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Fuck Servitude! Be A Vain Woman Instead!
“Breathe possibility, hope, beauty, and love into the siren within who wants to finally be free.”
If there is one thing I have learned from the masculine, it is this: men do not allow women and children to stress them out.
Whenever I leave my home I oftentimes find myself amazed at how youthful, relaxed, and vibrant some fathers are while their wives are forced to run after children and scream at them. As a vain woman I plan to be an ageless vampire like these men are. So I am taking a page out of their book: be selfish and avoid unnecessary stress. This is why I refuse to marry and have children.
My theory was confirmed years ago when I started a new job. I met a coworker who happened to be the same age as my mother. She had a cheery, beautiful personality plus her glowing, flawless skin had absolutely no wrinkles! One morning my curiosity got the best of me. I turned around to ask her what she did to prevent wrinkles. I was expecting her to rave about a product she was using faithfully for years, or tell me how she prioritizes her sleep or diet.
She smiled. “I never got married or had children,” she said happily. My eyes…