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RE: What Makes Me Feel Most Vulnerable? #167

First, I love this. It covers so many important topics.

As a mother of boys, I appreciate your attention to this infuriating issue of men being seen as sex crazed maniacs.

As a mother of girls, I want them to be free to show whatever they do or don't want to show without fear.

As a mother who has nursed four beautiful babies, I wish people would stop harassing women for feeding their babies.

As a woman who has carried, birthed, and fed four kids with a body that reflects that, I've come a long way in loving this body as it is, grateful for the magical things it has done. Living in Belize where all body types are loved and appreciated has helped a lot.

As a survivor of sexual assault, I'm a ways from being comfortable to post pics of my body on social media. There's a lot of good men. I've raised one (with another still raising). There's also a lot of horrid ones. There are horrid women too, but most of them don't threaten my bodily autonomy. Maybe it's weird to care what someone does with an image of my body, but it still feels violatey to think of someone seeing it as anything other than a beautiful creation.

Thanks. It's a good start to some necessary conversations.