reasons

my reasons involved feeling trapped. trapped and overly-domesticated. I remember the first time i heard "overly-domesticated". it was an accurate description, because i was SO domesticated that i didn't realize there was anything else. it starts early...immediately. and once i knew, there was no going back. no more heels and jewelry to church on sunday. no more church on sunday. no more smiling when respected men made offensive comments. no more answering questions from underserving people. no more explaining why...fuck you, that's why. i went too far into the wild, but it was necessary. i want my girls to know that there is no "normal". there are no "good" girls and "bad" girls. it's all a lie. and that's what i know. I don't study it anymore, because once i started seeing it in my life, why read about it? why stoke a fire that burns on it's own? Raising girls is like walking a tight rope. I know what I saw growing up, but their experience is different, still. we're not equal. we're ALL objectified, and WE do it. i'll never stop believing that we can do better.