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Women are often taught assertive means bitch and/or unhinged. How easy do you find being assertive? Has this changed through your life?

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[-] ZDL@ttrpg.network 7 points 3 days ago

My dad brought me up to not put up with bullshit, so I had some bolstering in my upbringing. But even with that when I started working life I found it really hard to assert myself.

Now?

I'm what my father brought me up to be: self-confident and assertive. And if someone pushes back at "the bitch" they'll find out what me being bitchy REALLY looks like.

this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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