“Men are never selfish. They’re smart. Women are always selfish. You want to be single? Selfish. You’re a wife and mother and do anything other than dote on your husband and children? Selfish. I want you and your sisters to learn to take that word as a compliment. Anyone who says that to you is trying to discourage you from doing what you want. That’s how you know you’re doing something right.” FeminismIdentityEmpowermentIndependenceSelf DeterminationDefianceGender RolesSocial CommentaryDouble StandardsCritique Of Society Book:Play Nice Source: Play Nice
“It's a nice thing to cook for yourself.” InspirationIndependenceWomen EmpowermentGirl PowerFemale EmpowermentCackle Book:Cackle Source: Cackle
“You know," she says, still staring out the window, "I'm not afraid to date. I choose not to." "I know. I'm sorry." "Not everything is about my leg. Does it factor in? Yeah, in ways you and Mae and Jules will never understand, and that's fine. But it's not the reason," she says. Believe it or not, I'm good on my own." "I believe it." "If I come home to dishes in the sink, they're my dishes. I watch TV, it's whatever I want. I go wherever I want, do whatever I want. I've got a lot going on. I'm not some lonely sad sack out there. I've got a good life.” RelationshipsIndependenceSingleSinglism Author:Rachel Harrison