Who am I?

I'm "me," and it's hard to describe myself. You try to do it. Right now. See? Not so easy.

I am a frum (Orthodox Jewish) female, that much I can say. Whether I'm a frum feminist remains to be seen. Being a feminist in my World could be pretty detrimental to one's reputation, and reputation means a heck of a lot in this community.

The reason why being a feminist could be detrimental to your reputation is because in the Orthodox Jewish world, the ultimate life for a woman is to marry, have children, and establish a good home.

There's a part of me that understands that and knows that philosophically, being a wife and mother is one of the most difficult jobs in the world and that it's a position that really should be a lot more respected than it is.

Then there's the part of me that says, "Well, that's all nice and good but I want more than that." That's the, "feminist" part of me, I guess. The part that I feel like I have to hide away from members of the community because they'd be horrified to hear me say such a thing.

It's getting late so I'm going to rap this up.

-Frum Feminist (?)