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Male privilege is getting biological children without the pain and burden of lending your body to someone else for nine months, forcing said person out of your body, then having to breastfeed them to keep them alive. Oh, I envy you.
I'm sick of being told "you can always adopt"
I'm sick of being told "you can always adopt"
as though I'm less worthy of passing on my genes. Instead, what I want you to tell me is the truth. As women our circumstances are far from as advantageous as they are for men. "You can always adopt" is a cover for men to treat women like we're the same and therefore deserve
no extra considerations.
If a man impregnates a woman through casual sex he can celebrate that he has a descendant. The woman, on the other hand, has no protections or assurances of financial aid yet she has to provide for her child, and make subsequent sacrifices.
Growing up,
If a man impregnates a woman through casual sex he can celebrate that he has a descendant. The woman, on the other hand, has no protections or assurances of financial aid yet she has to provide for her child, and make subsequent sacrifices.
Growing up,
I was taught that the rules are different for men and women, that life isn't fair and that men can get away scot free whereas women never can. The answer? Watch out for yourself. Because no one else will. That's what's wrong with society and why I'm terrified to have children.
Hyperbolic, potentially emotional language aside, modern social contexts are de facto straining to women's sense of being enough, all striving for a self-image as "hustlers" etc.
After thinking on this thread for a day or so I realized that it lacks a constructive suggestion
After thinking on this thread for a day or so I realized that it lacks a constructive suggestion
for how to move forward. We all have miserable days of wallowing but nonetheless our lives must progress. Thankfully, last year I put together a video to help navigate new relationships as traditional, opt-outs and/or Pagans. After revisiting it I decided to end this thread on a
hopeful note. I daresay it qualifies as encouraging. Admittedly speaking as much to myself as to you all the bottom line is that sharing is caring. Your story may not be unique. Telling it could help someone else open up and reach out, which makes the vulnerability worth it.
Don't be afraid to message me, should you need someone to talk to. Feel free to give feedback and discuss my advice as well. We're here to learn and grow, not stroke our egos. (Speaking of, I know I've got DMs I haven't replied to. Don't worry, I will.)
