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wyd after hitting this

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On hope

night walk, franz wright// hope in the dark, rebecca solnit// ? // ? // just give me a reason, pink// shake it off, taylor swift// @ hiddengemm_ on x // @mounaks // to be made whole, ada limon// @garcavisconde // jane massey// orange juice, noah kahan// why why why, shawn mendes// ?// august, taylor swift

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You are easy to love.

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Also if you regularly work with kids/teens I cannot stress how important it is that you know someone who's like really into lame emo junk. There was a girl my dad was working with who just flat out refused to talk to adults or anyone at all and one day I was there and I saw her wearing a homemade bracelet that had beads that said YLDNDAHFHHACYCSYCDAYDKK and since I was also once a 14 year old making niche homemade mcr merch I was like "oh my god you like dnd Audrey Hepburn Fangoria Harry Houdini and croquet you cant swim you can't dance and you dont know karate!!!" and she looked at me like I'd said literal magic words and now we talk about music all the time

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YOU ONLY KEEP ONE BULL 

(Originally published in Comics For Choice)

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"I come home - and I have a feeling of returning like a ghost to its haunt."

Katie Maria // Sharp Objects // Bonedog, Eva H.D // Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Jeanette Winterson // The Early Journals , Virginia Woof

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You’ve carried the weight of others’ safety; now, your own peace deserves top priority. Some burdens aren’t yours to carry.

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may the rest of this year be softer

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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

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Find the seven differences!

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“Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.”

— Brigitte Nicole

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Glen Martin Taylor, “but i am safe in here.”

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sevdaliza !!

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When I was eating up Wikipedia I found some very cool feminist articles! 'The impact of prostitution on mental health' is a very well written, well sourced article, it goes over the average path to prostitution, points out the high number of sexually abused children entering it, trafficking, and that the substance abuse is a necessity in order to keep it going. I think it's a great resource to use in an argument with a pro-prostitution person!

There is also 'Master suppression techniques', which describes strategies to oppress workers in their workplace environment, great to read trough if you're trying to figure out misogyny and harassment at work! There's also a few ideas on how to respond, not that an individual can successfully shut down a whole system of oppression.