Betty Draper love of my life. Woman who bases literally her entire personhood on how well she knows her place. Tries exactly twice over the course of the show to give herself something to live for. The first time, her husband sabotages her and she never finds out. The second time, she's almost successful, and then out of nowhere she finds out she has advanced lung cancer and 6 months to live. It's really no wonder she had no fight left at the end. From her perspective, the universe punishes her every time she dares to want something for herself beyond marriage and motherhood. And she's already achieved both of those things. Of course it's time to lay down and die. Die young, die beautiful, die valuable. But she keeps going to class anyway, because she's going to live her last months on earth for herself.
I adored Betty Draper. She was a terrible mother, but she wasnāt any worse than Don was as a father. And itās refreshing to see complex female characters on TV, full of nuance and contradictions, who also happen to be terrible mothers. Because terrible mothers do existāwomen who simply werenāt meant to be mothers but ended up having children because society told them thatās what they were supposed to do. Because if youāre not a mother, youāre not a ācompleteā woman. Or simply because the patriarchal perception of women dictates that their ultimate purpose in life is motherhood.
Betty Draper was never meant to be a motherāshe became one because, in her time, that was just what you did when you got married. That was the only role you had, the only thing you were valued for. But not all women are meant to be mothers, and she definitely wasnāt. What I loved most about her character was how perfectly she represented what happens when a woman becomes a mother without ever having been meant for itājust because society expected it from her.
More female characters who are terrible mothers because motherhood was never for them, please. I need women who deeply regret having children. Breaking the taboo around maternal myths is my cardio.
my opinion on klaroline/klayley/klamille is that a 1000 year old man wouldnāt say āheās your first love, I intend to be your lastāhowever long it takesā unless he was 100% locked in
Hello, my name is Nadin. Iām from Gaza. Iām a graphic design graduate, a wifeāand now, a mother.
I finished my design studies just before the war began. I had dreams of starting a small studio, of creating art that told stories. I used to think about colors and fonts and the future.
Then, the war came. And the future became something we tried to hold onto, moment by moment.
On October 22, 2023, I learned I was pregnant when a missile destroyed my husbandās family home, killing 25 membersāhis mother, siblings, nieces and nephewsāentire branches of our family in seconds.
We were displaced twice. Everything was goneāhome, safety, routine, rest.
A few weeks later, I gave birth to our daughter. There was no crib, no celebrationānot even stillness. But she arrived, quietly and beautifully. In her eyes I saw something I hadnāt felt in weeks: life that still wanted to grow.
Now, our days are shaped by decisions that could dismantle the future we are trying to build together.
Today, Israelās government is discussing plans for a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City and southern regions. The stated aim: to eliminate Hamas and later hand governing control to allied Arab forcesānot Israelābut with no clear path to peace or normalcy.
The humanitarian fallout is devastating. More than 61,000 Palestinians have died in this war; hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply. Hospitals in north Gaza have shut down, and 193 people have now died of starvation, nearly half of them children.
Aid remains blocked, water is scarce, and many risk dying of hunger or disease long before future promises arrive.
We Donāt Know What Comes Next
Thereās no clear path forwardāonly uncertainty for our daughterās life and our ability to survive another day.
My name is Nadin, and Iām a mother from Gaza.
How You Can Help
Iām asking for supportānot for comfort, but for survival:
Help us meet basic needs so we can breathe, heal, and preserve a world for our daughter.
Support us as I try to stand again on my own feetāeven a glimmer of stability matters.
If youāve read this far, thank you. If you can giveāthank you. If you canātājust sharing this post is a lifeline I will never forget.
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