You’re so sensitive. You’re so emotional. You’re defensive. You’re overreacting. Calm down. Relax. Stop freaking out! You’re crazy! I was just joking, don’t you have a sense of humor? You’re so dramatic. Just get over it already!
Sound familiar?
If you’re a woman, it probably does.
Do you ever hear any of these comments from your spouse, partner, boss, friends, colleagues, or relatives after you have expressed frustration, sadness, or anger about something they have done or said?
….WOW.
Just wow. I wish I can share the video here but for some reason, I can’t embed it (embedding disabled by request?). But.. wow. I really have no words for this. I’m still laughing. :P
“I am telling you, you cannot discuss anything with a woman, because they call it a discussion… but any discussion with a woman is an argument!”
So today is “Topless Tuesday” here in Tumblr. And it got me to thinking. Sure - most of you are out there digging for the hot photos of chicks with fabulous racks. But I’m going to give you a dose of reality. This is my “Topless Tuesday”. It may not be what you came for. It may make you uncomfortable to look at this image. But this is me. This is what I see in the mirror when I am topless. And it could be you too, ladies.
Please don’t ever take your fabulous rack for granted. Cancer can happen to anyone, at any age. Regard me as a cautionary tale if that’s what makes you more comfortable. But the reality is that 18,000 women under the age of 40 will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. And I hope you will look at this picture and remember how precious your life is. Take 5 minutes today - on Topless Tuesday - and do a self breast exam. If you can take 5 minutes to take a topless photo of yourself, you can also take 5 minutes to do something that could very well save your life.
I have read a lot of things about breast cancer, but it never became a ‘real’ thing for me until the shocking news presented itself to me and my relatives a few weeks before Christmas — my aunt has breast cancer. She has to undergo six chemo sessions and so far, she has gone through two sessions. I’m not close to her, and I don’t see her regularly, but suddenly it feels so ‘real’ to me. Ladies, learn how to perform self-examination. It could very well save your life.