“I always wanted to promote girl power, even when I was younger, but at that time, I didn’t have a voice. Growing up in my neighborhood, I was raised to be a slut shamer. I didn’t know any better. But then I started to put myself in their shoes — that’s something we don’t do as women. We’ll be quick to call a woman a h– but not think about what we did last week, or what we did with our last boyfriend. Or we criticize what she has on because we feel self-conscious about our bodies.
This year, I feel like I found my voice. I was constantly defending myself, like, ‘No, I didn’t sleep with that guy. No, I’m not a whore. Don’t look at me like that.’ And one day, I woke up and I was like, ‘Maybe I am — and that’s cool.’ If you want to look at me and call me a w—e because I’m single and I’m dating, fine! Then I’ll be a slut. It’s cool. I’m actually cool with that. Once I came to that realization, I was so happy. I’m 32. I’m single. I’m a mom. Yes, I’m going to date. I’m going to live my life and do whatever I want.”
