Segments of what will be a great story.

20whatever. I love a lot of things and a lot of people. I am tying to find new adventures and live a good story.

[rainwillstrengthenyoursoul]

Daddy

My son is 10 years old and my daughter had her first dance recital last week and I thought of you there with us as so many families whooped and hollered for their little dancer. I thought about her knowing the sound of your voice in a crowd. I thought about that twinkle in your eye pointed her way. There are still so many times that I don't know how to do this life without you.

I think sometimes about how you would have really disliked aging, especially if your health was never great. But then there are times where I imagine you with the level of vitality of mom or Uncle Chip and it is still so devastating you're not here for this.

I do wonder sometimes if my embracing of my whole self would have changed the closeness of our relationship. But I also know that my journey toward that wholeness started as I started into the eyes of my child and wondered what ways his self might be segmented and alienated if I, his mother, couldn't accept all of him. I have hope that you could have looked me in my eyes and decided that my whole being was safe with you. (Whether or not I would have ever gotten around to this inquiry while still anchored in the segments of me that required your closeness if up for debate.)

You would love your grand kids and they'd love you. I never had the benefit of being close, in zip code or sentiment, to my grandparents and it is such a delight to see the joy those relationships give my kids. I wish they had you. I wish they could learn from your softness and wisdom. A model of masculinity of a different flavor than their dad and his dad. I wish my husband could understand me through a framework of knowing you.

Anyway, tomorrow is father's day and I'm glad you're my papa.

[rainwillstrengthenyoursoul]

Still alive. Knocked up again. Casually creepin on ya blogs. xoxo.

[jtmportland]

The Party told you to reject all evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

from “Nineteen Eighty Four” by George Orwell (via notentirely)

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Looking up some of the best signs from the marches today did not disappoint.

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Here is a thing I relate to a lot. From Jetsetmama https://instagram.com/p/BOr45yxD0J6/

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It recently occurred to me that this will be the first time since 2010 that I haven’t reviewed my year month-by-month on this blog. It surely wasn’t critical reading for any of you, but it was a special documentation for me. But this is a new season, and that’s okay. This year has been so great and challenging and draining and life giving and joy filled. But then again, aren’t most of them like that to some degree?

[lamignonette]

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

what do we do tho? like, honestly? what happens if he’s elected? what do we honest to god do?

[slowspinningredemption]

Coming from the UK after our own catastrophe: you make his life hell. You make his government’s life hell. Anything and everything shitty that they want to do, you protest, you campaign, you petition, you lobby. You tie the whole thing up in so much red tape that Mr I’ve-Never-Had-Anyone-Say-No-To-Me starts loathing his job.

You create private safe zones, you look out for one another, you let your now validated racist, homophobic, transphobic neighbours know that their bigotry will not be tolerated through any means you feel it’s safe to do so. You join forces. Despite everything, you thrive out of spite, out of survival, out of a need to protect your own.

All of these communities have faced untold amounts of hell before and we’re all still here. It’s in our history to survive – in our genetic makeup. There will be losses and there will be casualties but in four years you’ll still be here and you’ll vote him out and the time to grieve will be then. For now, fight. In any way you can, even if all you can do is get through each day at a time. Fight him every step of the way.

[rainwillstrengthenyoursoul]

There will be a chapter in American History textbooks about the rise of fascism in the 21st century. I'm having a hard time getting out of bed this morning.

[therefinedwoman]

Hagrid for president.

[positivedoodles]

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I’m about to give up the ghost on Tumblr. The app is nearly unusable with the wifi connection I have at home and I am constantly being followed by porn blogs for lord knows what reason. I don’t think I can bring myself to delete what’s here, but I don’t think I’ll be posting much… If you don’t already follow me on another form of social media and would like to, let me know and I’ll share my info. It’s been a good seven year run., Tumblr.

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😍😍

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I am so tired of being followed by porn and spam blogs.

[christophersapologies-deactivat]

[silver-and-bold]

“Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.” Ps. 37:4

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Henry completed his first flight! We both did well, I think. Only one of us cried and not for long. Two is not enough hands for flying with a baby though, and I’m grateful for the help we received from strangers. I think he’s pretty cute.

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Babies and besties in Nashville last weekend.