When my mother talks about her brother, and how well he takes care of my bedridden grandmother, she often unintentionally says things like “He does what a daughter and son both would do for their mother”. And that’s when I correct her. “There’s no such thing as what a son or a daughter would or… Continue reading Smashing the Patriarchy Begins at Home
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Lady-like?
You’re born with 2 X-Chromosomes. You peer through your tiny eyes as you enter the world. Everything seems normal until you notice subtle flashes of your folks. They seem happy, but it’s different. There is a lot of being said yet nothing in words, no one has it in them to acknowledge that they expected… Continue reading Lady-like?