A Short Blurb On The Right To Say No.

[laurenwg]

Lately, I've been thinking of how empowering the word no is when one truly owns the word.  As a woman, society attempts to condition me to believe that it's wrong for a female to assert herself, to have confidence in her own autonomy, to be an individual.  Even feminism, which is supposed to empower women, uses oppressive techniques to get women

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[p_fingertips]

*hugs and loves*

[writerwench]

Resonating here. I've been so caring, so patient, so very tolerant and supportive and everything else - in a situation where these things are genuinely needed and appreciated - but right now I'm all out of energy to assimilate anger and hurt.

I'm not going to go on covering my irritation at the rudeness and aggressive ignorance of one young woman who seems to think she's queen of the world.

NO.

Yay!