I just learned that the Māori word for autism is takiwatanga, ‘in his/her own time and space’. It’s such an empathic and gentle way to describe the condition I’m trying to come to terms with.
my friend told me halfway through giving birth she was like “I can’t do this, I simply cannot do this?” and they were like “oh you have to” and life is just like that all the time
By an absolute accident of birth, we live somewhere without bombs, torture, famine and persecution. Pure accident. Pure privilege. If your response to the death of 31 people in freezing cold waters is “it’s their own fault”, you’re a ghoul.
Andy Burnham tells Sky: “Any answer to this issue that begins with the words ‘women should’ or ‘women must’ is in my view the wrong answer. This is an issue that starts with men and boys and that is where attention should go.”
This is the impact statement written by Susan Everard, Sarah Everard's mum. Her agony is palpable. Rest in peace beautiful Sarah. #SheWasJustWalkingHome
Are we really all sharing that Tommy fury video pretending we didn’t do weird shit on nights out when we were 22? We just woke up, deleted our insta stories and pretended it never happened. His gurns on the news 🥴😭