Gabby

here. lover of low stakes mess

[blue @bluewmist]

I'm pretty sure the antidote to stress and overwhelm isn't more rest.
I'm pretty sure it's fun.
We never talk about having fun. We view it as a bigger luxury than rest.
But frankly, rest is maddening, mind-numbing.
Fun is restorative.
So if your rest isn't working, maybe try doing something that sounds fun.

[Vivian @suchnerve]

You should look back on your embarrassing past selves with an urge to wrap them up in the most comforting hug imaginable, not with condescending resentment

[Gabby @fakeaunties]

This … my Easter baskets had nothing to do with he rose, he rose, he rose from the dead 😆

[🦂THEE Auntie with no kids♏️ @prmade313raised]

Christmas is a fake holiday!
Thanksgiving is a fake holiday!
Labor Day is a fake holiday!
Columbus Day is a fake holiday!
Easter is a fake holiday!
4th of July is a fake holiday!

The point is all of these holidays are man made and a scam to make you spend money…you don’t have to celebrate shit!

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.

Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

[alex turntine @turntineforwhat]

none of this is pertinent information but I want folks in similar situations to know it's not all sunshine and rainbows over here. shit is hard

[Ashley Reese @offbeatorbit]

“We gonna be fighting over spit water because you wanna put MLK and Aaliyah on a jet ski for your fish fry.” 😭😭😭

[Vivian @suchnerve]

The key is to learn to decide you want to keep going, regardless of logic. That sounds trite and stupid, and yet it’s true. You have to be willing to let yourself be motivated irrationally.

[Gabby @fakeaunties]

@TevonBlair How To Die Alone is so so good!

[Gabby @fakeaunties]

@_melayela_ @SomaKazima2 This made my day

[Grip Skylark 💕✨ @talleyberrybaby]

Part of feminism is admitting that you’re a bird about certain shit and working to unlearn it. All of us got a lil chirpy chirp you just gotta rage against the birdness

[Gabby @fakeaunties]

@iamjadebrieanne Right?! It’s my favorite so far - been thinking about it for monthsss 😭

[𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗲𝗲 ♛ @muheediva01]

someone treating you shitty in the middle of your grief is something you don’t forgive or forget

[Jason P. Steed @profsteed]

2. You're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always).

[Katie @ALadyNamedKatie]

When I die, please cover my casket in my sticker collection that I bought but could never commit to applying on things

[Gabby @fakeaunties]

@ChefReactions It means a lot that you share your humor and talents - when it can be so hard to keep going sometimes.
Preciate your work and this virtual head nod to longtime sads. Thank you!

[Ichigo Niggasake @SomaKazima2]

I think many people are at this point tbh lol

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

There is a Japanese Legend that says:
"Whether it's a machine, a house, or a relationship... Maintenance is always cheaper than repairing." What you don't maintain, you eventually lose.

[Jae Sambo @JaeSambo]

*Me fast asleep in the late 90s/early 00s*

Luther Vandross Loud as shit on TV: HERE AND NOW!!!!! I PROMISE TO LOVE FAITHFULLY!!!

😭😭😭

[Gabby @fakeaunties]

@SayHi2Meeeela @Bruce_Cares That’s on my Libby to read! Thanks for sharing that you liked it 🫶🏾