RE: Lady Nips
I really like the point you make about sex and our bodies just being part of the "is" camp. As the saying goes, a brick is amoral. It can either break a window or build a house. When I see you embracing your own sexuality it does come with a "sex is good" message a bit and I think that's okay because I read it as a personal thing. Meaning you have taken "foot" and used it for your benefit so that for you, "foot" becomes something good, beneficial, and enjoyable in your life. I'm comfortable saying "sex is good" but it's probably better for me to clarify that "sex in my life with my wife is good for me" because, like "foot" sex just is. The context matters and determines if it's good or bad.
I'm glad you mentioned your daughter. With two of my own, I think about this often as well. I do think exposure to sexuality too early can be very unhealthy, similar to how other pleasurable things (alcohol, certain chemical substances, certain experiences, etc) prior to the physical brain being developed enough to regulate them and make rational decisions about them can be unhealthy and lead to destructive patterns. On one level, we want to them to develop in that struggle, but on the other we have to recognize our role as parents to protect them in an age-appropriate way in terms of brain development.
I absolutely love this comment:
But it sets a woman up for fragmentation and mask changing. Who then is the real “her?”
I've found the most freedom, peace, joy, fulfillment, purpose, and more when I've learned to just be me. Me in all situations and at all times. It's a wonderful way to live.