Today I discovered this writer’s tactic to face her fear of rejection and failure, and it’s honestly very inspiring?! This kinda rewired my brain and I feel everyone should read and think about it.
Today I got to go on one of our runs to more rural shelters to help relieve overcrowding there. We ended up bringing back 21 kittens and 10 dogs. So fun day. But this morning, while I was getting stuff together in preparation for the 90 minute drive…. This happened.
Excuse you Tiniest Opossum, but you are NOT allowed to escape through the front bars of the cat carrier we were housing you in. I’m going to put you back.
“NO!”
I am going to catch you and put you back and you have no say in this matter.
“NO!”
Catching you and putting you back now.
“NOOOOOO!”
Aaaand back you go. Let go of the purple towel and go in the cardboard box.
I don’t want to ‘feel’ empowered. I want to be empowered. Where is my fucking land? Or my higher position in society? Why are women supposed to feel grateful about a ‘feeling’? Whilst men are actually empowered.
Wow. I’ve literally never thought about it this way.
Today a girl in my class got told off for her skirt being too short or whatever and was told the usual “distraction for the boys” bs and she deadass stood up, looked this sexist teacher in the eye, and said “but it’s the girls I’m trying to impress sir” and if that ain’t a lesbian queen I don’t know what is