I didn’t want to go. I thought it would be a terrible time. I actually hoped it would rain harder than it did and that everyone would decide to stay home. But my daughter, her friend and my wife dragged me along. I went to a Taylor Swift concert – in a parking lot.
I'm glad to hear that girls have a sense of rage, though I wish it wasn't necessary. That gives me some hope, that they may make some change in chipping away at, or eradicating, the patriarchy.
"Mental illness is a legitimate response to a world out of balance." Exactly. This is why I refuse to fill out those questionnaires on anxiety, depression, etc, that they're now giving out at every dr's visit. First, it's very Big Brother-ish, and second, it appears to want to stigmatize feelings of sadness, nervousness and hopelessness -- vs. acknowledging that if we did NOT feel those things, we would have lost our humanity, and sense of right and wrong.
Just got chills reading this. My daughters are huge Swift fans, too. Sounds like a pretty nice time, though. You are a very good dad. Something I aspire to be everyday but often fall short of.
I'm glad to hear that girls have a sense of rage, though I wish it wasn't necessary. That gives me some hope, that they may make some change in chipping away at, or eradicating, the patriarchy.
"Mental illness is a legitimate response to a world out of balance." Exactly. This is why I refuse to fill out those questionnaires on anxiety, depression, etc, that they're now giving out at every dr's visit. First, it's very Big Brother-ish, and second, it appears to want to stigmatize feelings of sadness, nervousness and hopelessness -- vs. acknowledging that if we did NOT feel those things, we would have lost our humanity, and sense of right and wrong.
Just got chills reading this. My daughters are huge Swift fans, too. Sounds like a pretty nice time, though. You are a very good dad. Something I aspire to be everyday but often fall short of.