This is something that I found so egregious after unpacking that I wrote it into the trauma history of a character - one in a marriage crisis. #booksky

Not sure why this is hitting me SO hard today, but if you needed to hear it, now you have. (4/4)

It was degrading and painful. It was also terrible advice - advice still popular.

You do not owe anyone sex.

Maintenance sex is sex without consent. You know what that means. (3/4)

If you don't use the mower regularly, it will not turn over easily the next time. So you should use it and "maintain it properly".

He specialized in prenatal and postpartum mental healthcare and gave this unsolicited advice every appointment.

He knew my trauma history, too. (2/4)

Linktr.ee/maudewinters will get you there. Lakeshore dynasty is an age gap forbidden billionaire series set in Chicago! It has all the stakes and angst you’d expect. But also lots of spice and swoon.

Interested? Please apply!!

I'm sure my husband would be thrilled lol!