do you know how draining it is that my brain is programmed to think worst case scenario of every situation just so i’m mentally prepared when stuff goes wrong
There is a reason why a lot of you aren’t informed when bad things happen to your friends. You’re not a safe space. People pay attention to things you do or say even if they don’t mention it.
as an adult who has an extremely high level of pattern recognition (and was tested for it), i can tell you absolutely nothing is a coincidence. everything is intentional, even if the intention was to not have one. whatever is being shown to you, don’t overlook it.
That person who didn’t put an effort into courting you, didn’t ask you to officially be theirs, doesn’t plan dates and doesn’t take time to know you is unfortunately not the love of your life.
there’s a reason most ethnic communities NEVER leave a pregnant woman alone for months after she gives birth like mandatory time it’s to save the mothers from their postpartum they knew
Funny how the busiest people always reply fastest. Asked my mentor and she said, letting things linger means you'll have a backlog to revisit, and delaying communication also holds up other people's work, which means efficiency is compromised. I've seen it. I believe it 🙂
I remember someone saying they buy gifts for both of their kids on the others birthday, so no feels left out & that’s another mf problem I got. Not teaching your kids that everything won’t always be for or about them. & learning how to celebrate others!
a girl on tiktok said “if you wanted me to speak more highly of you then perhaps you should have treated me better...you don't get to narrate MY story of MY experiences with you". felt that.
What if I told you that a single income once provided a home, a car, and a comfortable life for an entire family?
One shift in the economy made sure that would never happen again.
Here’s how they used feminism to double the workforce, slash wages, and turn two incomes into a necessity🧵