AK Neal

33, photographer, paid to be professionally nosey, ☕️ connoisseur, “Scrunchy Mom” of 2 💙🎀. LMSW. My ambition is my weaponry.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

I’m normally a “don’t 💩 on things that make people happy” kinda girl. But I gotta say, pink is NOT a Christmas color & I wish y’all would STOP trying to make it one.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

You know you’re healing your childhood wounds when you hear your daughter crying in the other room & instead of her running to you for help, she says “It’s OK to cry, Raeleigh. Take a deep breath.” 🥹

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

My daughter just said “mommy I love you SO MUCH but you need to chill out.” Okay pay the utility bill this month then since you talking like you are grown miss MA’AM.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

The sun has finally come out & so that means it is my season reminder that my whole entire Spotify playlist is about to go through a serious revamp.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

My mom & I were talking about how my daughter cries all day because she’s struggling w/ her emotions, my mom said “I never had to coach you through your meltdowns. You were just the easiest kid. You would breathe & say OK I can get through this.” … I was 4. Not normal behavior.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Some of y’all men get mad when a woman isn’t embracing her femininity but do nothing to foster an environment where she can flourish & feel comfortable to do so. & it really crumbles my biscuits.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Paid off all but one of my credit cards with my taxes & it went up only FOUR points. I can whisper to my credit card about spending $5 at dollar tree & my credit score will drop 15 points. The math is not mathing.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

My toxic trait is logging into my bank account the Monday of the pay week to see if my check got deposited early. Spoiler alert: it never is.

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

my therapist told me, "stop assuming people are mad at you. Stop attempting to read people's minds. stop trying to manage the thoughts and emotions of others. let people be in charge of themselves. if they have something to say to you they will and if they don't it is their responsibility not yours. overthinking kills happiness" and that hit me like a brick.

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

a therapist on tiktok said…. “no one notices your sadness until it turns into anger, and then you're the problem. healing is realizing you became the angry person because no one saw your sadness first”

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

First day of being back on my ADHD meds after finally getting insurance after almost a year without it. Everything is quiet & calm. I could cry. EVERYONE deserves access to medication that helps them feel like themselves again.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Do y’all not understand how corrupt your party & their belief systems have to be to have WHOLE COUNTRIES protesting on the USA’s behalf? Be so fr.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

My FB showed I was following Donald Trump & JD Vance… I most certainly never liked those pages. Okay Zuck 😒

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Our youngest now says “it’s ten tock” (10 o’clock) when we tell her it’s bedtime & it is probably the cutest thing I’ve ever heard.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Every Nancy Meyers movie unlocks an amount of nostalgia that gives me so much serotonin, I cannot put it into words.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Working in an office where I’m actually appreciated and my documentation skills are valued has been a game changer.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Clothing hauls on FaceTime with your sister at 9 PM on a Sunday night hits different. Try it 💅🏻

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

There are a few things in life I enjoy more than a chai tea latte and a good buttered biscuit.

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

I’m the psycho that cried at the gym today. One week of working out consistently and I was able to run for two minutes straight. Seems small but I haven’t been able to run since my oldest was a baby. 🥲

[AK Neal @AKNeal22]

Never ever letting go of my husband. He made me homemade chicken noodle soup & grilled cheese because I’ve been sick all day.