Well, I'm Still Gettin' Naked...
Perhaps its funny that I chose the "most professional platform" for this story. And yet, for those that know me as the professional wave-maker that I am, this comes as no suprise because I go for impact.
And...
I've seen so many women in the professional world need to hear this story more than other places because they've folded and bent themselves to fit within the boxes and lines of appropriateness and "good girl-ness" all through their lives, especially in the realm of career/professionalism.
So...
I'm posting this here and calling B.S.--just like I did back in the day of 2012 when "no one" was going public with the horrors and dysfunction of post-combat-deployment life. Remember that? The "little" picture with the "epic poetry it is not" pledge that went viral twice, reaching 55,000,000 worldwide? (Yep-that's me.)
Now, having stepped away from Battling BARE--a campaign that was NEVER meant to be about the Service Members/Veterans, but rather, about the WIVES and SPOUSES who are STILL consistently not thanked for their unpaid service and and sacrifice (or the kiddos for that matter...both items make me pukie-levels of sickened). Thus, I've created B.S. Free Living completed with "girlie" colors so the rest of the world can be clear that this is for women.
Also...
The nakedness is to grap attention, yet again, to raise awareness about the sheer amount of B.S. tolerated by the women and children in families with the "it's just his PTSD" as an excuse. BOLLOX! Y'all--if you knew the MASSIVE amount of stories that have been shared with me over the years, or the number of women who thanked me for going public with my divorce (and reasons why) because it gave them a sense of normalcy and permission to be mad, be strong and LEAVE--you would be fuming just like me...
Or...
Maybe you wouldn't. Maybe you'd prefer not to talk about it. Or, like wage inequality, or pink tax, just pretend like it doesn't exist.
So...
Just like the time I said, "I feel like getting naked and streaking the General's lawn because it's pretty hard to ignore a naked woman...", I will get naked again and shout the truth and reality as I see it from the rooftops--calling B.S. on the B.S. that has been tolerated by "good girls" for too long.
But...
Know this...
This time, I am not alone. This time, I have other women--fed up for themselves and fed up for our fellow sisters--ready and willing to get naked and call B.S., too.