If I had an Italian son, it might be different..

This morning..
At approximately 08:24am
Somewhere in between Euston and London Bridge station, on the Northern line..
I thought to myself, "If I had an Italian son, how would I raise him?"

Weird.. I know..

It was a bumpy ride..
I was flipping through The Times newspaper..
Then I turned over.. to page 29..
Berlusconi's story.. The Italian prime minister..

A quick breakdown..

He's 72.. His wife is 40 something..
And he's embroiled in a sex scandal..
He's allegedly been getting it on with girls as young as 18..
He, apparently, showed the French prime minister a soft porn mag, and said..
"I've had her, her and her.."
He has escort girls attend dinners and parties to make it more 'pleasant'..
Girls with nicknames like 'long thighs'

He, of course, says it's a smear campaign..

But that's besides the point..

This is not a post about whether prostitution is right or wrong..
Or a man cheating is right or wrong..
It's easier playing judge & jury..
So I'll leave that to the bible-brandishing firebrands..

But..

The part that caught my attention was the opinion of Italian men..

One said.. "Men of power need a lot of sex"
Isn't that like totally passing the buck?

Another said "If Berlusconi doesn't gain sexual satisfaction, he governs badly.."
Err.. Ok.. So being able to execute your job properly is directly related to how many orgasms you have???

But the one that took the cake for me, was the minister that said..
"If he spent the night with a call girl, he was only the 'end user' "

Like WTF? Since when did a woman become an operating system like Windows Vista..
And the man is only using what is available..?? The end user??!!
Now that just smacked of total disrespect, to me..

At this point, I sort of came to the conclusion that it probably all boiled down tothe mentality of an Italian man..
Plus, the stereotype of them being hot-blooded and all..

Made me wonder, how they were brought up to percieve women, when they were boys..
Made me wonder, if I had an Italian son, how would I raise him..?

I believe..
If you teach a boy to ride a bicycle properly..
When he becomes a man..
He won't try pedalling with his hands down a hill..

If you teach a boy to drive a car..
When he becomes a man..
He won't sit in the boot and wonder why the car isn't moving..

So when I do have a son..
He probably won't be eye-talian..

But..

I'll watch his fingers curl around mine, in that delivery room..
I'll hold his hand as he learns to walk..
I'll teach him to ride his first bike..
And wipe his knees, everytime he falls..
Maybe even one day, teach him to drive..

But the day he walks out, to go on that first date..

I'll walk him to the front door..
Put my hand on his shoulder..
And say to him..

"If you have a good woman in your presence, feel blessed..
You wouldn't disrespect God and she deserves that same treatment."


**I wrote this yesterday but forgot to post**