when i bought the vagina monologues

[rejectedrealism.livejournal.com]

i was in Gatwick Airport in london waiting for my return flight home. i was wasting time in the book store and came across something fabulous...
the vagina monologues
needless to say i went to purchase it immediatly, along with a cute card with a kittie on it. then, i went to meet up with my mom in another store and she asked me what i had bought. i told her. she got this look of total digust on her face. she asked me to show her teh book a few minutes later and she got mad at me! she called it trash and said she had half the mind to make me take it back. i tried to talk to her about it and help her understand. she told me that anyone could put a spin on anything (i dont get what she means by that). now i have to hide in my closet to read it so she wont glare at me. so she wont take it away. so she wont give me the silent treatment when i try to talk to her.
she reacted in a similar way when i bought Cunt.
arg, would she rather me hide things from her? not let her know my interests...not try to help her know me? its so hard when your own mom is like that. so hard.
oh well...

Comments

[mzarmageddon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I didn't fill my mom in when I bought the Vagina Monolouges or cunt. But she knows I went and saw Eve Ensler preform the monolouges. It's my theory that most mothers in general, don't want to admit that their daughters have vaginas or have the knowledge that they have vaginas.

[rejectedrealism.livejournal.com]

it really hurts me tho, my mums lack of understanding and acceptance. i love her so much. i just wish she had more of an open mind.

vagina and cunt are beautiful things.

[rainea.livejournal.com]

what an uptight woman. it*s just the title. for cryin out loud, they could have titled it flower or some less "controversial" word. people need to get used to words like VAGINA and CUNT. she needs to take pride in her womynhood.

[minniemoonshine.livejournal.com]

that's really too bad.
It sucks that you are reading things that are (in my opinion) empowering and healthy, and your mom is reacting like you should be ashamed...
so sad..
I hope you can persist and continue to feel empowered and good about yourself.
You never know - maybe your mom will come around someday and see the folly of her ways. Older generations seem to have this *baggage*, this stuff that's just so ingrained with fear.... It's sad.
hang in there sister!

[jovial-kitten.livejournal.com]

yeah that is really horrible. My mom is a nurse so I guess that makes her a bit more open about stuff..we talk about sex and that all the time without getting embarassed.
But other things may come into play...we have just always been close.
I hope your mom opens her eyes and realizes that she needs to loosen up a bit or at least realize that you have a right to like things that she doesnt.

[laraken.livejournal.com]

my mum is exactly like that. she took my copy away from me. she said it was narcissistic.it's like she doesn't want to know that I'm growing up.