Today's royal families are all engaged in an incessant larp. Doing military training for a war they will never fight, studying politics, diplomacy and languages in a country they will never govern, pretending to remain an important national institution when they're not
“Men are natural leaders” until it’s time to plan dates or do chores and then it’s just “tell me what you want, make me a list, tell me what you need me to do”
Hm
My mom modeled this type of behavior to me. She scoffed at women in public who clearly put time and care into their appearance. She would often say things like “who does she think she is?” Or “she so full of herself”. And it wasn’t just women in revealing outfits. It was women wearing powerfully beautiful pieces, especially heels.
It had a major negative impact on me that I’m still working through. I downplayed my wardrobe and tried not to look too put together or fancy for most of my life. I wanted to wear beautiful outfits that I looked great in, but I often decided against it because I didn’t want to be judged. I was doing my confidence and expression as a woman such a disservice.
If I have daughters, I will never put down other women who take pride in how they present themselves.