“wear the hijab”
you wanna know something crazy?
3 years ago, 2 years ago, 1 year ago,
i asked my mom the same thing every year.
“mom, are you ever gonna force me to wear the hijab?”
“mom what age should i wear it?”
“mom i wanna wear it when i’m 17 so that i can live my life and continue to be comfortable”
i said,
repeated,
three exact sentences.
and she said
“ofcourse “
“it’s the right choice”
“it’s your decision”
now when i got assaulted,
and got cat called.
when i grew,
and i started getting men’s attention.
she said
“wear the hijab sarah”
“your old”
“do it”
my father yelled at me for getting
assaulted by a man,
he said it was my fault because i didnt wear the hijab.
my mother compares me to those girls around me.
my mother cares about what people think,
I know she does.
When people walk in and out of school,
She compares,
“look sarah she’s wearing the hijab”
when my brother mentions a girl
“she wasn’t wearing a hijab, look to what he’s saying”
“you have to wear it”
Well mom,
What happened to the “your choice” ?
what happened to the “when your comfortable”?
what the hell happened to “when your ready, you can wear it” ?
And what in the hell happened to
“live your life before it’s too late”?
I’m 15 for gods sake
u was 12 3 years ago man.
Sometimes i feel like i’m supposed to wear the hijab for this society,
not Allah.
3 years ago, 2 years ago, 1 year ago,
i asked my mom the same thing every year.
“mom, are you ever gonna force me to wear the hijab?”
“mom what age should i wear it?”
“mom i wanna wear it when i’m 17 so that i can live my life and continue to be comfortable”
i said,
repeated,
three exact sentences.
and she said
“ofcourse “
“it’s the right choice”
“it’s your decision”
now when i got assaulted,
and got cat called.
when i grew,
and i started getting men’s attention.
she said
“wear the hijab sarah”
“your old”
“do it”
my father yelled at me for getting
assaulted by a man,
he said it was my fault because i didnt wear the hijab.
my mother compares me to those girls around me.
my mother cares about what people think,
I know she does.
When people walk in and out of school,
She compares,
“look sarah she’s wearing the hijab”
when my brother mentions a girl
“she wasn’t wearing a hijab, look to what he’s saying”
“you have to wear it”
Well mom,
What happened to the “your choice” ?
what happened to the “when your comfortable”?
what the hell happened to “when your ready, you can wear it” ?
And what in the hell happened to
“live your life before it’s too late”?
I’m 15 for gods sake
u was 12 3 years ago man.
Sometimes i feel like i’m supposed to wear the hijab for this society,
not Allah.
