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gaspee

(3,231 posts)
7. About the age
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 01:30 PM
Jan 2014

It started with me. I think that's about when it starts for most girls.

Heh - I punched 'em in the face. The boys in my class who pulled that shit. Never even got suspended for it.

I do not recommend that as a coping strategy.

I played ice hockey and softball and work with my mason grandfather on weekends and summer.

But the boys saw boobies and lost their shit. Not a person, just boobies.

It wasn't the classmate boys I couldn't handle. It was the adult men. They weirded me out completely.

First time a dude ever flashed his junk at me, I was 12 and delivering newspapers and had to collect from customers. And old guy would always come to the door in his robe with it wide open.

I never told my parents because it was embarrassing and I just let the guy have his paper for free and never tried to collect.

I'm sure most women have stories similar to these. And the clueless wonder why we come off angry sometimes. Like we should just have no autonomy and not be pissed when men try to make us less than human.

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