I loved this so much Pip..it just makes me want to curl up on the couch with you for a crafternoon session. I also get nervous walking through the tunnel here..not only because of skinny jeaned men but it makes me think of dementors from Harry Potter..I have 3 giant sons now so we have taught them to cross the road or take another path if they are walking behind a lone woman, particularly at night...my partner Steve once accidentally frightened a girl because of his size as he came around a corner behind her and now he is always mindful of giving plenty of space. Sending you so much love and healing and gratitude for your beautiful writing, Anna 💗 PS I still remember my sisters joy when getting her legs waxed that they waxed her toes! That was 30 years ago!!
I feel like we don't talk very much about this ingrained fear of walking ... But it seems to me to be a real issue for lots of women. I love that you are both teaching your boys about walking mindfully around women ... and WAXED TOES?! AMAZING!! Thank you for reading. It means a lot during these lonely COVID days. Love to you and your family. x
So happy that you got to find out that skinny jean guy was lovely. I also love your daily interactions with strangers and your beautiful observations. Your sort of memoir has inspired me to be more present on my walks (and activate Siri so I can take voice notes as well!)
Side note: I don’t think you should feel silly at all for being scared. I also do (and I also feel silly when I do) but I remind myself that it is (unfortunately) a sensible response in the world we live in and the important thing is that we are not ruled by it. Which is what you did! You got out there despite the fear and you benefited from it greatly because now you know skinny jean guy is not scary at all :)
I am so happy that the noticing and note taking is rubbing off. And judging by the comments here, it would seem that I am not alone in my scared of walking issue. Thanks for talking about it, because I often DO feel silly and it's good to note that it appears to be a pretty natural default for many women. Hopefully that makes sense. Still a bit poorly and scattered today! Love to you, Jessie. Thanks for reading and taking the time to chime in. x
Oh you’re welcome. It helps me too - I find talking about scary things helps make it feel less scary, so I also have to thank you for talking about it! Im also sorry you’re still feeling poorly, I hope you feel start feeling better soon! xx
Hope you get better soon Pip!
Thank you, Ley. Such a slow road, it would seem! x
Hooray for skinny jean guy turning out to be a peach jumper wearing, cute dog walker & not scaring you!
There is more of skinny jean man in my sort-of-memoir! Stay tuned! xx
I loved this so much Pip..it just makes me want to curl up on the couch with you for a crafternoon session. I also get nervous walking through the tunnel here..not only because of skinny jeaned men but it makes me think of dementors from Harry Potter..I have 3 giant sons now so we have taught them to cross the road or take another path if they are walking behind a lone woman, particularly at night...my partner Steve once accidentally frightened a girl because of his size as he came around a corner behind her and now he is always mindful of giving plenty of space. Sending you so much love and healing and gratitude for your beautiful writing, Anna 💗 PS I still remember my sisters joy when getting her legs waxed that they waxed her toes! That was 30 years ago!!
I feel like we don't talk very much about this ingrained fear of walking ... But it seems to me to be a real issue for lots of women. I love that you are both teaching your boys about walking mindfully around women ... and WAXED TOES?! AMAZING!! Thank you for reading. It means a lot during these lonely COVID days. Love to you and your family. x
So happy that you got to find out that skinny jean guy was lovely. I also love your daily interactions with strangers and your beautiful observations. Your sort of memoir has inspired me to be more present on my walks (and activate Siri so I can take voice notes as well!)
Side note: I don’t think you should feel silly at all for being scared. I also do (and I also feel silly when I do) but I remind myself that it is (unfortunately) a sensible response in the world we live in and the important thing is that we are not ruled by it. Which is what you did! You got out there despite the fear and you benefited from it greatly because now you know skinny jean guy is not scary at all :)
I am so happy that the noticing and note taking is rubbing off. And judging by the comments here, it would seem that I am not alone in my scared of walking issue. Thanks for talking about it, because I often DO feel silly and it's good to note that it appears to be a pretty natural default for many women. Hopefully that makes sense. Still a bit poorly and scattered today! Love to you, Jessie. Thanks for reading and taking the time to chime in. x
Oh you’re welcome. It helps me too - I find talking about scary things helps make it feel less scary, so I also have to thank you for talking about it! Im also sorry you’re still feeling poorly, I hope you feel start feeling better soon! xx