Text Posts of my life

"When your mother hits you, do not strike back. When the boys call asking your cup size, say A, hang..."

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:21:02 -0400

“When your mother hits you, do not strike back. When the boys call asking your cup size, say A, hang up. When he says you give him blue balls, say you’re welcome. When a girl with thick black curls who smells like bubble gum stops you in a stairwell to ask if you’re a boy, explain that you keep your hair short so she won’t have anything to grab when you head-butt her. Then head-butt her. When a guidance counselor teases you for handed-down jeans, do not turn red. When you have sex for the second time and there is no condom, do not convince yourself that screwing between layers of underwear will soak up the semen. When your geometry teacher posts a banner reading: “Learn math or go home and learn how to be a Momma,” do not take your first feminist stand by leaving the classroom. When the boy you have a crush on is sent to detention, go home. When your mother hits you, do not strike back. When the boy with the blue mohawk swallows your heart and opens his wrists, hide the knives, bleach the bathtub, pour out the vodka. Every time. When the skinhead girls jump you in the bathroom stall, swing, curse, kick, do not turn red. When a boy you think you love delivers the first black eye, use a screw driver, a beer bottle, your two good hands. When your father locks the door, break the window. When a college professor writes you poetry and whispers about your tight little ass, do not take it as a compliment, do not wait, call the Dean, call his wife. When a boy with good manners and a thirst for Budweiser proposes, say no. When your mother hits you, do not strike back. When the boys tell you how good you smell, do not doubt them, do not turn red. When your brother tells you he is gay, pretend you already know. When the girl on the subway curses you because your tee shirt reads: “I fucked your boyfriend,” assure her that it is not true. When your dog pees the rug, kiss her, apologize for being late. When he refuses to stay the night because you lived in Jersey City, do not move. When he refuses to stay the night because you live in Harlem, do not move. When he refuses to stay the night because your air conditioner is broken, leave him. When he refuses to keep a toothbrush at your apartment, leave him. When you find the toothbrush you keep at his apartment hidden in the closet, leave him. Do not regret this. Do not turn red. When your mother hits you, do not strike back.”

- Jeanann Verlee, Unsolicited Advice to Adolescent Girls With Crooked Teeth and Pink Hair (via ceedling)

"It saddens me to see girls proudly declaring they’re not like other girls – especially when it’s..."

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:24:56 -0400

“It saddens me to see girls proudly declaring they’re not like other girls – especially when it’s 41,000 girls saying it in a chorus, never recognizing the contradiction. It’s taking a form of contempt for women – even a hatred for women – and internalizing it by saying, Yes, those girls are awful, but I’m special, I’m not like that, instead of stepping back and saying, This is a lie.
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The real meaning of “I’m not like the other girls” is, I think, “I’m not the media’s image of what girls should be.” Well, very, very few of us are. Pop culture wants to tell us that we’re all shallow, backstabbing, appearance-obsessed shopaholics without a thought in our heads beyond cute boys and cuter handbags. It’s a lie – a flat-out lie – and we need to recognize it and say so instead of accepting that judgment as true for other girls, but not for you.”

"The funny thing about arguing that same-sex couples will damage the lives of the children they raise..."

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:51:23 -0400

“The funny thing about arguing that same-sex couples will damage the lives of the children they raise is that never once has a same-sex couple conceived a child by accident. Every single gay and lesbian couple who decided to have a child together must plan for it, often in great detail; whether this is a lesbian couple who need to find a sperm donor, a gay couple who must find a surrogate mother or either of these looking to go through the lengthy and often difficult process of adoption. Every single child brought into the home of a gay or lesbian couple is wanted.”

"Ne Me Quitte Pas Mon Chéri"

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:50:53 -0400

“Ne Me Quitte Pas Mon Chéri”

- Regina Spektor (via maryycakess)

"If your feminism is silencing women, you’re probably doing it wrong."

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:50:43 -0400

“If your feminism is silencing women, you’re probably doing it wrong.”

brokenpromisesanddbrokenhearts: What interests me the most, is a persons mind. Their stories, their...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:50:34 -0400

brokenpromisesanddbrokenhearts:

What interests me the most, is a persons mind. Their stories, their thoughts. The memories. The secrets that lay dormant in their head, waiting to be told. I find it so interesting. Cause I have been through a lot. And I am just fascinated by other’s struggles. Everyone has their own struggle. I love learning about someone’s life. How they came to be the person they are today, why they act or talk the way they do. It’s just very interesting.

octomormon: jesus why did 7th grade me think it was a good idea to like every single facebook page...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:50:27 -0400

octomormon:

jesus why did 7th grade me think it was a good idea to like every single facebook page that even slightly applied to me

do you ever cry because you’re not british tears of joy

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:41:30 -0400

do you ever cry because you’re not british

tears of joy

What interests me the most, is a persons mind. Their stories, their thoughts. The memories. The...

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:36:12 -0400

What interests me the most, is a persons mind. Their stories, their thoughts. The memories. The secrets that lay dormant in their head, waiting to be told. I find it so interesting. Cause I have been through a lot. And I am just fascinated by other’s struggles. Everyone has their own struggle. I love learning about someone’s life. How they came to be the person they are today, why they act or talk the way they do. It’s just very interesting.

Why can’t all people be more like my cat? What about me-ow? You’re purrr-fect, so you don’t...

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:28:29 -0400

Why can’t all people be more like my cat?

What about me-ow?

You’re purrr-fect, so you don’t count.

You’re only saying that cause I managed to whisk-er you off your feet by some miracle.

Stop being so pawsitively dapper and maybe we wont be in this predicament.

You knead to go to a doctor cause you’re crazy if you think this is my fault.

I hate how if a woman has sex with a bunch of guys she’s considered a slut, but if a guy does the...

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:57:03 -0400

I hate how if a woman has sex with a bunch of guys she’s considered a slut, but if a guy does the exact same thing, he’s ‘gay’

"Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to..."

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:26:13 -0400

“Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!”

when you have a crush on someone it feels really nice inside but then you realize who you have a...

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:16:33 -0400

when you have a crush on someone it feels really nice inside but then you realize who you have a crush on and how out of your league they are and always will be and then you turn into a squid and swim away forever

"stop trying to be my therapist you jew"

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:12:53 -0400

“stop trying to be my therapist you jew”

friends who discuss gay porn together stay together

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:18:24 -0400

friends who discuss gay porn together stay together

“i’m not homophobic, i just think gay people shouldn’t—” “i know i’m white, but i don’t see anything...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:58:02 -0400

“i’m not homophobic, i just think gay people shouldn’t—”

“i know i’m white, but i don’t see anything wrong with saying nig—”

“you’re so pretty for a dark—”

“yeah i’ll use your preferred pronouns, but you weren’t born a —”

“if women didn’t want sex, why would they—”

omfg today i told my mom that i’m a lesbian and i have a girlfriend and then i was just sitting in...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:57:18 -0400

omfg today i told my mom that i’m a lesbian and i have a girlfriend and then i was just sitting in my room listening to tegan and sara and mom came in and stared at me for a second then really quietly she said ‘i don’t know why i didn’t notice it before’ and then she just walked out omg

doctor: what kind of birth control are you using?

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:56:22 -0400

doctor: what kind of birth control are you using?
me: I'm a lesbian
doctor:
doctor:
doctor: well that's efficient

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:58:26 -0400

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”

"Sometimes while I ride the subway I try to look at each person and imagine what they look like to..."

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:58:12 -0400

“Sometimes while I ride the subway I try to look at each person and imagine what they look like to someone who is totally in love with them. I think everyone has had someone look at them that way, whether it was a lover, or a parent, or a friend, whether they know it or not. It’s a wonderful thing, to look at someone to whom I would never be attracted and think about what looking at them feels like to someone who is devouring every part of their image, who has invisible strings that are connected to this person tied to every part of their body. I think this fun pastime is a way of cultivating compassion. It feels good to think about people that way, and to use that part of my mind that I think is traditionally reserved for a tiny portion of people I’ll meet in my life to appreciate the general public. I wish I thought about people like this more often. I think it’s the opposite of what our culture teaches us to do. We prefer to pick people apart to find their flaws. Cultivating these feelings of love or appreciation for random people, and even for people I don’t like, makes me a more forgiving and appreciative person toward myself and people I love. Also, it’s just a really excellent pastime.”