By Julie Seedorf, Something about nothing

I asked my husband a momentous question one day during Easter week. The question was &8220;If there were no women would there be an Easter Bunny? I should have continued on with the question &8220;If there were no women would Hallmark still be in business?&8221;

I did not ask the second question because the first question left my husband looking perplexed.

I proceeded to explain. &8220;Did you buy your children or grandchildren an Easter card or dye eggs for the Easter Bunny? He replied, &8220;No, you do that.&8221; My point exactly, would there be an Easter Bunny if there were no women?

I am not exactly picking on men. I am sure there are men out there that participate in all the holidays with excitement, anticipation and preparation. I do have to say that I do not remember the last time I heard a man state, &8220;Oh, I have to get my house decorated for Christmas or Easter or for someone&8217;s birthday.&8221; Recently I took a birthday cake to a friend for her birthday. She remarked, &8220;I can&8217;t remember the last time I had a birthday cake.&8221;

As there are no children in her household, I presume the task would fall to whom?

I used to work in a Hallmark store. We would prepare. On Valentine&8217;s Day we would look at our watch. At exactly 4:45 p.m. we would hold the door open and gesture in the direction of the valentine cards. The men would stream in. They didn&8217;t have any problems finding the cards for their wives and girlfriends, as they seemed to be the only cards left in the store. The women had emptied the rest of the shelves.

What would the economy do without women? Stuffed bunnies would sit on the shelves, basket makers could retire, and the economy would suffer even more then it does now because all the preparation that is made for holidays would be lost. I have overheard conversations before holidays. I did not hear one man worrying about getting their Christmas cards out.

Now I am not necessarily saying that men do not help during the holidays. It does appear that most of the preparations for holidays and birthdays that make those times for our families special seem to fall in the hands of the women.

But we cannot forget that men do make preparations for special events such as football games, baseball games, golf games and other events that they feel are important. We must not forget that Super Bowl Sunday is an important holiday, too. Men seem to make great preparation for this day.

So what would happen to our lives if no one prepared for the holidays? Many of these holidays are religious holidays, too. Who takes care of most of the preparations for the seasons in the church? What would happen if all the preparation stopped? What would happen if Christmas came and Easter came and there were no church services? What if there were no Sunday dinners, no Easter eggs, no birthday cards and no birthday cakes ever? What would happen if all our walls were bare and there were no knick-knacks or dishes decorating our homes? What would happen if there were not pictures of our loved ones on the wall and we never received a birthday card, a Christmas card or a get-well card in our entire life? What would happen to our life if no one ever made an effort to make any day special for us?

If the Easter Bunny is alive and well in your household, take the time to think about what your life would be like without the Easter Bunny?

If someone in your church makes preparations for Sunday services or holiday services, take the time to think about what you life would be like without those preparations. If you have decorations in your house that makes your house feel like a home, think about what your home would be like without the person that takes the time to make your walls come alive. If you have ever received a card for your birthday or for a holiday or just because, take the time to think about what your life would be like if no one remembered you.

The perplexed look on my husband&8217;s face when I asked the question &8220;If there were no women would there be an Easter Bunny?&8221; told me he didn&8217;t quite get it. But I did. If I had not been there all the years to take care of the details of the holidays he would have stepped in. He trusted that I would take care of it and if I needed his help I would ask. He knew that I knew that if there were no women there would still be an Easter Bunny.

Wells resident Julie Seedorf&8217;s column appears every Monday.

E-mail me at somethingabout nothing@mchsi.com.