Dear men, We owe you an apology. At some point, society apparently got together, passed around a clipboard none of us saw, and agreed that men were somehow immune to body image issues. Completely unaffected. Emotionally Teflon-coated. As if the male species was built to absorb years of scrutiny, comparison, and unsolicited commentary with nothing…
When was the last time you took time for yourself without mentally apologising for it? Not just took it, technically. Not grabbing a rushed five minutes while checking the clock and mentally listing everything still waiting for you at home. I mean properly took it. Sat down. Breathed. Let yourself have a moment without immediately…
Some people wake up gradually. Peacefully. Like their brains stretches, yawns, and gently eases itself into the day. Mine tends to boot up like a browser restoring a session it absolutely should have closed properly and not clicking “Close anyway.” Before I’ve even got out of bed, there’s already a to-do list forming, a half…