Guest guest Posted March 12, 2001 Report Share Posted March 12, 2001 tsunamis. lol. there's nothing to lose, especially if these things are at all envionmentally related. gg. dulce r wrote: > Yes, that's the point....that attitude of silence comes from ignorance, > because ignorance generates fear and fear makes us silent or complacent with > the status quo. We must make waves, BIG ones...... > . > > > > >Reply-To: uterinefibroids > >To: uterinefibroids > >Subject: Re: RE: Fibroids in Oz > >Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:04:23 -0800 > > > >I love that phrase, " clean out your insides. " As if our insides were just > >there for baby-making and now > >they are useless. A larger metaphor for how Western Society sees older > >women. A phrase from my mother's > >generation. She used to say a women's role was to keep your tongue behind > >your teeth. Don't make waves. > >Don't speak your mind. Ha! gg > > > >cailleach wrote: > > > > > Maybe a lot /most of them who say they feel fine do feel fine! > > > > > > I don't think I personally would feel fine, but that could be because of > >my mental/emotional attitude. > > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: Fibroids in Oz > > > > > > I have also heard women with hysterectomies to comment on how good they > >are > > > doing and that it was the best thing they did. It is interesting to note > > > that only in books or here on the net we find women get brave enough to > > > speak up. Maybe it is because we are faceless. It is also interesting > >that > > > when face to face all women say they feel fine after hysterectomy, are > >they > > > ashamed of what they are feeling? do they feel incomplete and don't want > >to > > > admit it? do they suffer in silence? I cannot believe that my friends > >and my > > > mother's friends and so many other women tell me to go ahead and have > >the > > > hysterectomy and clean my insides and that I will be fine. It makes me > > > wonder........about who we are and how we women connect to each other > >and > > > how we see ourselves..... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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