Women - stop beating yourselves... and each other up

Goodness! How long have women been on the earth? Depending on your view of the past they started with either Eve or some beautiful lady ape who grew and straightened and got her hair sorted out until she resembled something more like the beauties we see in the mirrors today.

And in that time how long have women been having babies/not having babies/feeding babies/caring for babies and so on? Quite a long time as far as I can recall.

So why, oh why are we starting on one another by posting these unnecessary debates on social media about subjects that for hundreds and hundreds of years have been part of our lives, decisions made by us for us and knowing what is best for us.

Breastfeeding - Some women do it naturally, others don't. Some breastfeed privately, as they are uncomfortable with de-robing in public. Others don't care where in the world they are, they will feed as and when baby needs it. Some mothers would rather a bottle and some do a bit of both. In EVERY SINGLE CASE babies grow, are nutured, fed and get what they need.   Why this has suddenly become such a major topic I don't know, but listen girls. Let's get back to doing what we know best and maybe without the need of shouting about it on all the rooftops and in all the restaurants we frequent.

Abortion - Yes, this one has always been an opinionated subject, and there are women who are extremely anti-abortion, and those who understand that sometimes a women just cannot cope with such major change to their worlds. Each case of abortion is unique and very, very private. Again, it is not for others to shame women who have abortions or to state that someone should get rid of an unborn baby if they're not the right fit. Let's keep these decisions between a women and her body and trust  her to do the right thing.

Weight and body issues - Everyone is different, we are different heights, weight, hair colour, eye colour, skin colour, build, bone structure and that's just the obvious ones. If everybody looked the same, we'd get tired of looking at each other.  Women put pressure on other women to be something they are not, resulting in low self-confidence, eating disorders, stress and further self-induced illnesses. We are all beautiful, and the happier we are the more beautiful and radiant we look. Focus on being happy, and your beauty will shine out.

So, come on girls. Let's stop using social media as a platform to hurt each other and start using it to share our amazing lives and loves together,