Raising My Daughters To Occupy More Space
I love Glennon Merton over at Momastery.
We don’t agree 100% on everything, but she’s an
incredible writer with a gift for unconditionally loving people
like I’ve never seen. Really, you should read some of her
stuff.
Last week sheposted this video of a college woman during a poetry slam. The woman asked the question, Why do we teach boys to take up more space and girls to take up less? Or as Glennon said in her accompanying essay, “Why do we look down at the scale and ask it: HOW SHOULD I FEEL TODAY?”
Glennon’s essay on this is really great, but please, be sure you watch the woman’s poetry slam. That’s the best part, to me. And then ask yourself: How can I raise my daughter to be comfortable taking up more space? To not even think about it?
Last week sheposted this video of a college woman during a poetry slam. The woman asked the question, Why do we teach boys to take up more space and girls to take up less? Or as Glennon said in her accompanying essay, “Why do we look down at the scale and ask it: HOW SHOULD I FEEL TODAY?”
Glennon’s essay on this is really great, but please, be sure you watch the woman’s poetry slam. That’s the best part, to me. And then ask yourself: How can I raise my daughter to be comfortable taking up more space? To not even think about it?
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