This piece was so powerful. And your writing is so moving. Iām sorry these things happened to you. The way women hold up the patriarchy is so heartbreaking. I hope we are better elders than the ones we had. š
This was incredibly powerful. I am so sorry that you had to go through all of this. I appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable and give us a piece of your story. It makes more of a difference than you may know.
Damn. I just went through trauma therapy to finally reckon with an assault from when I was girl. This resonated so much for me. A bit difficult to read in parts, as it should be. It is difficult. It is painful. It is terrible. Yet, sharing is so necessary. Writing it and creating record is necessary. I appreciate your honesty and your vulnerability here. Thank you for writing and sharing this.
Thank you for writing this! How scared youāre little girl mustāve been in each of those situations which she barely understood. I applaud her resourcefulness in getting to safety in each awkward and threatening situation.
I was angry at the āchurch ladyā who surely knew, or shouldāve known better than to characterize a young woman in such a way. I could so identify with your younger self trying to make sense of events, then having a hurtful truth emerge as friends betray, elders project and any sense of security is diminished or erased.
This piece was so powerful. And your writing is so moving. Iām sorry these things happened to you. The way women hold up the patriarchy is so heartbreaking. I hope we are better elders than the ones we had. š
This was incredibly powerful. I am so sorry that you had to go through all of this. I appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable and give us a piece of your story. It makes more of a difference than you may know.
Damn. I just went through trauma therapy to finally reckon with an assault from when I was girl. This resonated so much for me. A bit difficult to read in parts, as it should be. It is difficult. It is painful. It is terrible. Yet, sharing is so necessary. Writing it and creating record is necessary. I appreciate your honesty and your vulnerability here. Thank you for writing and sharing this.
Wow! Every word of this felt familiar.
Thank you for writing this! How scared youāre little girl mustāve been in each of those situations which she barely understood. I applaud her resourcefulness in getting to safety in each awkward and threatening situation.
I was angry at the āchurch ladyā who surely knew, or shouldāve known better than to characterize a young woman in such a way. I could so identify with your younger self trying to make sense of events, then having a hurtful truth emerge as friends betray, elders project and any sense of security is diminished or erased.
Damn! A black girl aināt safe nowhere!