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Plus many women experience motherhood; another transition that I've found just as hard as puberty. It's a complete remaking of my identity and physical body, in sacrifice of another person. You spend your earlier life being told you're supposed to be this sexual being, and then expected to do a total 180 (while also remaining sexually attractive for your male partner if you have one).
Comment by raginghappy at 31/01/2025 at 00:59 UTC
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I didn’t mention so many things because space and ire - but with each stage of life you have to get used to a completely different body and often a completely new reality that comes with it. Puberty, pregnancy, motherhood/caretaker, menopause. Women are constantly changing - it can be a real mind f*ck - and it’s brushed aside because, well, that’s what happens when you’re born female/deal with it. Eating disorders, self harm, attempted suicides - these aren’t the reactions of a happy population. Being a woman isn’t a cake walk - but I’m so happy I’m a woman so there’s that lol