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rory-has-bpd

all days are the same. i don’t feel alive anymore.

cocainemamiii1

Really just tryna survive fucc all this

There are just some days

That

I.

HATE.

MY.

JOB.

Lol remember when u were like can the noobies even dance? As if you didn’t start from nothing? Well look at them now! I say them bc I’m obviously not dancing anymore but still. Loool.

I have like fifty messages to return. I need to finish all my shit for work before I leave for Portland in Friday. But I can’t stay late at work tonight because I have to work on school things with classmates. And I can’t stay late tomorrow because I have class. I’m fucking overwhelmed and this job is sucking the life out of me right now I fucking hate this.

tybalt-tisk

About an hour ago, I was in Walmart looking for my conditioner because today is wash day for my hair. As I’m looking for my product, this older white lady approaches me and she says, “Excuse me, miss. Please don’t be offended by this.” And usually when white people tell me not to be offended, 9 times out of 10, whatever they are about to say is going to be offensive af.

Anyway, she follows it up with, “My husband and I just recently won our custody battle with our foster daughter and she means the world to us. She’s a beautiful African American girl and her hair looks a lot like yours. But I’m afraid because I don’t know what to do with her hair. It’s a lot different from mines and our other children and we are at a total loss. I’ve tried looking up the YouTube videos and my husband went to the braiding shops so they can teach him how to properly braid her hair, but he’s still pretty new and it will be a while before he gets used to it. Do you have any tips you can give me? If you don’t have the time, it’s okay, really! I just needed a little advice because I want her to look beautiful.”

Y’all. swear I almost started crying on aisle 6. So for the last 30 minutes, I spent my time talking to her and what products to use and how to properly detangle and comb her hair with the proper tools and what not to do with natural hair. And I showed her a bunch of easier to follow natural hair tutorials on YouTube and saved them for her. (I also had to create a YouTube account for her so she could save it for later.) but omfg, she was so sweet, and I could tell that she listened to every single thing I had to say and she took little notes on her little notepad.

And what really filled my heart was the fact that her husband actually taking classes from African braiding shops. And she showed me a picture of him wearing a little sweater vest and loafers in a little shop surrounded by beautiful black women showing him how to braid black hair and even the lady he’s braiding on is guiding his hands. And omfg. Bless these old white people and their black daughter who I know have new loving parents because they are willing to step out of their comfort zone just to make her feel and look beautiful.

I really hope our paths cross again one day, Mrs Cicilia. 💖💕

toastbutteregg

this made me cry. faith in humanity = restored

worldcircus

Kind of gives you chills .

kittygory-deactivated20210901

Good Lord, how delicious! I wanna do that! The next time I’m in a cathedral, I’m doing it.

youreyesblazeout

As she stood inside an ancient and empty church in Montefrío, Spain, Malinda Kathleen Reese belted out one of the best Christmas carols of all time-“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and the end result was just heavenly.

derrieresandcankles

I’m obsessed with this because A. Victorian Christmas Carols B. European Cathedrals C. It’s gorgeous and fuckin choristers are my favorite

carlitos-guey

Today someone played Officially Missing You, and it made me think of you.

#dp

bitchycode

Netflix and avoid people

fyeahmovies

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) dir. Michel Gondry

thisloveisglowing

christenemay

welluh welluh welluh…

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Because I don’t live back in our hometown I didn’t see you all the time. But seeing your name on social media and in our old group chats pulls at my heart sometimes and wishes you would be at the next event. Ty for always being down for us even when shit hit the fan.

You’re not allowed to be upset now when you were too afraid to care before.

A litto lost, but I’m choosing happy this time.