This is Womanhood…
Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

(Written for Lane 9 Project’s August writing prompt, “This is womanhood…”)
This is womanhood, that I’ve been trying to ignore for 43 years. I never dreamed of my wedding, I never took dance lessons and I had a boy’s haircut (thanks, mom and dad) for many of my elementary school years. I’ve had a handful of close female friends, but usually have felt like an outsider around groups of women. They are always prettier. They always…

