TBT

Throw Back Thursday or What I Wish I Knew Back Then or What We Should Teach Now

-that fat should never be an insult
-that being emotional is okay
-and that wanting to feel pretty or wear makeup or pink is okay
-and that wanting to not do those things is okay
-and being loud or opinionated or bossy is okay too
-to have a voice
-to learn all the facts
-to be as assertive and powerful as possible
-to not condemn women for the amount of their sexual partners
-to not condemn women for their clothes or the actions done on their free-will
-to not laugh or agree when a guy is going ‘you’re not like those girls’ or insulting other woman
-to say when you’re offended
-that being a woman doesn’t have to be about having ovaries
-embrace women
-because girls are your friends
-that man, you can wear leggings as pants
-or wear things that people say aren’t flattering for your body type because eff that noise
-to say no when you want to
-to even say no when you feel uncomfortable
-to enjoy the damn nachos
-to find other women beautiful
-to find yourself beautiful
-to find your body beautiful
-to listen extra-carefully for those who cannot speak as loud
-that “growing balls” doesn’t mean “growing a spine”
-to not worry so much about how people feel about you
-and spend as much time trying to please yourself as you do pleasing others
-to explore what your sexual preferences are
-that safe sex means consensual sex
-and most of all, that things can and will change if we push for them and speak for them