The Men of My Life: Reprise
CW: sexual assault Almost two years ago, I wrote about the men of my life. I wrote about how a priest told me I was pretty in a confessional booth at age 11. I wrote about how I was assaulted in a car in my driveway at age 15. I wrote about how I was raped at 21. Later on, I touched on how I was sexually abused by a neighbor at age 7. I wrote about catcalling and slut shaming and how most of my friends & family members have endured the roughness that is the business of being a woman in today's world. (Men, I understand and empathize with the struggles you face... but for all intents & purposes, this post is geared at the women). These stories were meant for various purposes, but mainly to help me heal, and to in turn maybe help someone else heal, too. "The Men of My Life" started as a blog post. And then from there, it became a book idea. And from there, the last two years have consisted of writing and writing about each male who has had a profound