Teresa

I didn't know life could be this happy. San Diego, California

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empty

I just want to feel loved and wanted. That is all.

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Carbs is Life

There's something very pleasing about seeing my flour canister empty. Mind you, it holds about 8 lbs of flour. An empty flour canister means I made lots of tummy happy with pizzas and bread.

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Deadly Man Flu

Wives, be aware. There’s a serious case of man flu going around. It happens 2-3 days after they work out. My husband couldn’t even lift up his 6oz glass to drink. I had to buy him bendy straws.

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Trust

A broken trust is impossible to rebuild. You may find most of the pieces to put it back together, but some will be shattered too greatly to fit back in.

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Love

Love is not the question anymore, but am I enough for you?

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[biodiverseed]

Do vegetables really exist?

Do vegetables exist? Botanically no. Culinarily, yes. Legally, maybe.

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good read

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diary entry

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What is Love?

I’ve dated a few men in my whole lifetime. Thirty years to be exact. I’m proud to say that I can count all of them with one hand. They all have different personalities and habits; good and bad. They were all from different cultures with different beliefs. None of them shared my own. I learned to understand and accept them because we’re taught to love others for everything that they are. We’re taught to love others despite their flaws because nobody is perfect and that includes myself.

I have yet to figure out where to draw the line. What kind of flaws are acceptable? Which mistakes are forgivable? Am I supposed to just learn to live with all their bad habits? Is it selfish to want to fix the other person simply because their actions are out of your norm? Aren’t we supposed to help each other become a better person? Isn’t it your partner’s duty to bring out the best in you? Love is confusing.

Love. It’s all trial and error. You will fail.. a lot. It’s difficult to decide whether you keep on trying to fix broken pieces or just leave it and walk away.

[wnq-writers]

Some people are so used to being loved in such a selfish and bad way that when they are loved in the right way they don’t know what to do with that kind of love, so either they run away or they destroy it.

m-ulholland  (via wnq-writers)

[just-shower-thoughts]

Headphones are probably the worst thing that has ever happened to beggars asking for change.

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I think it would be debit/credit cards.

[just-shower-thoughts]

People don’t lie about having a wife, they lie about not having a wife.

[psych2go]

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[sad-sacque-ducky]

The second one is VERY important; *** being ostracized is more mentally damaging than being bullied. ***

Don’t know how many ways I can say this; being told “go away”, ignored completely when you speak, being chosen last for teams all say “you are worthless to us”

Kids think they are being nicer by not picking on someone that annoys them, and they are right. However, at least when a child is being picked on, however horribly, it means their existence has been noticed and has caused a reaction.

The cool kids hate it when the teachers pick the teams or assign students to work together in group. The ostracized kids are always relieved (of course by this point many would rather work alone after years of being rebuffed). 

We need to teach our children not only to not bully and belittle, but to also be inclusive; to respond in some sort of non-negative way to kids they would rather ignore. It’s not easy, but being told by a peer that they are worthy of positive notice could improve - and maybe even save - a life.

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Happy brothers after being rescued from a circus [video]

dON’T FUCKING CRY

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too late

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I saw my own blood pooling. "I regret marrying you.", were his last words to me. He said it with such sincerity that I'm not even sure if it was the bullet that killed my heart or his words.

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How to pet a cat by mirandatacchia. Nailed it.

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I don't know why I keep paying to watch Rousey fight when I can just watch the whole thing on Instagram.