Notes on 'becoming a woman' - A special for International Women's Day
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Almost missed this!
Really excellent writing, I was right there with you, and definitely related to some of it!
Looking forward to getting to know you more as we go <3
Thanks for commenting @redrica! We've just met on Steemit and around, so I'm sure we will get to know about each other more the coming months :D Looking forward to it too! Thanks for stopping by!
I left this post for last [from the Women's Day specials] because I knew I'd like it the most [no offence to the rest of the @steemsugars hey...?]
First of all, thanks for the mention !!! Just saw it :D
Second of all, I eerily relate to A LOT - ok especially the last one, about New York, it's like I wrote - seriously. I went solo too, people were asking me for directions too, felt like I belonged too...so strange!
I don't know if all of it is true or if it's just a nice 'story', but either way I'm sure it touched a lot of female souls out there. Sadly - or happily by the end!- it's very 'objective' for all of us.
You're a great woman,kid [I'm older and MeanMommy, so yeah ahahaha]
And you'll grow to be an even better one...
Aaaah, that first sentence is very nice of you to say, since we have such incredible talent at @steemsugars :D
If I read back all the comments my conclusion is so many women relate and recognize my story! It seems to be a real cross-border experience :-) That we both had such an epiphany in NYC is AWESOMELY coincidental indeed :D It's a city that does a lot for me :-)
All that I wrote is true - Although the picture under the header 'twenty-six years old' is not from this year so are you sure you know how old I am? ;-) KidMommy? :')
ahahahahaha you got me there .... But I am SURE you're younger than me so....ssshhhh.....respect the elders please :P
ooooh you should do the 11 facts - 1 lie to challenge us all :D
LOL! You want me to do the 11 facts just so you can discover my age! :')
ahahaha no! [you might not include that fact anyway] BUT I presume you're full of surpises so THAT would be very interesting ahahahaha
@soyrosa thank you for the shoutout! You are truly an inspiration too. With all that you especially for special needs kids. Keep it up!
Your work too is super important! Glad you are doing it :-)
aw .. this is how sincere and heartfelt post. the details of our lives are very similar :) I met you well. You are a perfect woman. ! hope, thanks to our friendship; I will be aware of the next sections of your life :)
Yes, you will! :D Thanks for leaving such a nice comment!
This is a joy to read. I like the tension in it -- I kept assuming it might go darker. I have a 6 year old daughter who is well on her way to becoming a powerful woman, and I can't wait to show her posts like this someday.
Glad I was able to end it on a lighter note :-) I'm honoured you consider my piece something your daughter should read :-) Yay for powerful women!
really love how you wrote this beautiful post, I felt like I was right there with you at all those different stages in your life. Really well written, thank you @soyrosa
Thanks a lot @trucklife-family! Your posts on embracing womanhood and raising three daughters are really amazing! <3
thank you x
What an amazing post documenting that delicate journey towards self-acceptance. I recognize so many of these phases in myself...keep on being empowered and fierce--and that bathroom shot really is badass. :)
Thank you <3 I keep working on being as empowered and fierce as possible - most days I succeed! All the other days I will just look at this picture to remind me how it feels ;-)
I love this retrospective. What a good idea - not many people have a smooth transition! I remember my "breasts" hurting so bad for a couple of years. They never grew much though! My sisters were gifted in that domain, but I sort of got skipped over on that one...oh well!
That is a badass self portrait!
Cheers
Ah, yes, breasts! Don't we all have an opinion on ours? It's weird, right? They only serve one real goal for a few months for those who want to become mothers - but still we spend a big part of our life only thinking about their shape, size, how much we should or should not show them...
Thanks for commenting!
This is an excellent piece of writing. These snippets of time show turning points of a girl learning about becoming a woman, and some of the ways society intervenes... not necessarily in kind ways either. Also, this list of women is AMAZING! And not because I'm in it — these are some of my favourite women on Steemit, as are you! ((hugs))
This list wouldn't be as amazing without you in it though! So glad I found you here and get to know bits about you and your life <3
And thank you - society is not always kind to us indeed! Therefore I find women who are in the end able to embrace themselves pretty damn awesome. Although this piece ends optimistically I'm not free of all judgments still ;-) Working on it though!
Hugs!
Beautiful piece of writing :) I love that you talk about your internal dialogue with each step!
Thanks a lot @lilycampbell! I somehow suspect I will love following your content on Steemit and you'll be added to my awesome women's list coming year! <3
Aw, thanks! :) I am happy to be here, and it's mutual admiration!