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Are women insane? Some time back, I was counseling with a gentleman who was having troubles with the lady in his life. In exasperation, he finally said, “They are insane!” “Who is insane?” I inquired. “Women,” he replied. “All women are insane.” A few weeks ago, I was talking with another man who found his relationship with a certain female confusing. I said, “Well, one person I talked to said that it was his opinion that all women are insane.” He pondered a moment and said, “I think I agree with that.” “Really!” I replied. “So you think that men should treat all women as though they are mentally ill?” “Probably,” he mused. As we were standing outside the church on a Sunday morning, I decided to get a few opinions from the gentler sex. The first person I approached was a young mom with three children, two of whom are teenagers. After I explained the conversations that occurred, I asked if she thought the men had a valid point. “They probably do,” she answered. Surprised, I asked, “So you think that men would be better off if they just assumed that women were insane and acted as such?” “Yep, probably.” My next contact was with a mother of four small children. Again, I explained the situation and asked the lady’s thoughts. “It’s probably true from a man’s point of view. I always want my husband to tell me what I want to hear and to do what I want him to do. I can see how he might think that’s crazy.” Now, let me just state for the record that both the man with me, and I, were very surprised by the way these conversations were going. I’ve read “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: The Classic Guide for Understanding the Opposite Sex,” by John Gray, so I’ve understood for years that we come from different places and see things from a different perspective, but two women saying that the two men had a valid point left me — confused. In essence, the two women were saying that the two men were — gasp! — right. Men are not accustomed to be being told they are right, especially by the women in their lives. So, we decided to approach a professional, a lady who has served as a registered nurse for a number of years. When told what had been proposed, she said, “Oh, I don’t believe that at all! I don’t think that women are insane. I know I’m not insane.” So, I asked her, “Do you think that most insane people know that they are insane?” “Probably not,” she said. “So,” I proffered, “you could actually be insane and not be aware of it, couldn’t you?” I received “the look” that all women, from the day of their birth, are able to give men to chill their blood, and then she went into the church. A few days later, I approached a college student, a young lady I have known all her life. I told her all about this and, looking for a more modern, progressive voice, I asked her if women were insane. Without hesitation, she replied, “Oh, absolutely!” So, do I think that all women are insane? Well, it certainly would explain a great many mysterious ways that have baffled men from the beginning of time. All I can say is that, based on my limited survey, 100 percent of men surveyed say, “Yes”; 75 percent of women polled say, “Probably” or “Absolutely”; and 25 percent of women polled say, “No,” but they could be insane and not know it. Who am I to argue with the polls? I’m not crazy. [Father David Epps, a provincial auxiliary bishop serving the Mid-South Diocese, is the founding pastor of Christ the King Church, 4881 Hwy. 34 E., Sharpsburg, GA 30277. He is also the vicar of Christ the King Church in Champaign, IL. He may be contacted at frepps@ctkcec.org. The church has a website at www.ctkcec.org.] login to post comments | Father David Epps's blog
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