Tag: effort

Keywords: {0}

one reason I gained weight — nearly 100 pounds since then — is that I wanted desperately to disappear. I wanted to fade into whatever room I was in, as interesting or appealing as an old throw rug. Rationally, I know that can’t happen because statistically well over 50% of women experience sexual assault and 81% have experienced harassment (according to the CDC), so women are targets regardless of appearance. Rationally, I know that, but I still feel how I feel.

https://shannoncarriger.com/2023/02/02/a-new-frontier