if you can't handle me at my "i’m homely and awkward and odd and you’d be ashamed of me and we would quarrel—we can't help it even now!—i'd hate elegant society and you'd hate my scribbling and we would be unhappy" you don't deserve me at my "come on barbie let's go party"
I’m weary of a Christianity that advocates for guns more than the victims of gun violence.
I’m weary of a Christianity that insists on doing nothing substantial about perpetual gun violence and easy access to weapons of war.
This woman was forced to carry to term a pregnancy that nearly killed her, then was prosecuted for her behaviors during pregnancy — not b/c she was doing anything illegal, but b/c her behaviors weren’t healthy for the pregnancy they forced her to carry.
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Sometimes, when addressing a class, I go, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." It's funny to me to quote Shakespeare to kindergarteners.
Then I overheard another teacher address the class, saying, "Friends!" And a kid told her, "Don't forget Romans and countrymen!"
We need to reject this modern idea that marriage means spending all your time with your spouse. Let’s go back to tradition: you spend six months of the year with your spouse in the underworld, and the other six above-ground with your mother.
Your developmental age is different than your actual age. Many adults are much younger emotionally, because of this.
Here's how to find out your developmental age:
If you're a librarian, author, bookseller, or publishing professional, and several distant relatives and/or acquaintances have messaged you with a picture of a Christmas tree made of books, you may be entitled to compensation.
Vanessa Guillén was only 20 years old when she was found murdered on a US Army base.
Rather than submit to silence, her family fought for justice and demanded change. Their powerful story is told in I Am Vanessa Guillén, a new documentary now on Netflix.