Thanks, B.A. I originally added an asterisk that said: "and if it does [sound terrible], it's probably because I'm a woman!" I appreciate you saying this!
I love this, Kelcey! So powerful! Personally I create for all three—the next generation, myself as a girl, and me as a woman—they’re not mutually exclusive in my mind. But I 100% get what you’re saying about the pressure women feel to put others first.
That's a great way to think of it, Katharine! It's not like I'm NOT creating for others, after all :) But I love thinking of creating for all three (or more).
Yes! But also because I made a comic a few years ago about how the pressure to have a baby felt like a judgment by others that I had had my time to “become something” and now it was time to pass that potential to someone else. Your message feels in a similar vein. Making a comic about it made me not worry about it anymore 😊 but I think there’s still something to it!
Kelcey, you've put into words and images an invisible pressure that adults place on the next generation. Maybe we don't realise just how much expectation there is in them achieving targets and doing their bit for humankind. Let's give them a break. Thanks for your post, it's make me think about this subject in a way I've never thought of it before. Maybe because, I don't watch adverts so I don't see this kind of thing being pushed too much and maybe because my kids are all grown up now and doing their own thing. So it's good to be reminded. You present these big ideas in an easily digestible format - love your art and words.
Thanks so much, Yasmin! It's interesting to think about this not just in terms of eclipsing the current generation but of the pressure we put on the next generation. Great point!
Thanks, Christine!
So true!
Thanks, Amaris!
YES!!
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Wonderful! What an important insight!
Thanks, Elizabeth!
YES!!! I wish there was a bigger font to use here in the comments. :-) I have felt this my whole life. Such a great insight!
Thanks, Anne! That's how I felt reading that twitter thread! I mostly took her ideas :)
It definitely does *not* sound terrible for you to say that you didn't become a writer for some unknown future little girl. Not to me, anyway.
Thanks, B.A. I originally added an asterisk that said: "and if it does [sound terrible], it's probably because I'm a woman!" I appreciate you saying this!
Yes, exactly! The only reason it “sounds terrible” is the exact point you’re making! Thank you for this profound work!
Yes! Thank you, Amanda!
I love this, Kelcey! So powerful! Personally I create for all three—the next generation, myself as a girl, and me as a woman—they’re not mutually exclusive in my mind. But I 100% get what you’re saying about the pressure women feel to put others first.
That's a great way to think of it, Katharine! It's not like I'm NOT creating for others, after all :) But I love thinking of creating for all three (or more).
i like this a lot! two for you, one for them! (all for all!)
I appreciate this.
I suspect that you're in the thick of it!
Yes! But also because I made a comic a few years ago about how the pressure to have a baby felt like a judgment by others that I had had my time to “become something” and now it was time to pass that potential to someone else. Your message feels in a similar vein. Making a comic about it made me not worry about it anymore 😊 but I think there’s still something to it!
Whoa, that's so problematic! Would love to see your comic!
You are so amazing. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. And I appreciate and resonate with the way you’ve handwritten everything, too. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! My poor hand is sore from writing and drawing this whole thing yesterday, so I'm glad you like it! 😂
💜YES💜
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So inspiring. Thank you for addressing this.
Cheering for all you bad-a** females, putting yourself out there, daring to be seen, daring to make mistakes, DARING TO SUCCEED.
Thanks Chris for sharing this.
Thanks so much! And thanks to Chris for bringing you here!
I love everything about this. Thank you so much.
Thank you for saying so!
I completely agree with this. It never has to be about something else...it can be about you.
Yes! Thanks, Martha! (and thanks for the fab zine!) :)
This. The imperative to be a Role Model is still very close to the view of a woman as primarily a nurturing, selfless being.
Yep. Alas. ❤️
Kelcey, you've put into words and images an invisible pressure that adults place on the next generation. Maybe we don't realise just how much expectation there is in them achieving targets and doing their bit for humankind. Let's give them a break. Thanks for your post, it's make me think about this subject in a way I've never thought of it before. Maybe because, I don't watch adverts so I don't see this kind of thing being pushed too much and maybe because my kids are all grown up now and doing their own thing. So it's good to be reminded. You present these big ideas in an easily digestible format - love your art and words.
Thanks so much, Yasmin! It's interesting to think about this not just in terms of eclipsing the current generation but of the pressure we put on the next generation. Great point!
Yes do it for yourself! We are role models to the next generation anyway whether we like it or not.😉
Yes we are! Thanks!