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It's sad to loose people you loved, but its even sadder to loose yourself trying to make people love you

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morguetastic

That stupid sea lion is always blowing air out of its nose and then doing its stupid little dance and yelling.

greelin

cptsd kind of annoying. Release me

recoverr-a-deactivated20210530

i don’t know who needs to hear this, but here it goes: you don’t have to repeatedly and harshly punish yourself for every little thing you think you do wrong. you don’t have to diminish or eliminate your worth and dignity in order to become a better person and acknowledge your mistakes. please forgive yourself, please keep going and please, be flawed! perfection is unattainable.

goth-queen

depsidase

deerman-limerence

And it’s worse than you think. This is my personal experience in jail. It isn’t unique, and you can watch The Alabama Solution if it seems exaggerated to you.

I was given a damp gym mat to sleep on and put in a room with 16 bunk beds and at least 42 people. The lights were only partially dimmed at night. There was one shower, two sinks, and three open toilets. There were no utensils: people ripped off part of their trays to scoop up food. You didn’t get to leave to eat.

For an hour a day, they passed out tablets. Inmates could use apps to talk to loved ones or play games. All of which were very expensive. I never saw a lawyer. I was put in a room with a cop and spoke with a judge on a TV screen. I was charged with driving without insurance, an expired tag, and a failure to appear in court. I was convicted of an expired tag. And I was lucky that my stay was only three days. Because people had been in that room for months waiting to go to trial.

They make people beg to work at KFC.

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uncleromeo

if you don't do anything else today,

Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

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guerrillatech

utah-mountain-drifter-deactivat

poorghost

no one follows the trees warning

rapidashrider

You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN

whereserpentswalk

flood Plain perfec t size for put town in to b\uild! inside very Soft and Comfort town safe happy put town in Floodplain. Put Town In Floodplain. no problems ever in flloodplain because good Shape and Support for town roads weak of big town citizens. Afloodplain yes a place for a town put town in floodplain can trust floodplain for giveing good place for town. friend flood

scorpionlafemme

Every version of you was necessary. Even the ones you’re ashamed of.

mollyvega

These two cicada sisters are Johanna and Rosemary

💙🩷

I hate when i do a tarot card reading and it gives me exactly what I already knew.

I did a "what do I want, what do I need, what do I need to get there" and I got "change" (wheel of fortune) for want "making a hard decision" (two of swords) for need and "patience" (temperance) to get there.... I already knew that.

I want a change of living situation, i need to make the hard decision/lesser of two evils(work a job outside my skillset and also to find a roommate which I dont want) and I have to be patient???? is this a "its already lined up for you" type moment or am i being bullshitted here. the cards were originally delivered backwards which didnt make sense, in its original orientation it would have said i want "patience" and need "decision again) and i need change to get it so either way its like... okay???

i left my set in storage so i cant do another reading and actually prepare for it to maybe get something deeper but im choosing to believe that this is affirming my need... desperation to get out of this house and away from my arrogant and petty grandmother

gatheringbones

excellent books about recovering from terrible mothers:

an abbreviated life by ariel leve

house rules by Rachel sontag

Heavy by kiese laymon

ten boxes by Susan fekete

With or without you by domenica ruta

What my bones know by Stephanie foo

What my mother and I don’t talk about by michele filgate

Adult children of emotionally immature parents by lindsay c gibson

Will I ever be good enough? By karyl mcbride

sandersstudies

“Kids shouldn’t have to know about that.”

Okay so actually letting a serious topic be vague and confusing is much more scary for a child than explaining it in calm language they can understand.

sandersstudies

When you are in a safe place, explain the serious topic in a way the child can understand.

The fire alarm went off at school today because of a mistake, but your teachers did the right thing to take you outside to be sure it was safe.

Some people use wheelchairs because their legs don’t walk very well. It can happen because they are old and tired, or because they got hurt, or because they were born that way.

Your Uncle Jerod talked to mom and dad, and wants you to call her Aunt Kari now. We will call her Kari too, and we can all practice together if it takes some getting used to.

Anticipate age-appropriate fears the child might have so you can assuage those that are not a threat.

Yes, Kitty died at the vet, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not safe for Puppy to go to the vet.

Yes, Peyton and Jo are getting a divorce, but they are both still part of our family and love you very much.

Yes, Grandma has cancer, but cancer is not contagious, so you are not going to get cancer by visiting her.

Anticipate fears that are realistic, and give the child clear direction about what to do, and what happens next.

If someone asks you to get in their car without permission, find Mom, Mama, or a teacher and tell them right away. We will make sure you are safe.

If Sparky’s sickness makes him hurt very badly, we are going to take him to the vet and she will give him some medicine, and he will die, but then he won’t hurt any more. Because Sparky is very sick, we are going to spend some special time with him over the next few days.

If the fire alarm goes off at school again, follow the teacher’s directions. If the fire alarm goes off and you are somewhere alone, go outside, and ask a grownup to call 911.

Reassure the child that they’re safe and loved, validate their feelings, and see if they have follow-up questions. Give them the option to take space to process, or to stay near you to feel safe.

I’m sad about Sparky too. Do you think we could make his favorite peanut-butter treats, while we are spending special time with him?

I understand why Grandma’s cancer makes you feel angry. It doesn’t seem fair that people we love get sick. Would you like a hug?

You were worried about calling 911 if there’s not a grownup around. I wrote down some important things, like our address, and we can go over these together so you are ready if anything like that ever happens.

sandersstudies

These things are principally the job of the child’s parent or guardian, but in some cases directing the child to that caregiver is difficult or impossible (parent refuses/confuses the child, parent is absent, child’s questions are specific and relevant to a situation their parent was not present for, etc.) so I think all adults should be prepared to have these conversations with kids.

sugaryewscythe

my financial prosperity & abundance bowl 🌱🪞🍃✨

badassdemonsword

this gif is like... almost biblical. as if hes experiencing a pharaohs curse...

lucifers-golden-bitch-apparently

wtf were you gonna say

redhotarsenic

Please respect my privacy

lucifers-golden-bitch-apparently

my deepest apologies

redhotarsenic

I forgive you

redhotarsenic

Anyway me when I suck that pharaoh good and hard through his scaramphigousus

naamahdarling

vintricles

mood swings are hilarious because you’ll be like “everyone loves me for my neverending joy and whimsy i’m so happy and cheerful a—post cancelled turns out i want to kill myself”

#actually bpd