Adena M'lynn's Voice

For the men who say they love women.  by Adena M’lynn   You say you love women— like a hunter loves the mounted deer head. Like a landlord loves the rent check. Like a shepherd loves a flock that never wanders too far. You say you respect women— but only when they know their place, when they nod without volume, when they bleed without asking for towels or rights. You say you were raised right— to open doors, to pay for dinner, to lead the prayer while she stays quiet with her eyes lowered like the second coming of shame. But let me ask you this, What is love if it only blooms when you’re in control? What is respect if it evaporates the moment she disagrees? You loved her voice until she used it. You say women are sacred— but your idea of sacred comes with conditions: legs crossed, lips sealed, loyalty to your ego above her soul. And God help her if she has a boundary you didn’t approve in advance. You keep calling women “queens”  but treat them like unpaid maids  in ...

Following the news report from “NBC” I believe it’s important for others to bring awareness/voice to the needs of ALL children. It’s important we get this correct from the beginning. Build for the most challenged individual and you will see how others are able to join. That is if the agenda is truly around body health and not weeding out the vulnerable population. For now, I will believe we will build for all.  In recent discussions surrounding youth fitness in America, a fresh spotlight has been cast on physical education and health standards—spurred in part by renewed political interest, including commentary from former President Donald Trump . Whether intentionally or not, the national conversation has reopened a vital question, What does true fitness look like for children of all abilities? At face value, promoting fitness is a worthy cause. However, how we define fitness—and who gets to succeed under its definitions—has long been a point of contention. Many traditional progra...