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What Happens When Women Boldly Dare to Dream
No more being small, cute, and silent.
“It’ll never happen for me. I’m destined to live a life that’s small. I’ve sacrificed my ‘good years’ and now I’m too old to start something new. I’ve pushed my dreams aside for so long they seem like a nostalgic picture book from childhood. I mean, women aren’t supposed to pursue their dreams when they have family responsibilities. Are they?”
This thought process has dulled my desire to dream for too long.
It’s hard to believe that I actually would think these things, but I’ve noticed that I’m not the only one. So many women are waking up to the fact that society has conditioned us to give up on creating the life we want so we can live “small”, not just under the patriarchal standards society has set in place, but in our own minds, doubting our worth, strength, and power.
This has caused many women to suffer in silence and feel ashamed of their dreams and desires.
But it ends here.
No more should we be stuffed in a corner with our dreams, expected to cater to everyone else’s expectations, having deepest desires called “cute” or hearing “oh, that’s nice” if we do finally get the courage to voice them.
