Protect him, yes, with my life; spare him of learning responsibility and to take care of himself, no. - Ana Castillo

Why is what is natural to women often seen as negative?

The early feminista understood the erroneous conceptions of the white woman's movement that equated sexism to racism because she was experiencing its compounding effects in her daily life.

A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to see in yourself a good lover won't see it either.