Woman appreciation

By Camille C.

Women. I love women. I love supporting women. I am eternally grateful for having women in my life. Without them, I wouldn’t be able to feel comfortable in doctor’s offices, during therapy, etc. I’m a bit of an anxious person and I just feel more at peace when in the presence of women, especially in public. While in the presence of men, I feel more tense than I usually am.

As a woman myself, I feel it’s understandable that I find it difficult to be comfortable around men. We have every reason to feel stiff while accompanied by men. Men have consistently had ill intentions and foul behaviour when it comes to handling women. We’ve been raped, beaten, verbally abused, etc. There is so much wrong that hasn’t been fixed. As a survivor, I am quite scared of men.

Personally, it’s not a super intense feeling, but the feeling is present. I usually am more alert, and a bit more quiet. I really appreciate having women in my life. I feel safer. I feel like I’m not in harm’s way. Don’t get me wrong, women can have ill intentions as well. Men have just done so much wrong that it’s almost expected at this point. Honestly, I feel most comfortable with any gender other than men.

While I may struggle with trusting men, I would still like to have male peers in my life. Whether friend, acquaintance or more. I am open to building my trust with males in my life. It’s a bit difficult due to my tendency to keep a preconceived disposition toward men, but trust is earned.

For The Warriors Times, this is Camille Cantu.