I Love Being A Woman When I Stop Taking Shit From Men

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I love being a woman when I ignore angry comments by anonymous accounts.

I love being a woman when I stop equating being a woman with abuse and servitude.

I love being a woman when I believe I’m more than my ability or inability to have kids.

I love being a woman when I’m not worried about the expectations of men…if they think I’m beautiful or not, feminine enough or not, worth marrying, worth asking out.

I love being a woman when I stop taking shit from men. When I just block instead of writing a long text on how to treat me, when I shrug and send a Venmo request to someone who is harassing me and watch them just disappear, when I turn their harassment into content.

I love being a woman once I’ve healed myself. I love being a woman when I own my whole body. I love being a woman when I dance. I love being a woman when I move to move and not to lose weight. I love being a woman when I tell myself I don’t need to step on the scale.

I love being a woman when I define what I want and what I don’t want. I love being a woman when I stop equating that to squandering potential and being forced into a life I don’t want.

I love being a woman when I equate it to power and choice. I love being a woman when I…