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Jul 11Liked by Jena Ball

Well-said, Jena!

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To me, there is nothing so intoxicating as a man who is able to hold my gaze and demonstrate by his quietness and interest that he is receiving and understanding information I am communicating from my mind and heart by my eyes and lips. There is nothing more unhelpful, insulting and maddening than a man who will not listen and who considers only his feelings and experiences--whether in a relationship or in a democratic system.

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Hear hear! Well said and couldn’t agree more.

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Absolutely excellent! 👏👏👏👏👏

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Grinning. So glad you enjoyed :-)

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Man is truly in his proper place on the dance floor. Men in general should come from the dance floor and return to the dance floor. Anything that they try to do in-between should have a doctor’s note or permission from their mother.

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Still love it!

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Jul 11·edited Jul 11Liked by Jena Ball

YES! Yes! and YES! I'm impressed!

I wrote a very similar idea in a story I wrote called Lost in Place and it mentions just the same! If men....I loved the poem -

maybe I will try to find that in my story and show you Jena

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Would love to read it Laura. And yes, if men had to do more preparing and performing for women's attention and to be "allowed" to copulate they might spend less time trying to prove their virility by starting wars, bragging about their conquests, and passing stupid laws. Would you just love to see Mitch McConnell or Clarence Thomas spinning in circles and flashing their iridescent feathers to get some female attention?

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Jul 11Liked by Jena Ball

Good Morning Jena, YES! I would love to see that. I see it the same way. Every time some shit goes down, I hate to say it, MAN DID IT! Sometimes, my husbands squirms a bit because he feels responsible! And he's one of the good ones...the thing is the GOOD ONES need to take way more action.

This is a few words from my dance story:

"Man is truly in his proper place on the dance floor. Men in general should come from the dance floor and return to the dance floor. Anything that they try to do in-between should have a doctor’s note or permission from their mother."

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Nice!

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Delightful!

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Thank you. Don't you wish human men would take the time to impress women as artfully and diligently as this bird wooed his prospective mate?

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I’m with you!

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Thought you might be ;-)

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