Personal Bill of Rights

1. You have the right to be treated with respect.
2. You have the right not to take responsibility for anyone else's problems or bad behavior.
3. You have the right to get angry.
4. You have the right to say no.
5. You have the right to make mistakes.
6. You have the right to have your own feelings, opinions, and convictions.
7. You have the right to change your mind or to decide on a different course of action.
8. You have the right to negotiate for change.
9. You have the right to ask for emotional support or help.
10. You have the right to protest unfair treatment or criticism.

Forward Ph.D, S. & Torres, J. Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them. 1986. Bantam Books, New York.