology to the point that we send more time on Facebook than our DC. We know the words of all the "old" hymns Ancient and Modern so it is not the end of the world if we have left our reading glasses in the other handbag when we go to a wedding or a dear friend's memorial service.We also know the words to many popular songs because we knew them first time round.
So - self confidence?
Got it in spades my dears!
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