Raging...

Growing up, I do not recall having hard discussions about sex and intimacy. It was taboo to talk about such things with children, or so it seemed. I am sure I was told not to let anyone touch me where my thighs meet. No tangible speeches about men or boys who preyed on girls, no school lessons about pedophiles, rapists or sexual assaulters. There were no warnings about guys who don’t take no for an answer or that don’t bother asking for permission.

I am still unsure if I would've been a raging, gutsy feminist had I been equipped with the knowledge early. 

Gone are the days of cute, brief and awkward exchanges about the birds and the bees. We need  master classes on the dynamics between men and women. I navigated my journey with the opposite sex through trial, error and silence. 

For the little girls who appear to be entirely neglected in this new era of the intolerant Me Too we need more than a crusade and a hashtag to change the ingrained and unchecked demoralizing behaviors our country appears to glorify. ..
We owe it to our daughters to make them warriors. !!
[Rachel James-Terry- Times Herald]