There is this one elderly man that comes in to the restaurant at 6 o’clock on the dot every Friday night.
He wears the same Hawaiian styled shirt and blue jogging pants. He is 82 years old, and I know this because we celebrated his birthday two Fridays ago. He comes in by himself, sits in his...
The best writing is driven by a desire to change the world and that’s exactly what I intend on doing by sharing my story. I sat there, hopeless and abandoned. The only things that kept me company were my loneliness and my fears, with a frequent visit from pain. I allowed myself to keep the...
Look guys, no matter what a girl does, no matter how she’s dressed, no matter how much she’s had to drink, it’s never, never, never OK to touch her without her consent. This doesn’t make you a man. It makes you a coward.”
How does something that makes us feel so good physically, can also make us feel morally inadequate?
We have all grown up in a society that tells us that a woman who has too much sex with too many people, is not a good woman and possibly one that will not be taken seriously. We live in the shadows of our male counterparts who high five each other the morning after bringing a stranger home from the bar. What do women get? We get the displeased looks from our more conservative friends and family and the automatic "She's easy" from the guys.
That's not how it should be. If there's natural attraction between two single people and they're being safe, no one should interfere. Men should also be mature enough to not brag about certain encounters and to not view sexually open women any differently.
As long as in fun and consensual, sex can be a beautiful experience that shouldn't be grounds for judgement. Both women and men have every right to enjoy each other, without feeling belittled in any way.
My goal here isn’t to bash men. (Well, maybe a little tiny bit) I think men are exceptional creatures, when they choose to be. I think a strong man would never be afraid of a strong woman, and would never take a good woman for granted.
I am here to strengthen women and to empower them. I want women to feel great about themselves on their own, without the need for a man. I want women to understand that we are their equal, not the lesser being whose only responsibilities are to cook, clean, please men and look after the children. We are much more complex and beautifully multifaceted beings that that.
I want men and women to understand that we are both just as wonderful, especially when we work hand in hand.