#HardTruths

[rebelnrevolt]

[the-most-humble-blog]

🚨 If Women Are ‘Too Scared’ to Say No, Maybe They Ain’t Ready to Play the Adult Game. 🤷‍♂️

Real talk: If you’re so paralyzed with fear that you can’t even say “No” or “Stop” to a man who isn’t threatening you, then maybe, just maybe, you shouldn’t be playing grown-up games like sex in the first place.

Because here’s how reality works: ✔️ Kids don’t drive cars because they’re not ready for the responsibility. ✔️ Toddlers don’t use the stove because they’ll burn themselves. ✔️ And if you can’t fcking communicate like an adult, maybe you shouldn’t be fcking at all.

Being a grown woman means taking responsibility for your own boundaries. If you stay silent, go along with it, and then feel bad later, that’s not a crime—that’s your own f*cking cowardice.

“He should have known I wasn’t into it.” Nah, you should have known how to speak up.

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[skylarmoon71]

Aaron Hotchner- Oneshot (Criminal Minds) Extra

It took about two months for you to be cleared. Technically you were up and running a month ago, but Hotch refused to let you back into the field until he was certain you were alright.

What bothered him wasn’t your quick recovery back into the bureau. But you’d passed every evaluation. Given your record, it wasn’t surprising. You were fully equipped to trick the system if you needed to. So he placed it upon himself to keep an eye out. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary.

Not even this case seems to phase you.

Rossi and Prentiss had given their own little observations as they watched you review the file on the plane.

“She seems alright. If I had to say, she’s more focused. Vigilant.” Rossi comments.

That’s what worried him.

Was your vigilance merely a mask to hide that trauma? You were shot. Then you watched the very man who attacked you get shot down right before your eyes. You must have picked up on his stare, because you looked up. You held his gaze for a few seconds before looking away.

He decided not to dwell on it.

~~~

“We’ll give you whatever you need to catch this scumbag.”

The Texas Police Department was completely on board. Hotch knew in cases like this, sometimes the local officers often got in the way.

“Can you show us what you have?” The detective nodded.

“Right this way.” He led them to the conference room. The sight of the victims taped to the wall. Reid stepped forward, and you were right next to him.

“All brunette.” Reid spoke.

“With the same first and last initials.” You commented. You both exchanged a look, one that the team had grown used to from Reid whenever he made a breakthrough.

“What is it?” Hotch questioned.

“He’s killing in alphabetical and numerical order.” You and Reid said simultaneously.

The detectives present just wore slight looks of confusion. You sent Reid a small smile which he returned.

“We should make a list of women within a ten mile radius with similar initials and birthdates that closely collaborate.” Reid advises.

“He’s too sloppy, he’s been killing in his area, there’s a good chance all these women were connected, or he knew them in some way or another. “ You add.

Hotch wastes no time. Everyone falls out, taking up other tasks while you get busy yourself. Reid is formulating a geographical profile, and you step into the office, to grab a stack of files to make some kind of connection. Hotch is in the room on the phone, possibly talking to Garcia from his facial expression.

“Thanks Garcia.”

You were right. Eyes directed on the papers, Hotch slips his phone into his pocket as he stands there, watching you. It goes unnoticed at first, but then you pick up on it, and you look over.

“Ummm, sir?”

“How are you?”

You’re not even surprised by the question.

“I was cleared for duty.”

“That’s not what I asked.”

You close your eyes, letting out a breath.

“I’m fine.”

You try to give nothing away. But Hotch has been doing this long enough. Of course he can spot it. It’s clear that you’re not ready to talk.

For the next couple days, you all do your best to catch the unsub. When it was time to make an arrest, Hotch didn’t miss the hesitance you showed to follow them.

“(Y/N). Hang back.”

Everyone noticed the manner you looked at him. It was as if the both of you were having some kind of silent conversation. You didn’t argue. Just followed his order. The rest of the team along with a few officers and the lead detectives were heading out.

You had a feeling you knew how this would play out. This man is taking revenge. So trying to reason would be difficult. But if anyone could do it, your team would. That’s why when the man is finally apprehended and you see them on the news, You’re not surprised. The officers were exchanging relieved looks as a few walked over to shake your hand for a job well done. Your gaze drifted back to the television screen. For the first time since you started the case, you felt relaxed.

When you were all on the jet, taking off to Quantico, everyone was invested in their own little tasks. Reid was reading a book. Morgan listened to his tracks. JJ was snacking on her cheetos and Prentiss seemed to be in an intense game of chess with Rossi. You barely said a word. Since you were all set to get back just in time for dinner, Rossi invited everyone to his house for a nice meal. It was well deserved after that stressful case.

The moment the jet landed, everyone was eager for dinner. So after picking up Garcia, everyone made a trip to Rossi’s. Easy conversation slipped through. Stories of past flops in their lives and the office. You smiled at some of Garcia’s jokes and Morgan’s tall tales. It’s a very calm atmosphere. When the festivities begin to die down, you try to find a secluded place to gather your thoughts.

Hotch caught you admiring Rossi’s very spacious backyard. You were still adjusting to the team.

“I’m not special.”

While you got along well with everyone. There was a part of you that thought you had no right to be there.

“All of you worked hard to get where you are. I got shot in the head and came back with super powers. “ You let out a dry laugh.

“If I can even call it that. These headaches are hell in itself. But hey, at least I’m alive right.”

“Not every case will have a happy ending.”

“Don’t patronize me, I’m not some child. You think I’m that naive.” Your tone is bitter. Hotch has learned that you tend to become hostile when you feel helpless.

“For five months I played dumb teasers and word puzzles when I could have been protecting people. Saving people. “

“You can’t expect to save everyone.”

“WHY CAN’T I!!”

Your yell was expected. You caught yourself, looking down at your shoes. You had not intended to lose your temper, especially in front of him, but the pain in your chest wouldn’t leave.

“Survivors' guilt.”

That’s all he said, and you wiped the side of your cheek when the stray tear fell. Because it feels a bit unfair. You’ve managed to evade death not once, but twice.

“You survived that shooting, but two others died. A man and a woman with less fatal injuries. You blame yourself.”

“It’s my fault. They probably had ten doctors in my room. What about those two! Why didn’t they help them first? I was a lost cause!!”

“You weren’t.”

You let out a scoff, because you know he’s about to spout some fortune cookie nonsense. But he doesn’t. Hotch takes a step closer, and you hold your breath at the way his eyes bore into you.

“You’re important.” His tone is much softer.

This is more than just simple reassurance. When his thumb wipes your tear stained cheek, it’s one of the few times since your accident that your brain isn’t going a mile a minute. It’s all so quiet now.

“You’re special.”

Your lips quiver at his words.

This is not what you expected at all.

[elephantether]

Yall don't want the truth forreal

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

The hardest pill I had to swallow this year was learning that no matter how good you could be to someone‚ no matter how much you love them‚ they can & they will turn their back on you, and there’s absolutely nothing you can do but suck it up & keep moving forward.

[epicforwards]

The Most Honest Life Lessons No One Talks About

[thynqcare]

📌 6 Harsh Truths About Life You Need to Accept 💡

Not everything goes as planned, people come and go, and some lessons are tough. But real growth happens when you stop resisting reality and start embracing it. 💙✨ #LifeLessons #PersonalGrowth #HardTruths

[trascapades]

🎥#ArtIsAWeapon Thank you @thehotnessgrrrl for organizing our movie outing to see @bleeckerstfilms' #HardTruths, starring the indomitable @miss.lotusb (who deserves EVERY accolade for THAT performance), and gratitude for the wonderful women who gathered!

Caption reposted from @thehotnessgrrrl I already knew, so I prepared and had a GREAT day yesterday. I knew the shenanigans were going to be ridiculous, so I reached out to my homies and planned a Grrrls Day Out.

We saw #HardTruths and WHOA, if there's a movie that should NOT be watched alone but with someone or ideally, a crew of loved ones, it's this one. Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives us subtlety and raw realness often times within the same 60 seconds. She acts as if her whole life is riding on the authenticity of her character. There are hard truths that will make you nod cuz you already know, but BAYBEE, it's the soft lies that we, esp as Black women, hate to confront, that had us crying and left us in a fit of silence when the lights came up.

For me, it was kinda perfect to see this film yesterday w a group of Blk women bc not only did we all know someone like the main character Pansy, but we realized that we all had a lil Pansy in us and it's the disrespect and devaluing of our talents, beauty, and dreams that informs how we navigate the world. So we ate, drank🍸 and talked for 4 hours about the rage that comes with being both Black and a woman in America and how life-saving it is to fiercely choose joy. So many of us have loved ones who are mentally unwell. Loving on those who cannot reciprocate WHILE still preserving our sanity, dignity, and peace is the real hard work ...

"We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond." -Gwendolyn Brooks

If you haven't started yet, pls know, it's going to be on us to build community and surround ourselves with people we can laugh with, talk smack with, cry with, and be vulnerable. We need each other. We need to check in with one another and prioritize our well-being. I will be watching less news and making more time to read, indulge in the arts, and strengthen the bonds of my many networks. One love.

[anotherservices]

SOME UGLY TRUTHS OF LIFE:

Your health is very important.

No one will cheer for you when you work hard.

You see who people really are when times are hard.

Money, power, and looks won't matter forever. We all get old and start seeing things differently.

Your parents are getting older and need your help. Don’t forget that.

Not everyone will have a big success story, and that’s okay.

You will fail sometimes.

What matters is how you get back up after you fall.

Life can be tough. One moment you might be happy, and the next you could lose everything.

Always be ready for change.

Keep your heart open to life and try not to be bitter. Being bitter hurts you. Everyone deserves a good life, even if you don't believe it.

Thanks for reading!

[biggoldbelt]

Unveiling Hard Truths with Mike Leigh and Stars of 'Secrets & Lies'

Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Michele Austin Interview by Big Gold Belt Media as apart of the AAFCA @theaafcachannel2297 Roundtable –Synopsis:Pansy, angry and depressed, lashes out at family and strangers. Her constant criticism isolates her, except from her cheerful sister Chantal, who remains sympathetic despite their differences. Tags#HardTruths Thank you for watching our videos here at…

[warners-sanctuary]

"How beautiful and unbearable that only one of each exists — each lover, each child, each dog; that this particular chance-constellation of atoms has never before existed and will never again recur in the history of the universe. The fact of each such singularity is a wonder beyond why, as mysterious and irrefutable as the reason you love one and not another. The feeling trembling beneath the fact — the brutal knowledge that everything we love is irreplaceable yet will be lost: to dissolution and death, to rejection and indifference, to our own return to stardust — is the hardest thing to bear, the thing for which we have devised our most elaborate theaters of denial."

[the-most-humble-blog]

🚨 “I nodded, smiled, participated—but he should have KNOWN I wasn’t into it? 🔮” 🚩🚩🚩

Ah yes, the new dating standard: ✔️ Say yes. ✔️ Actively engage. ✔️ Go along with everything. ✔️ Wake up feeling weird and rewrite history.

Congratulations! You’ve just discovered post-sex time travel, where men must decode your hidden discomfort through telepathy, chakra energy, and ancient Mayan astrology. 🔮✨

Because actual words like ‘No’ and ‘Stop’ are just TOO HARD, right?

Ladies, if you can verbally order a f*cking latte, you can verbally withdraw consent.

Otherwise, you didn’t get assaulted—you just made a dumb f*cking decision. 🤡💀

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[theloulouge]

Reminder Reflections 116

Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard. – Jeremy Goldberg

[itssimpleclub]

Lookout for signs when you undervalue yourself because that is the one thing you can’t afford to do. Don’t let your insecurities overrule your strengths, and watchout for tendencies to fall in the trap of not feeling good enough.

Join the club here ItsSimple Club

[hardtruthsfromsoftcats-blog]

Most companies are in business solely to make money, even potentially legally obligated to for shareholders.  As such, they are aligned with their wallet.  Don’t expect them to make products that are good for their customers if it conflicts with revenue, market share, investors’ goals, partners’ goals, and so on.

At the end of the day, believe it or not, capitalism rears its ugly head once again, and is a cause for many of the other issues listed here.  Is it profitable?  Then if it’s discriminatory, delusional, gatekeeping, thieving, dangerous --- none of that matters until it significantly hits a company’s bottom line or reputation.  This is not unique to AI, but when a new technology has so many thorny issues needing to be solved already, the potential consequences are combinatorial.

Also, yes, you should be concerned that two of these business cats are not wearing pants.