Kristin
I was browsing HBI and thinking about what the hell I would write in
this spot when I was struck by this quote from Dear Fuckin' Bon (may she
rest in peace):
"... Sadly enough, most people gravitate toward the familiar. (Until
they've learned better, usually the hard way and sometimes the long way
Well, there you go. I've learned better, the hard way *and* the long
way, and I'm proud of myself. I've never felt freer in my life and I
know it's only gonna get better. More to the point, I have 20-some years
to make up for, so don't get in my freakin' way.
I know who I am now, and I am a vibrant, delicious, pissed, sexual,
stomping, dancing, crying, mothering, fighting creature never duplicated
and never going to be duplicated in all of Creation (how fucking cool is
it to think about THAT?).
I've had it up to *here* with socially-endorsed, insincere manipulative
crap dragging me down and wasting my precious energy. I hereby pledge to
dedicate the rest of my life to Heartless Bitch-hood. No more fencing
with the passive-aggressive mother-in-law. No more sighing & putting up
with the (otherwise great) husband's occasional Nice Guy-esque stunts
about the dishes & housework. No more waiting for things to be "just
right" before I try something new, challenging & potentially wonderful.
Above all, no patience, no tolerance & no fucking time for the clueless
morons who try and deny me my right to every bit of who I am based on my
gender, parental status, age, or other irrelevant factor!
Before I finished writing this, I came across another Dear Fuckin' Bon
quote:
"Up until right now you've been making the choice to go along that path
of least resistance. There are no shortcuts or easy answers. Start with
the things that you think are the most unfair or that bother you the
most, and start saying no ... become more assertive and refuse to take
that shit, one little pile at a time."
I am printing that out and taping it to my bathroom mirror.
Thank you,
Kristin
Yes! I want to read more from Real Life Heartless Bitches
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