The older you get, the more you choose calmness over drama and distance over disrespect. You prioritize your peace, mental health, and happiness — over everything. Period.
Easter morning, Southside, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.
The only one of the five boys that’s identified is the tall, hatless teenager in the middle, named Spencer Lee Readus, Jr., who was 14 when the photo was taken. Spencer Lee went on to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II and build a career as a plaster foreman.
According to his daughter, he remembered the day as, “I was going to the show on Easter Sunday and a white man approached me to ask if he could take a picture of me and these other boys.”
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Do people have depression or are they sad and apathetic because they can’t make ends meet?
Does a teenage girl who’s been violated repeatedly have borderline personality disorder or is this the modern day hysteria? *75% of borderline diagnosis are women*
Do children have a disorder or learning disability because they can’t sit still for 6 hours straight?
Does a mother partnered with an abusive husband have an anxiety disorder or is her body constantly on alert to try to keep her safe?
Are people with a history of abuse having mood swings (likely diagnosed as bipolar) or natural reactions like anger that stem from the past?
Do half of the children in foster care have disorders (like “reactive attachment”) or are they unable to trust or emotionally connect because adults have betrayed them?
We’re diagnosing coping mechanisms.
We’re suppressing valid symptoms.
We’re treating people as quickly as possible to get them back to work. Or, the same environment that made them sick.
May we wake up. May we educate and create collective healing, together.
If you feel this to be true in your body, please RETWEET for awareness 🙏
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