For Choice

I had no time to sit and blog yesterday... life happened... as it does for a mother of two young children. But I didn't forget the significance of the day... I thought about it every time I was in the car driving between destinations throughout the day.

Yesterday, was the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision and in commemoration NARAL Pro-Choice America posed a theme for Blog for Choice Day that honors murdered provider Dr. George Tiller, who reportedly often wore a button that simply read, “Trust Women."

What does "Trust Women" mean to me?

In my mind it's a given. I'm a woman. I believe I'm trustworthy enough to make my own decisions in my own life. I trust other women to make their own decisions in their own lives. Why? Because it's none of my business - my only business is my own. How hard a concept is that? I'm not going to judge another woman because they have more or less than myself. I don't know her story and she owes no one the telling of it. It really doesn't matter if I think they aren't making the best choice because who the hell am I to make that call for someone else - shit, I'm lucky if I can make my own good choices. But I take the responsibility. I'm certainly not going to impose my beliefs on someone else because my way is the right way. Aren't all children taught to not bully, not force themselves, their desires, their beliefs in any way on another, to allow people to make their own choices because we wouldn't want someone forcing us into something we didn't want to do? Isn't this basic stuff? I mean, this is the stuff I'm basically trying to teach my children. Someone doesn't want to play with you? That's their choice, you walk away without hurtful words, manipulations or fisticuffs. Someone doesn't believe in Santa? Walk away - don't argue, you can't fight stupid or faith. Someone doesn't want a hug? Walk away, you don't have the right to impose yourself, good intentions or not. Consent. Respect. The good choice.

Trust women. Trust the individual woman to make her own choices for the individual situation. She owes no one a justification. It's her right as a human being.

This post put it best: this bitch isn't asking.

Trust women.