Bad at Adulting, Good at Feminism. Prudence Geerts
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Honestly, I’m really socially awkward and that has put me in situations that
are worth exploring and sharing with you. Because aren’t we all a bit like this—like everything my blog Planet Prudence embodies? Apparently we are, because I’ve seen it firsthand. Young and old can relate to my comics. How awesome is that?
I grew up and lived my entire life in Belgium. Rainy, cloudy, tiny but beautiful Belgium. Currently I live in an even smaller town, where all the kids knew each other growing up and, today, they still know each other or they’ve grown up to be colleagues or sisters-in-law. Everyone probably knows everyone around here.
I didn’t go to high school here, though. I wanted to study art, so I went to Bruges. It is a big city, full of potential, and I had endless fun. If I could go back anywhere, even for just one day, I most definitely would return
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there. I’d probably hug everyone in the classroom and thank them for the amazing experience, the great friendships, and the laughter.
Despite the great experience, however, many teachers didn’t like my work. I faced huge academic obstacles and could not find a way to overcome them. After trying to be the best student possible for many years, I was faced with a situation that forced me to drop out. A teacher, who was my mentor for my final piece, threatened me. He looked seventeen-year-old me in the eyes and crushed my dreams with the words “You won’t get your degree if you don’t have sex with me.” This was the cherry on top of an already hard enough youth.
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