Comments on: I Am Subject: We Write What We Need to Learn https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/ Sun, 18 May 2014 20:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Diane DeBella https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17289 Tue, 13 May 2014 14:43:36 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17289 In reply to Lani.

“I could say each day is filled with the opportunity to reclaim oneself, because unless we are paying attention, I-as-subject can slip through the window and float away.” Beautiful! Thank you, Lani, for sharing your story! It is filled with poignant life lessons. This is one of the important ways women can support one another – by sharing our truths.

]]> By: Lani https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17286 Tue, 13 May 2014 11:42:47 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17286 In reply to Diane DeBella.

http://lanivcox.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/my-iamsubject-story/

Hugs from Thailand 🙂

]]> By: Diane DeBella https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17206 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:14:39 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17206 In reply to Miriam.

Miriam,

I needed the support of other women to finish my book – support from the women in my immediate community, including friends, colleagues, and family – and the support of the women I included in my book, my muses who would whisper (or sometimes shout) encouragement when I most needed it. Consider me a supporter. I look forward to hearing more about your book, and if you have an #iamsubject story to share, I hope you will do so. http://www.iamsubject.com/women-writers/the-iamsubject-project/

Diane

]]> By: Miriam https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17205 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:20:20 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17205 Thanks for this inspiring post, Diana. You have given me a new wind – I have been working on a novel inspired by my mother’s life and the cycle of life for mothers and their daughters – and you have brightened up my day and made me want to go on. 🙂

]]> By: Diane DeBella https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17143 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:44:46 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17143 In reply to Lani.

Thank you, Lani! I hope you do decide to share your own #iamsubject story, and I look forward to reading it!

]]> By: Diane DeBella https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17142 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:43:31 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17142 In reply to Prabha Salimath.

Prabha,
How beautifully stated! And yes, when we share our stories, it is healing for us, but our greater goal is to offer our experiences in order to help provide support for others. I also want other women and girls to realize that their stories matter!

]]> By: Lani https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17131 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 06:54:40 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17131 Yeah!!! Connected with what you had to say and congrats on your book. Looking forward to following along your journey, and I hope to contribute to #imasubject one day. Good luck and thanks again 🙂

]]> By: Mary Rowen https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17103 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:22:51 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17103 In reply to Diane DeBella.

I have not yet seen Miss Representation, but am hoping to soon. Have heard amazing things about it. Also great to hear about the film on masculinity. Will keep an eye out for that!

Thanks again!
Mary

]]> By: Diane DeBella https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17095 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 02:53:40 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17095 In reply to Mary Rowen.

Mary,

Yes, boys are also influenced by societal expectations and gender roles. One of my students at the university recently wrote a paper on his struggle with muscle dysmorphia. If you haven’t seen Jennifer Seibel Newsom’s Miss Representation, it is an extremely eye opening view of what it means to be a woman in our society. She is also putting the finishing touches on a follow up film about masculinity titled The Mask You Live In. I can’t wait to see it.

No worries about the duplicate comment!

Diane

]]> By: Mary Rowen https://booksbywomen.org/i-am-subject-we-write-what-we-need-to-learn/#comment-17092 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:40:45 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11188#comment-17092 In reply to Diane DeBella.

Thanks Diane! I totally agree about middle school being an extremely vulnerable time, and it’s interesting and terrifying to see how my kids are dealing with it. The boy (who’s in 8th grade) is handling it so differently than the girl (who’s in 7th). At this particular moment, the girl seems to be thriving and really being the subject of her life and decisions, while I see my son acting like an object in many cases this year. I talk to him as much as possible about his behavior and decisions, but he usually doesn’t want to hear from me. It seems easier with my daughter, but I’m thinking that will change soon too. Thanks again for this insightful post. Also, I’m sorry about the double comment earlier. I didn’t realize it went through the first time and couldn’t figure out how to delete one.

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