Why is everyone all of a sudden against โgraduationsโ outside of HS and college? Theyโre singing two songs and getting a certificate with a sticker on it. Im down for whatever to celebrate scholars and keep them motivated.
24 children walked out of St. Jude cancer free last week ๐ฅน๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
My coworker used to take the long way home every night. Two extra bus stops, more walking, more money, more time. One day I asked her why she didnโt just take the shortcut alley behind our building.
She laughed and said, โOh, because a guy followed me there once and told me he could โdo whatever he wantedโ and no one would hear me scream.โ
So now, every night, she calls a male friend and pretends sheโs on the phone with her โboyfriend.โ Sometimes she even laughs loudly and says things like, โYeah, Iโll see you in five minutes, babe,โ even when sheโs completely alone.
Not because she wants attention.
Not because sheโs dramatic.
Because sounding โtakenโ and โprotectedโ is safer than sounding like a woman by herself.
Men cannot even begin to understand the calculations women make every day just to get home alive.