Just taught someone with a dead battery and no cables how to push start their car. My favorite quiet memorials are moments like that, when I get to say “oh yeah, my dad taught me how to do that” and then go on with my day.
[during sex]
Me: hurt me
Him: your obsession with books doesn't make you quirky or intelligent, you just seek fiction as escapism from your own life
Me: wait
Him: you root for character development and relationships in stories because you're unable to cultivate your own
I am once again asking you to stop pretending that the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 brought anything but death and devastation to Afghan women and children.
Broken English is a sign of courage and intelligence and it would be nice if more people remembered that when interacting with immigrants and refugees.