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 - patriarchal religion
Female Virginity: The serpent in the Garden of Eden was just the beta test for modern peer pressure. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral enforcement
Female Virginity: The "divine drive" is a road trip with no map and a broken GPS. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
reality check on female virginity
Female Virginity: The "moral mission" is an assignment we didn't ask for and can't complete. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious accessories
Female Virginity: The "geography of chastity" is just a fancy term for "how far you have to go to get away from your nosy neighbors.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious hypocrisy
Female Virginity: A teenager's moral compass spins so fast it could power a small city. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Gendered Policing of Morality
Female Virginity: There's a lot of money to be made in selling solutions to problems you helped create. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity as currency
Female Virginity: The only thing more relentless than divine judgment is the algorithmic "For You" page. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
modern challenges
Female Virginity: The "vow of abstinence" is a promise made in a calm moment to be broken in a storm of passion. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
reputation management
Female Virginity: The "celestial court" is always in session, but the judge is on lunch break. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
patriarchal systems
Female Virginity: The "virtue costume" is the outfit we change out of when we get home. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG