Stormy

the rain is coming down...and also, the palm leaf branch...

as I get older I get very disturbed by messages that women get about their worth and value being tied to their fertility, and it's making a storm of anger and rage curdle inside of me

the flip side of which is, of course, despair
mustn't give in to despair

do not tell girls that their worth and value is inherently connected to their ability to procreate

that is poison *disguised as sweetness

do not do it