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Duty
I am quiet because when I speak, I am told that my words are “outrageous.” That they are “unnecessary reactions” to things that are so simple.
I am told.
I remain quiet because I don’t want to be made as if my feelings are invalid. That I’m making it all up… That I don’t make sense and I am too hard to understand.
My words start wars and unsettles the world. Yet, my feelings make me who I am. Guiding my actions, my choices, my life.
And to make those seem insignificant is to diminish me.
Myself.
And I therefore have no choice, but to remain quiet…
to seal my womanly lips…
and to keep the mannerly world in order.
I am told.
I remain quiet because I don’t want to be made as if my feelings are invalid. That I’m making it all up… That I don’t make sense and I am too hard to understand.
My words start wars and unsettles the world. Yet, my feelings make me who I am. Guiding my actions, my choices, my life.
And to make those seem insignificant is to diminish me.
Myself.
And I therefore have no choice, but to remain quiet…
to seal my womanly lips…
and to keep the mannerly world in order.
Published 20th Feb 2015
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21st Feb 2015 00:28am
I can somewhat relate to that feeling of having your emotions bundled together and deemed inappropriate
I like how you made a point of showing that these feelings be they "dramatized" or not do make up who you are
Honesty is just as important and you show it
Yet staying quiet invalidates your opinions just as much doesn't it?
I like how you made a point of showing that these feelings be they "dramatized" or not do make up who you are
Honesty is just as important and you show it
Yet staying quiet invalidates your opinions just as much doesn't it?
21st Feb 2015 5:28am
Fuck people who invalidate your emotions. I really cannot stand that behaviour. Instead, people must learn to accept that emotions affect us all in different ways and once it is communicated that you feel a specific way about something it must be accepted for what it is. You can't always change how someone feels about something, hell, it's even okay to not fully understand why someone feels how they do. But there is no excuse for not listening IMO. I understand why and how being quiet is easier for you, and I think that should exclusively be situation dependent because I can relate to having to do this at times with people who have proven themselves to be unwilling to listen. But my overall advice is to not invalidate yourself, and don't waste your time associating with those who only seek to invalidate you.
