Monday, April 22, 2013
Blog 4 How can a woman reduce her risk of sexual assault?
While sexual assault is not completely preventable and can happen at any given moment unfortunately, there are several ways that can help reduce the chance of a woman undergoing this tragic situation. It is always a good idea to have the thinking cap on at all times, especially when shadyness is in the air. Sometimes men can act as if they hung the moon to persuade a lady to give in to their sexual desires. Sometimes women can be naive and vulnerable because inside lies a genuine soul and would never think that this Earth has cruel people in it that do horrible things. It is so very important to always say no to a stranger, even if it hurts their feelings. When alone at night, whether it is walking to your car from work, or into the grocery store, chances are higher for sexual assault to take place. For a woman to prevent sexual assualt, I would deeply encourage her to never be alone at night. Also, the internet is never a good idea when it comes to meeting a complete stranger. Anyone could be on the other side of that screen just shooting out lies. I would encourage all women to do away with any kind of interaction with strangers on the internet. Rarely anything good comes out of it. Lastly, going out into public places such as a bar, or even a party, it is very important to drink responsibly and also keep your peepers out for any hooligans that even think about doing something to it. It is a good thing there are cell phones because in some situations they could be a life saver. It is so very important to have "ICE" (In Case of Emergency), with the contact information of who you would want to get informed incase something were to happen. When it comes to sexual assault, us women better have some mace handy and get ready to have all the hope in the world that nothing will happen.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Blog 3 Body Image
Blog 3
Body Image
I am going to use my own family for this example. Growing up in home where I had two older sisters and a single mother, life was a little different. As we got into our middle school and high school years, body image and weight came to the surface just like every household. During those years, our bodies totally transformed, and all of sudden we had boobs and thighs on us. I am so glad that my sisters and I were not too obsessive over our weight and I praise my mother and grandmother who were really encouraging and positive about body image for it. Not to say we did not speak negative things about our body, but it was never a conflictive issue to where it became a stressful environment. However, this may sound a little wierd considering the fact that a single parent remains to be correlated with negative body image. My mother loves to cook and she would cook healthy meals for us and teach us a healthy lifestyle such as excercise, spiritual relationships, and meditation. Although we would make comments like "My boobs are saggy" or "why do my thighs have to look like cottage cheese?", My mother as well as grandmother, who are some go getters, taught us to push away any negative thoughts regarding our body, and got us in the mindset of knowing we only have one body, and it is so crucial to take care of it inside and out. I am so grateful for the support my sisters and I got. I believe that family and support is extremely important for any type of situation. Low income in the household, a certain family member with an eating disorder, or lacking relationships in a family tend to trigger negative body image. Honestly, who is completely 100% satisfied with their own body? No one. We are human and our own worst enemey when it comes to critizing our body. There is a saying "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder." It rings all the more true. Yes, we are going to have some dimples on our thighs. Yes, we might no like the way our hair looks. Yes, we may really dislike the way a shirt fits and not like our body for it. But honesty, we have got to rock the body we have and embrace it and know that the inside is what really matters. The Beatles sing "Let It Be." Really, we all just need to Let It Be, and if we are not happy with it, we can change it. That is the beautiful thing about being human.
Body Image
I am going to use my own family for this example. Growing up in home where I had two older sisters and a single mother, life was a little different. As we got into our middle school and high school years, body image and weight came to the surface just like every household. During those years, our bodies totally transformed, and all of sudden we had boobs and thighs on us. I am so glad that my sisters and I were not too obsessive over our weight and I praise my mother and grandmother who were really encouraging and positive about body image for it. Not to say we did not speak negative things about our body, but it was never a conflictive issue to where it became a stressful environment. However, this may sound a little wierd considering the fact that a single parent remains to be correlated with negative body image. My mother loves to cook and she would cook healthy meals for us and teach us a healthy lifestyle such as excercise, spiritual relationships, and meditation. Although we would make comments like "My boobs are saggy" or "why do my thighs have to look like cottage cheese?", My mother as well as grandmother, who are some go getters, taught us to push away any negative thoughts regarding our body, and got us in the mindset of knowing we only have one body, and it is so crucial to take care of it inside and out. I am so grateful for the support my sisters and I got. I believe that family and support is extremely important for any type of situation. Low income in the household, a certain family member with an eating disorder, or lacking relationships in a family tend to trigger negative body image. Honestly, who is completely 100% satisfied with their own body? No one. We are human and our own worst enemey when it comes to critizing our body. There is a saying "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder." It rings all the more true. Yes, we are going to have some dimples on our thighs. Yes, we might no like the way our hair looks. Yes, we may really dislike the way a shirt fits and not like our body for it. But honesty, we have got to rock the body we have and embrace it and know that the inside is what really matters. The Beatles sing "Let It Be." Really, we all just need to Let It Be, and if we are not happy with it, we can change it. That is the beautiful thing about being human.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Blog 2
"The Talk"
If this was set up in the world of Maggie, I would structure this talk in a very laidback way. The scenario being that the mother and child be in a setting of nature. The child randomly coming home on a sunny spring day from middle school and asking "Mom, where do we come from? How does the process really work. Please, lets get down in the nitty gritty of it because I am very curious." The mother would be so down, because, let's all face it, this a day that marks the books in its own innocent way. The mother and child would go outside on a long walk, maybe go to the park, or a bike ride- something along the lines. The mother would say "Well, sweetie, two people fall in love and create something so very beautiful by being passionate. They get passionatie and make love on their own terms and in private. Biologically, a male and females parts being intimate together make a baby. That baby is planted in the woman's body and grows over a period of time." Of course that would be in a perfect world, and that would be very slim because the child is going to catch you off guard. I think it naturally flows through us humans and we tell it in our own special way and make it special for the child.
I am going to share my story on how I learned about where humans came from. I came from a strict Catholic home. I went to a private school and we had a class called "Gifts and Promises" in 5th grade.This religous structured class talked about where babies came from. My teacher never mentioned the word sex, vagina, or penis. This class talked about how God has everything planned for every single one of us in His own special way. Everything was referred to a Bible verse on how this Earth came about. In our household, sex was never talked about it seemed and very taboo, which is a little strange, I know. I have two older sisters and an older brother. My sisters were very curious and gained their own knowledge on a deeper level of sex and intimacy. Their knowledge got passed down to me and we would talk about it and chuckle.
If this was set up in the world of Maggie, I would structure this talk in a very laidback way. The scenario being that the mother and child be in a setting of nature. The child randomly coming home on a sunny spring day from middle school and asking "Mom, where do we come from? How does the process really work. Please, lets get down in the nitty gritty of it because I am very curious." The mother would be so down, because, let's all face it, this a day that marks the books in its own innocent way. The mother and child would go outside on a long walk, maybe go to the park, or a bike ride- something along the lines. The mother would say "Well, sweetie, two people fall in love and create something so very beautiful by being passionate. They get passionatie and make love on their own terms and in private. Biologically, a male and females parts being intimate together make a baby. That baby is planted in the woman's body and grows over a period of time." Of course that would be in a perfect world, and that would be very slim because the child is going to catch you off guard. I think it naturally flows through us humans and we tell it in our own special way and make it special for the child.
I am going to share my story on how I learned about where humans came from. I came from a strict Catholic home. I went to a private school and we had a class called "Gifts and Promises" in 5th grade.This religous structured class talked about where babies came from. My teacher never mentioned the word sex, vagina, or penis. This class talked about how God has everything planned for every single one of us in His own special way. Everything was referred to a Bible verse on how this Earth came about. In our household, sex was never talked about it seemed and very taboo, which is a little strange, I know. I have two older sisters and an older brother. My sisters were very curious and gained their own knowledge on a deeper level of sex and intimacy. Their knowledge got passed down to me and we would talk about it and chuckle.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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