learning how to be alone has been one of the most exhilarating experiences in my life. it allowed me to slow down, to stop considering others before myself, to consider myself, to get to know myself intimately, to date myself, to cry with myself, to rely on myself for support.
dating someone who understands your mental health is important. there’s people who will make you feel terrible for things you can’t or don’t know how to control yet.
i love being intrigued and i love people that are intrigued. i love asking questions to truly get to know and understand people and i love when someone does that with me. i love knowing that someone is interested in getting to know me for me, not just for who they think i am
I recommend every young person to set a goal of living alone for at least a little while if possible. No parents, no roommates, no significant other (that includes having them sleep over too much) like actually live ALONE. And get that experience out the way. It’s life changing.
One thing that’s changing is more and more people are realizing the homeless aren’t responsible for the housing crisis, victims of the police aren’t responsible for cops killing people, and rail workers aren’t responsible for railroad owners threatening to shut down the economy.
Wealthy white women will have zero trouble getting abortions and/or birth control. It’ll be the poor black and brown women living in red states who will be effected by this the most.
If this was about babies, there would be universal healthcare. Free education. Free daycare. Southern states would be doing all they can to drop the Black maternal mortality rate. This is about power and control
Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking children. A judge refuses to release the list of who she sold them to. Up until the list is released, we have only one conclusion: all of them are on it. Every last damned billionaire, prince and politician. Have a nice day.