Dear Misogyny,
I always wanted to tell you how much I love you. You made me what I always wanted to become, an underconfident, self-doubting, anxious lady. You know it was too hard to get this personality but you were always there for me. From school to college to jobs and even at home, you never left me alone.I often used to wonder will you be there today or not. But you never dishearten me. You were always there for me and for every lady out there. It's so difficult to imagine a life without you, how confident I would have been without you. I might be a singer, a dancer or maybe an actress in absence of you. But you made me a weak ,dependent lady.Thank you for that. My self-esteem was one of the greatest hurdles in my life as it always asked me to achieve something, to live for a goal but thanks to you. You helped me to crush it before it destroyed my life. I feel so elated whenever I hear my batchmates cracking your jokes. I feel proud to be a woman. Self-esteem and confidence are tiny things to give in exchange for this lovely misogynist world.
You know, everyone has that one special moment when they realize that they are in love. Mine was yesterday. I got ready in traditional attire as I was hiding from you. I was in a mood to play hide and seek, but you spoiled it. You found me. I saw you in those four men who were calling my name and came closer. I didn’t realize it was you until they started touching me (in)appropriately. I can feel you through their hands. That was the moment I realized, how much I love you.
Thank you so much for this personality you gave me. I owe you everything.
Yours truly
a woman