I’m still here; I love you

“Stay alive. Stay alive, for me.” ࿊ Recovering traumatised child.

[dirtytransmasc]

the men and boys are innocent too.

we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.

I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.

I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.

I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.

I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.

the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.

[czesca]

can't believe we've all been here since we were 14 and now we're all 20000 years old

[crazystonergirl]

“I remember my childhood as a long wish to be elsewhere.”

— Louise Glück, Unpainted Door

[arabellasrevenge]

[notacryforattention]

I was and it was fucking awesome

[remanence-of-love]

[closet-keys]

nobody talks about how ptsd feels like genuinely embarrassing and humiliating sometimes

like you’ve been through however much shit and then years later you’re crying in your kitchen cause you got triggered by something super mundane you see every day like.. dishes, and you can’t explain why because the connection to trauma is vague and weird and contextual and so you’re just like why is this who I am…

[a-gay-catgirl]

staying up late: hehe

waking up tired as fuck: not hehe

[milfkarlmarx-deactivated2021081]

life is just one ibuprofen after the other

[x1ostboy]

me to me: wow, you’ve got issues, pal

[words-of-emotion]

[softdisturbances]

paramore - caught in the middle

[meanplastic]

[notacryforattention]

“When did you get so many problems? You didn’t used to be like this,” she tells me.

“I used to cut myself,” I tell her.

[crimsonbow]

We drink the poison our minds pour for us and wonder why we feel so sick.

Atticus

[calidirk]

This is a better endorsement for the movie than any 5 star review

[notacryforattention]

Honestly

[brok3np4radise-deactivated20250]

The broken will always be able to love harder than most. Once you've been in the dark, you learn to appreciate everything that shines.

Unknown

[midnightmothnest]

if you can’t eat a whole meal, eat half. you ate, that’s what is important.

if you can’t get out of bed, try and sit up instead of lying down. it’ll be better for your back and your blood pressure.

if you can’t shower or have a bath today, try and brush your teeth and clean your ears. it’ll keep you a little cleaner, and we often forget those areas. 

if you can’t get dressed today, change underwear and use some deoderant. it’ll leave you a little fresher until you have the strength to change fully.

and remember, i’m very proud of you. your best will look different every day, and that’s okay.