Just got off the phone with my college roommate.
His daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in January.
He has insurance. Good insurance. The kind you feel safe having.
7 months later:
Savings: wiped out. 401k: cashed early. Penalties and all. House: refinanced to cover the gaps insurance decided weren’t their problem.
He told me he’s not the same person anymore.
Said watching your child fight for her life while simultaneously fighting an insurance company over coverage codes does something to you that doesn’t go away.
They did everything right.
Two incomes. No debt. Responsible their whole lives.
One diagnosis undid all of it in 7 months.
And somewhere a health insurance CEO is getting a $30 million bonus this quarter.
I don’t know how people defend this system with a straight face.
I really don’t.
“When I was your age, I survived a pandemic and didn’t leave my house for two years. You will be okay if you stay in tonight.”
Finally, we have a line to use for future kids 😭😭😭
It really pisses me off how all this legislation is trying to use "protect the kids " as a scapegoat but when the kids exercise free speech, suddenly it's a problem. The blatant hypocrisy is disgusting.
Extremely shameful that Kohen Wiley’s murder has not gained more attention. This baby was killed by the police, and nothing has been done, and it’s being swept under the rug.
Been working on my memoir.
Little Kayla, I’m so sorry I was too small to protect you myself, but we’re not small anymore and I defend you with my life.
💔❤️🩹
Whenever I see people fighting over whether they were a Nick kid or a Disney kid or a Cartoon Network kid, I get so confused bc y’all were just picking one…? I was flipping between all them mfs😩
And this is why we’re boycotting Asian business after the Chow verdict, because this is how they treat you.
And you somehow think that because you’ve grown to be valuable in their eyes that you are better than us.
You’re not. They see you the same way.
This is how they steal black welt from black family. They use the law to confiscate black land and give it to white corporation.. They get ready to lock up a black family for refusing to give up their land to a railroad company..
The homeless people take nothing from you and demand nothing of your life yet society ostracizes them.
The billionaires take everything from you, demanding your livelihood. they literally control your access to life, and society idolizes them. it's wiłd.
En Japón, debido al calor insoportable y a veces peligroso que hace durante el verano, este jardín de infancia ha instalado un techo retráctil para que los niños puedan jugar a la sombra
This is one of my favorite books. It explores why so many African American men end up in difficult circumstances and how many of those challenges begin with deliberate disadvantages placed on them while they're still boys. More importantly, it offers practical ways to recognize those patterns and counter them.