#letter to my daughter

[litandlifequotes]

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

[cottagebff]

“Letter to my Daughter”, Maya Angelou

[gastricotv]

Bat For Lashes | Letter To My Daughter

[twicedailyquotes]

I came to understand that I can never forget where I came from. My soul should always look back and wonder at the mountains I had climbed and the rivers I had forged and the challenges which still await down the road. I am strengthened by that knowledge.

Maya Angelou

Letter to My Daughter

[whatgurlreads]

I wrote some stuff a while ago. I think it's time to put it out there.

This is a letter to my future daughter to talk about certain things that I wish someone told me in my childhood.

DEAR DAUGHTER,

I pause sometimes, when I’m talking to someone. Because I suddenly forget where to keep my hand.. Or where to look at.. And I wonder, “Do I look normal? Or do I fit the expectations that people have set for me? Am I going to fade into oblivion as a fat, unaccomplished nothing.” I wonder…

But as I have grown older, I have come across this question many many times. What is normal? And what does a normal body look like? Does it have no scars? Or no stretch marks? How does a normal person behave? Are they accomplished? Or calm? Do they spend enough time taking care of themselves?

And over the years, I have come to learn about these things that I wish to share with you...

Dear daughter, the word normal has been used to push people into boxes, saying that Normal is the most common behaviour accepted by society. But is it? Do most women not have stretch marks? Or do most women not face body issues? Are most men not forced into showing their masculinity?

The answer is “NO, There is no normal!" And why should there be?

Each human is liked by another human because of their uniqueness. Not being normal is what makes you unique, is what makes you “YOU”. It’s  normal to have stretch marks. These marks develop when your skin stretches or thins quickly. It’s normal for women to have body hair. You don’t ever have to worry about getting rid of them to fit the expectations of society. It is very normal for women to not have a flat belly. Because that is literally where your organs are, it can’t be flat! It is normal to have scars! They’re proof that you have taken risks in life. In reality, a thin woman is just as healthy as a thick woman. Your body size doesn’t define how healthy you are. And it never will.

Now, you would wonder, if that is the case, then why is this standard made and accepted by society? It’s because society likes putting people into boxes. That guy is an engineer and that girl is a painter. Why can’t a person be both? Or that guy is shy and that girl is outgoing. Again, why can’t a person be both? They can! Society does this so that they can easily identify you. That you have qualities 1a, 2b and 3c. But don’t ever be frightened by it honey!

You can be whatever you like! You don’t ever have to fit these boxes! Just do whatever your heart says! Be shy at home and outgoing outside. Or be carefree at home and careful outside. You don’t ever have to worry about people that can’t understand you. Because you will find people that can understand and love you! And those are the ones that you should keep forever.

Dear daughter, growing up I also wondered if I have a normal body. And I also realised that there is no NORMAL BODY. There is a perfect body that has been made by the fashion industry that less than 5 percent of the population has. And then, there is an imperfect body. And that is what more than 95 percent of the population has. An imperfect body can mean various things to various people and organisations. It can mean you’re short, thick, lean, tall, have body hair, or don’t, have stretch marks or a small chest, or a very large one. And many industries profit from this image of “THE PERFECT BODY”, which they claim as “THE NORMAL BODY”. And so, women and men both spend loads of money to look normal. They groom, wax, get surgeries, shop, gym, diet, all in hopes of meeting the standard.

But, the world is changing now. People are slowly and gradually learning to accept themselves, looking at their bodies as perfect. There are plus size models coming up and the industry is giving them the platform they deserve. There are women that are speaking up, speaking about their lives and their bodies and how every single person thinks that they have a right to comment on them. And it’s making people uncomfortable because they don’t see what’s wrong in what they’ve been doing. But they SHOULD be uncomfortable because it IS wrong. Because no one knows about a person’s lifestyle or their health just by stealing a glance at their body. And they shouldn’t give their opinions on it because they are just doing what the industries do, but disguised as someone who cares. The only person’s opinion that matters is yours! (And your doctor’s of course) 

And hence, dear daughter, I want you to always love yourself no matter what. Don’t let anyone comment on your body without your wish. And don’t ever let anyone make you feel less pretty. Because you are, pretty! And how you look doesn’t define that. And even if you don’t feel so, you will feel that sometime later in the future. Because your body does so much for you. It keeps you functioning and it keeps you happy. And you must always be grateful for that. It’s not your body’s purpose to make you beautiful, it’s your soul’s. And you make your soul beautiful by working on yourself!

Dear daughter, it has taken me years to accept myself. My body and my soul. And I have taken this journey alone. All I wish for you is that you know that it’s going to be alright in the end. And that people don’t determine your worth. You do. 

PS: I LOVE YOU

[noiselessmusic]

Bat For Lashes- "Letter To My Daughter" (vídeo)

Mais uma canção do próximo álbum de Bat For Lashes, The Dream of Delphi, foi revelado. O single “Letter To My Daughter” teve inspiração nas cartas de Maya Angelou para sua filha (que também inspirou Song For Our Daughter, de Laura Marling), e veio com um clipe que tem a mesma caracterização de “The Dream of Delphi”, além de ser dirigido porFreddie Leyden. No curto clipe, Natasha Khan aparace…

[womanoncesaid]

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. ― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

[littlelightfish]

We alredy know what's Chilchuck's worst nightmare. What if I told you that it was canon?

His daughters have alredy been eaten. His wife was eaten too. His family are all dead. His worst nightmare has come truth. And he for sure feels like it's partially his fault, because it's the Winged Lion doing, yes, but who helped Laios get here? Chilchuck. And who's daughters and wife are now dead because of it? Chilchuck's. The suggestion of recreating them tells us that they've alredy been eaten. The way he says it makes it feel like it's too late. They're dead. Because of him. Of his actions. Of his job. The irony of it all is actually quite cruel. He makes a union so he can prevent bad things to happen to his race, to his family, and then, and he works at the union. And now, because of his job, he got them all killed.

He doesn't even know how his daughters are until way later, I don't even know if in the manga they send letters to him during the feast, because I know they don't go to said feast. So Chilchuck doesn't know if his girls are alright until, again, way later. We know they don't die because, well, there's this comic of them going to meet Laios, the new king. But if not for that, who could tell us they didn't die on the monster appearances? I can imagine that after the feast Chil went stright to check on them. Because he loves his daughters, and he cares for his wife. He sucks at communicating it, yes, but he does.

He doesn't want to risk his family's safety. But he, unknowingly, unwillingly, indirectly, did. He got them eaten by those demons because he helped his friends achieve his goal. Because he cared about Falin and wanted her to be human again. Because he cared about Laios and didn'twanted to see him loose his sister. Because he cared about Marcille, Senshi and Itsuzumi. He cares so much about everyone and wants to help everyone (in his own way), that he doesn't think that the result would, inevitably so, be the worst outcome for him. The one in wich work and private life get mixed together. His job as a member of Laios's party ended dragging his family in, despite his best efforts. His job ended up, not only endangering the whole word with demons, but his family. His four precious girls. It ended up almost killing them (probably it killed them for some time because getting eaten by those demons works wierd).

Worst part? He didn't have the time to be mourn over what he 100% sure thought was the complete loss of his family. He was in a hurry to survive himself, so he pushed those sad feelings and tried his best to help who he had left. Later on he finds out that the demons spitted out people. And he seems shocked with some kind of surprised relief.

He looks how everyone that got eaten was alive. And he can't quite either believe it nor understand it. He is really confused. So they didn't die? Are my daughters ok? Is my wife ok? Did everybody survived? Are they alive? He dares to hope that they're all ok and pulls into a box his feelings again, saving it up for when he has the time to be overwhelmed about this all. He has a feast, trying not to worry, but worried sick. Then he goes home and checks on them.

Give this poor man a break and a beer...

[lesmisscraper]

The Day when Valjean and Cosette saw the convicts was probably the 15th October, 1831.

In the Brick, there were only the month and the year of the day when Cosette and Valjean saw the chained convicts in a row(October of 1831) but I found out the interesting fact.

According to the French Wikipedia, there was a mention that on the 16th of October in 1831, Louis Philippe moved out of the Palais-Royal and moved in Palais des Tuileries. And, in the Brick, on the next day of that 'tragic' day, there was some official solemnity apropos like fetes in Paris, a review in the Champ de Mars, jousts on the Seine, theatrical performances in the Champs-Elysees, fireworks at the Arc de l'Etoile. And you probably know what does this mean; to celebrate the king moving to new palace, the events would follow.

So, the day when Valjean wore the National Guards uniform and joined the festival with Cosette(And the day when Marius saw him in uniform.) was the 16th of the October, and the day they saw the convicts would be the 15th October, 1831. And, have you any other ideas about this or the actual recording of those events?

[cherishedskulls]

ugh the found family in saw breaks my heart

[awtysm-cryptid]

*People enjoying One Piece Fan Letter*

Me, the second I saw this scene:

NEW WALLPAPER WHO DIS

[steamedlotusroot]

reminder that ao guang, dragon king of the east sea, has a son and a daughter named “third kid” and “dragon girl” respectively

[llovelymoonn]

Heyyyy hope you're doing wonderful, can I ask you for a web weaving about a daughter growing up to be more like her father?! I'm curious to see what you going to feed me, have a beautiful day.

joan didion blue nights (via @metamorphesque) \\ ari banias anybody: poems: "who you're about to be" \\ frederic belaubre chimeras 19-5 \\ -- \\ starry eyes (2014) dir. kevin kölsch & dennis widmyer \\ valérie bah the rage letters (tr. kama la mackerel) \\ @gorgynei

kofi

[twicedailyquotes]

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

Maya Angelou

Letter to My Daughter

[diabolicalrat]

“And I was stifled in your presence; and I thought you are an excellent talker, as far as your own things are concerned, I got a faltering, stuttering style of speech; and even that was too much for you, and I became silent; first perhaps out of defiance, but then because I could neither think near you, nor speak.”

-Franz Kafka, “Letter to my Father”

[jils-things]

gently sobs to myself...

andrea campbell 🥺🥺🥺 (nickname andie?)

i didnt want to color her fully yet because im not sure what should be her dress palette be... but i had to color her face at least cuz i want yall to know how much of her mama and papa genes are distributed ueueu 🥺