For the girls
Most of my friends have been calling me a “feminist” lately.
And not in the respectful way.
They’re mocking me.
Yes, I was ignorant.
Yes, there are so many things that I still haven’t learned yet.
But you know what?
I’m trying. I’m making an effort.
I want a better society for my future children.
For the children that are in foster care and orphanages,
whose mother wasn’t ready to raise them but forced to bring them to this cruel world because according to some people,
an unborn child worth more than a breathing and living woman.
For children whose mother drink themselves away because having a children was too much for them, because they weren’t ready.
For children whose mother ended up in mental health facilities because they were forced to carry their rapists child.
I want a better society for women who still couldn’t get the sick day they deserve on their first day of period.
For girls who are taught that when a boy hits you or mess with you, it means they like you.
For girls who are taught it’s their job to fix a broken man.
For girls who are taught that they’ll only end up being a housewife, so what’s the point of having a higher level of education?
For girls who are taught that they’re supposed to cover up themselves so they wouldn’t get assaulted.
For girls who are taught that all of the housework are supposed to be done only by the wife.
I want more girls to know that it’s okay to say “no” when their boyfriends asked for sex.
I want more girls to know that it’s okay to not being able to cook.
I want more girls to know that if they’re not ready to have that baby, as long as it’s safe, it’s okay to not go through with the pregnancy.
I want more girls to know that it’s okay to carry a condom around or using birth control, whichever makes them feel safer.
I want them to know that it’s okay to change their minds about having sex especially if their partner refuses to use protection.
See, most of these things I have to learn by myself.
Through trials and errors.
Through pain.
Imagine how good it’d be for them if these things were taught to them?
For the girls
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June 06, 2019
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