I want your BODY!

I do not intend to be rude, nor do I intend to reject or hurt the feelings of friends, family, acquaintances who want to thank me for my work.

It's not that I don't appreciate knowing I and my work is appreciated: I do. But I don't need to be thanked, and even don't want to be thanked.

Thanking me makes me feel so very uncomfortable: not just because I know there are tons of womxxn who are doing soooooo much more than I've ever even thought of doing. But also because I know I could not do the work I'm doing without the support and love of the very people who are thanking me and others they might not even know.

And also, I don't want to let us off the hook that easily: I feel like when we give thanks, some might feel it is an end to the need to be active. As in "I expressed my thanks, now I can move on to finishing the dishes or my commute or this book."

So PULEEEEEZE don't thank me

Really what I want is YOUR BODY! Your body on the line next to mine!