I’ve been living in the patriarchy for 56 years. I’m getting tired of this shit.

[Grammy23]

12. Like you, I've lived in a male dominated world for far too long....64 years in Nov.

And I'm sick to death of them deciding things that impact the lives of women. And on a similar note, I am fed to the teeth with the mostly male world weighing in on the mind, thoughts and preferences of god. It all works together. Just keep on telling us how "he" (god) has planned it, how we just have to accept THEIR insights on all of this, shut up and be quiet. They intimidate a whole bunch of the females who AGREE with them because they use the fear card (you'll burn in hell for ALL of eternity if you don't believe all of this) and so, we often find women who will vote against their best interest. How do you get through to them?

Those of us who are sick of this really do need to stand up and quit playing this nasty game. We need some vocal leaders like those who marched and protested back when I was younger. Roe V. Wade is on the line. Our rights to access to contraception are on the line. All manner of issues important to women are being challenged right in front of us. We cannot sit by and allow them to take us back to the 50s. Those were NOT the good old days, in spite of what some would tell us. It makes my blood run cold to think of going back to a time when the only choices women had for facing unplanned pregnancies (whether by rape or simply by accident) were all BAD choices.

And on the subject of rape.....it is a crime. End of story. I have talked to several women who were either raped or almost had it happen....it nearly happened to me with a guy I knew at work who offered me a ride home. I still remember the fear and confusion I felt when I realized what he was trying to do. And that was over 40 years ago. NO woman should be forced to bear a child that is conceived in that way. And it certainly should not be left up to some politicians in Washington to make the decision for me or any other woman.