Now that I’m clearly showing and my belly looks pregnant even to most strangers, folks tell me I don’t look eight months, that I look small for how far along I am. I don’t remember the last time someone told me I looked small. “Thank you?” is my typical reply. “Well, fuck the patriarchy for making women’s bodies fair game for cultural critique and for deciding what I should look like at all times and for giving you permission to openly express your feelings about my body,” is what I want to say.
Cauliflower Steaks with Olive Relish and Tomato Sauce
You’ll just keep repeating “steak” to this vegetarian over and over as she’s eating to create a weird dissonance in her brain, shaking her.
