February 20th, 2020

This was one of the readings I didn’t think I would have to read and in the back of my mind was hoping the topics she discussed would not pop up. But here we are. I relate to her more than I thought I ever would when beginning to read her article in Bad Feminist. When reading what she went through, how she felt, I began to cry. I went through an almost identical experience; one of the worst times of my life. And as much as I hate myself for allowing me to put myself in that position, I learned so much about myself. I learned it is okay to say no. No is a word I don’t like being told nor prefer to tell others but when I said no in this situation, it was the first step to loving myself, respecting myself, and accepting who I am. But at the same time, I would not wish for anyone to go through with what happened and what I allowed to happen to me. I believe God gives people challenges that they can handle and this was one specific one that really pushed me.