In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.
She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.
The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.
She handed out the checks herself.
In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.
When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.
You've probably heard that part.
Here's the part you haven't:
The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.
Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.
She built her county an entire hospital.
She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.
In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.
Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.
In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.
And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.
She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.
She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.
Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸
there’s something about gentle dominance that has nothing to do with being controlling. it’s the “give me that, i’ll carry it.” “come here.” “you’re eating first.” “stay close to me.” “don’t worry, i’ve got it.” knowing when to take the lead, make the decision, and quietly take care of you… that kind of attention feels so intimate. sometimes being gently bossed around by someone you trust is literally a love language.
MEN DO NOT WORK FOR MONEY
MEN WORK FOR THAT WHICH THE MONEY WILL BUY
WHEN THE MONEY NO LONGER BUYS LAND, HOMES, NON PSYCHO WOMEN, AND CANT PAY FOR CHILDREN
***MEN STOP WORKING***
—Pretty fucking simple
Good women are generally very lowkey and not that socially visible. The reason you think they don't exist is because they are protecting themselves and trying to avoid unwanted attention. The trash is loud and plentiful, but there are more beautiful feminine souls than you think.
Good women are generally very lowkey and not that socially visible. The reason you think they don't exist is because they are protecting themselves and trying to avoid unwanted attention. The trash is loud and plentiful, but there are more beautiful feminine souls than you think.
Nobody talks about the fact that Proverbs 31 describes a woman of strength.
Not a woman of perfection.
She works hard.
She is generous.
She is wise.
She fears God.
Not once does it mention her body.
Not once does it mention her appearance as her defining quality.
Build that. Pursue that. Be that.
@LukaLev I do the same thing every. day. at my women daycare office job. i would KILL to do housework and take care of children rather than looking at spreadsheets everyday for 50 hours a week.. Praying the Lord blesses me with this life🥹