Comments on: What Women Want
https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/03/what-women-want/
choosing positivityFri, 20 May 2011 23:58:10 -0500http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4hourly1By: Belinda
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BelindaWed, 09 Mar 2011 19:46:40 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9897Ben, thank you for joining the conversation and for seeing the big picture. It's difficult to fuly grasp these statistics. We hear them and yet many of us become desensitized or numb because the reality is too much to deal with. I hope all the women adn girls in your life bask in the confidence and freedom they deserve to have.Ben, thank you for joining the conversation and for seeing the big picture. It’s difficult to fuly grasp these statistics. We hear them and yet many of us become desensitized or numb because the reality is too much to deal with. I hope all the women adn girls in your life bask in the confidence and freedom they deserve to have.
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JustineWed, 09 Mar 2011 17:29:01 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9894Thank you for continually opening my eyes, ears and heart to so many unspeakable truths that are happening all around us. Bravo to you and your effort in raising awareness. I hope more will listen, see and feel. And more importantly, that they will act.Thank you for continually opening my eyes, ears and heart to so many unspeakable truths that are happening all around us. Bravo to you and your effort in raising awareness. I hope more will listen, see and feel. And more importantly, that they will act.
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BenWed, 09 Mar 2011 14:48:30 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9890Those are some pretty staggering statistics. I had no idea that those sorts of things were going on all around us. Confidence and freedom would be an amazing thing for the women of the world. Even in our own society, as you mentioned, it's so difficult to stand confident against the barrage of societal pressures constantly being applied to women. Great post for Women's Day.Those are some pretty staggering statistics. I had no idea that those sorts of things were going on all around us. Confidence and freedom would be an amazing thing for the women of the world. Even in our own society, as you mentioned, it’s so difficult to stand confident against the barrage of societal pressures constantly being applied to women. Great post for Women’s Day.
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Tess The Bold LifeWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:23:45 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9875Belinda,
Thank you for bringing this into the light. I'm shocked that 65% of women and girls have eating disorders. I had no idea it was that high. I want what you want and know it's possible and not to much to ask for.Belinda,
Thank you for bringing this into the light. I’m shocked that 65% of women and girls have eating disorders. I had no idea it was that high. I want what you want and know it’s possible and not to much to ask for.
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Mama ZenTue, 08 Mar 2011 17:50:10 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9868That 20/20 interview is horrifying. I want my little girl to grow up to be a woman that knows that she is much, much more than what she looks like. I want that for all of our little girls.That 20/20 interview is horrifying. I want my little girl to grow up to be a woman that knows that she is much, much more than what she looks like. I want that for all of our little girls.
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CathyTue, 08 Mar 2011 05:52:03 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9861I want the world's population to stop increasing. I know this doesn't have anything to do with obsession with appearances. But the forecast for 50 years from now is not good when they discuss food supply.I want the world’s population to stop increasing. I know this doesn’t have anything to do with obsession with appearances. But the forecast for 50 years from now is not good when they discuss food supply.
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TalonTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:16:27 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9853I always wish there was a way to make the interior as intriguing as the exterior. Who we are is so much more than what we look like...that always troubles me when I read things like the 20/20 survey. This preoccupation with appearance is soul-killing and truly tragic.I always wish there was a way to make the interior as intriguing as the exterior. Who we are is so much more than what we look like…that always troubles me when I read things like the 20/20 survey. This preoccupation with appearance is soul-killing and truly tragic.
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BigLittleWolfMon, 07 Mar 2011 22:16:37 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9850The statistics on eating disorders - after all these decades - still so alarming and appalling.
Rights? So many basic human rights violated - for men and women both. But a right to feel at home in our bodies, as they are? Wouldn't that be something?The statistics on eating disorders – after all these decades – still so alarming and appalling.
Rights? So many basic human rights violated – for men and women both. But a right to feel at home in our bodies, as they are? Wouldn’t that be something?
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Patty - Why Not Start Now?Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:19:23 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9846Brilliant, Belinda. What I want most is the first thing you mention: Talk. Dialogue. Communication. Until we stop resisting the urge to deny and start talking about this stuff, both at the macro and micro levels, then I doubt things will change. Engagement and collaboration are beautiful things; polarization, not so much.Brilliant, Belinda. What I want most is the first thing you mention: Talk. Dialogue. Communication. Until we stop resisting the urge to deny and start talking about this stuff, both at the macro and micro levels, then I doubt things will change. Engagement and collaboration are beautiful things; polarization, not so much.
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TracyMon, 07 Mar 2011 17:44:47 +0000https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4526#comment-9845Choice and Confidence. My wish for all women is to have same rights and opportunities as their male counterparts across the globe: rights to vote, own property, have access to education, hold political office, etc. But also, the confidence to make the right choices for their own lives...whether that choice is to work, to be a stay-at-home mom, to farm a field, or whatever. I posted about that very point today.Choice and Confidence. My wish for all women is to have same rights and opportunities as their male counterparts across the globe: rights to vote, own property, have access to education, hold political office, etc. But also, the confidence to make the right choices for their own lives…whether that choice is to work, to be a stay-at-home mom, to farm a field, or whatever. I posted about that very point today.
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