Becoming a woman

I feel like there are two stages to becoming a woman, getting your period and the first time you learn not to trust men

And I knew growing up not to trust men. My mum was abused and I learnt that before they bite they bark. Before they hit they hit around you. I think every woman feels an instinctive distrust towards men

But I also learnt to give men more lenience with my thought. That somehow they were just less mature or less capable of reason than me and my friends. I was so naive

Everyone I know has a story of the first time they LEARNT not to trust men. You grow up surrounded by creepy teachers and men in the news. And then one day it happens to you

I thought I knew what I’d do. I thought it would be so easy. I thought I would just leave and report before it gets bad