Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Live each day as it were your last. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
Female Virginity - purity culture
Female Virginity: The "virtue vaudeville" is a variety act with no talent. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - parental monitoring
Female Virginity: The "sacred server" is running on dial-up speed for processing forgiveness. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
parental monitoring
Female Virginity: The real miracle is that women haven't collectively invoiced the patriarchy for millennia of unpaid emotional and spiritual labor. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity as Social Currency
Female Virginity: The purity ring is the spiritual equivalent of a "Keep Off the Grass" sign in a public park. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral priorities
Female Virginity: There's a special kind of irony in a purity ring sitting next to a Pandora bracelet named "Chloe's 16th Birthday Extravaganza.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
digital surveillance
Female Virginity: The real miracle is that any religion believed it could outmaneuver the teenage libido. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Which religions value virginity most?
Female Virginity: The "life app" is glitchy, poorly designed, and has no user manual. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - male virginity exception
Female Virginity: The "moral maze" is a puzzle with no exit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Purity Rings Pandora
Female Virginity: A teenager's ability to circumvent divine surveillance is the modern-day equivalent of speaking in tongues. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Chaotic Comedy of Female Virginity
Female Virginity: Investing in virginity is like investing in tulips in 1637: it seems like a good idea until the whole market realizes it's just a flower. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG