society, discrimination

"its not the 1800s so most people wont outright say "homelessness is a moral failing of the underclasses" so the new liberal version of this is "its about addiction and mental health so asking us to pay for housing is a total waste of time because, uh, they have bad brains" "

activism

"if you would report an undocumented immigrant to ICE you would have reported me to the nazis and i dont fucking trust you

[...]

civil version of work-to-rule strike.
dont do more than is expressly asked of you, and do what you are asked with such an intense attention to protocol than not asking you at all becomes more productive than even bothering"

["ICE" is the name of the racist gubernamental organization in charge of "dealing" with immigrants in the united states]

activism

"irregular reminder: never use your fingers to remove fascist stickers

there have been many reports of razor blades being hidden underneath!

use a pocket knife, stone or similar object to do it if you dont have stickers handy

the best option is to put a nice sticker above though as it has the lowest risk

stay safe!"

parenting, trauma

"in 20 years you wont remember the time your kid(s) didnt finish their dinner. but they'll remember how you freaked out and yelled about it"

body

"i dont know who needs to hear this but, when you're using your phone, stop using your pinky as an anchor. its destroying your wrist and aggravating your ulnar nerve"

healing, growth, trauma

"what the fuck brain!?
i thought getting better meant i would stop feeling miserable
but it actually means learning to deal with the feeling?"

self compassion, socialization

"the people in your age group who did not experience life altering trauma absolutely had an advantage over you, your brain was focused on survival and they were free to grow up and develop"

discrimination, minorities, socialization

"i say this in my classes:
the problem isnt men, its patriarchy.
the problem isnt white people, its white supremacy.
the problems isnt straight people, its homophobia.

recognize systems of oppression before letting individual defensiveness paralyze you from dismantling them"

discrimination, minorities, society

" "how can you not be angry?"
"i am angry", the werewolf said. "but unlike you, i dont have the luxury of showing it without being called a monster. without someone taking it as a sing of proof that i need to be put down like a rabid dog, that im just like what the stories tell you" "

self compassion, socialization, boundaries

"empathy without boundaries is self destruction"

self compassion, mental health

"how to NOT kill yourself pt 1

avoid being around people who make you want to kill yourself"

activism, society, discrimination

"honestly, whats the point of doing anything. humans are a virus to planet earth"

society, hobbies

"success story [...] what do you do?"

growth, healing

"you are not a machine

your "best" will look different each day (and thats totally okay!)"

self compassion, healing, growth

"transitioning from knowing better to consistently doing better is a journey in itself"

socialization, emotions, trauma, parenting

"anger and mistakes

"getting angry at people for making mistakes doesnt teach them not to make mistakes.

it teaches them to hide their mistakes." "

self compassion, trauma, socialization

"you hate yourself so loudly. [...] sorry, sorry, sorry. you act as if you have to beat everyone else to the punch. as if the punching bag is you. if you hate yourself first, if you hate yourself loudest, then nobody will hurt you [...] and it meant you never heard their love"

unscheduled reminder that a poly relationship does not equal an open relationship. polyamory is about being able to love more than one person at a time, not about always being open to the possibility of having more partners

if you feel like there are enough people in your relationship already, and feel like bringing more would become more than you could manage, unpleasant in some way, "too complicated to really have a good time" you are allowed to think and say so. a big part of every relationship is setting and respecting boundaries, not only others' but your own too