I know that if I lived my life the way I was told to, I might not have experienced something like this, but I refuse to let the fear of what might be stand in the way of the life I want.

Stupid Gender Roles

My dad would tell me stories of his wild youth hitch-hiking across the country, but always end with a warning that I shouldn’t do that because the world is more dangerous now, plus of course hitchhiking has always been too dangerous as a woman. Especially a woman alone.

I have hitchhiked though. And nothing bad happened. I was on my guard of course, and there were strange moments, but hitchhiking never ended badly for me.

If I let my body stop me from doing the things you tell me are “dangerous,” then I would never get to do anything fun. Not fun as I define it at least.