[growing-at-peace]

The UK campaign for better paternity leave!

The message is clear: Two weeks isn't enough

The UK has the worst paternity leave in Europe, at only 2 weeks for less than minimum wage. This has a detrimental impact on men's mental health (as well as women's!). Latest research by Movember shows that 45% of new dads show multiple symptoms of depression in the first year of being a parent.

This is a feminist issue, we cannot have gender equality without ensuring that men are involved in raising children from the get go.

What you can do:

Sign the open letter to government - x

Support Dads on the nationwide Dad Strike on 11 June 2025 - x

[cheruib]

i started reading this quite long book on saturday and i finished it yesterday before going to bed and it honestly felt like im 16 again on a summer vacation just devouring books one after the other. haven’t done that in such a long time it just feels so good to sit for hours doing nothing but reading, not rushing through it, just savoring each page & each line as the hours go by, closing the book every now and then to go do something else but always coming back to it excited for the next page. so peaceful and such a luxurious feeling to have

[rythms-of-synthax-deactivated20]

stealing >>>> hear me out. If I had one piece of advice for you all, this is it: if you see something you like, steal it. Especially if it is style or behavior (gestures, posture etc.). If you see someone popular start behaving like them. If there's this one girl wearing an amazing dress that you know you'd look good in, ask for the shop and buy it. If one classmate writes outstanding essays or stories and you have found a phrase you think will look good in yours, write it down (that's actually how I did it in 5th grade have no regrets). Don't to this though, with most influencers out there because you don't know if the tips they give are actually working. Or might be working for them but not for you. So yeah, steal gestures, steal outfits and ways of speaking, writing, expressing yourself. Don't steal information that can't be applied in real life. You see how I said "stealing" instead of "learning from others"? Yes because the first one is an active process and god knows we don't need more knowledge but practice and action. "Learning from others" quite means noticing - it's like learning in a classroom. "Stealing" means liking something making it yours - so you need to put in the work. Thinking about it you can also steal habits and ideas - just don't make it too obvious to those you stole from (personal example I saw a kid drinking water from a large bottle that tells you how much you need to drink at certain hours - bought it the next day, my water intake is wayyyyy up). have a nice day bye

[soulmvtes]

may on film ! [one]

[grey-and-lavender]

If only growth didn't feel so awkward.

[juliaxyn]

[girltalk]

Affirmations

‿︵‿︵୨୧︵‿︵‿

౨ৎ I am naturally beautiful

౨ৎ I attract miracles effortlessly

౨ৎ I manifest love, peace and joy

౨ৎ I am so pretty, sweet and strong

౨ৎ I find solutions to every challenge

౨ৎ I am confident in my abilities

౨ৎ I have a voice and it’s powerful

౨ৎ I am worthy and enough as I am

౨ৎ I am always so unbelievably lucky

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[imanbenerrabeh]

may is so green, buds outside matcha inside

[fallauween]

by jameslloydcole

[allthingseurope]

Edinburgh, Scotland (by Reza Bina)

[dxmedstudent]

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[cheruib]

forever my fave piece of cake ever. perfect carrot cake w the perfect amount of walnuts, heavenly spiced with cinnamon and cardomom & topped with the perfect cream cheese frosting, edible flowers and lime zest. i love her

[cheruib]

i went for a walk, i sat on a bench. i was a little sad, a little uncertain. thinking about my life. i looked up to sigh. and then i saw the trees hugging nearly making a heart with their arms. it is going to be okay

[rivermp3]

This happened to me too...... they're literally going 🫶🏻

[soulmvtes]

some lovely moments ! <3

[soulmvtes]

some portraits [one]

[mumintroll]

u survive literally every single event in your life & still every time a new event happens you feel like this is the event that will kill you and that you will never move on from but actually you will continue to survive like you always have bc u have a 100% win rate of surviving events. btw

[vexheart]