The realization that youβve grown past the age of being a βpromising young personβ and are now just an underachiever is bitter in a way thatβs nearly impossible to articulate
Normalize telling boys the stories of what women in the family went through. Boys seem to hear "grandma makes the best tortillas" while daughters hear "grandma was married at 14." Tell the boys the cost of their favorite meals, too.
i just wanna lose my lil stomach but i canβt stop eating ππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
This year has taught me that a good year can also be a hard year. I have held joy and pain in equal measure. The joy hasn't made it less painful & the pain hasn't made it less joyful. Itβs the year I learnt what it means to hold all things in a delicate balance.