#wearenotokay

[writingpromptsofhell]

You sit amongst the blood splattered in the snow, the frostbite beginning to eat away at your sanity.

[crackiehatesfeet]

Some hints: check your refill dates (my insurance used to fill up to 5 days early - I had to wait an extra day this month bc nov only had 30 days!), get a paper RX if possible, have your doc’s office call pharmacies to check stock (no one would tell me, the humble patient, if it was in stock until I submitted the RX). . People have been talking about amoxicillin shortages. Just ask my 6 year old who is going to have to try a new antibiotic for his ear infection. . But let’s recognize all the people and families that are trying desperately to function without adderall. . Whether for your self or your kiddo. The struggle is real. Trying to figure out if rationing down to a lower dose to stretch what you can get or playing roulette with pharmacies that “maybe” will get it in stock. . I SEE YOU. . It sucks. I’m sorry. . I chose for the last month to half my dose of a medication I cannot function as an adult without - rather than - face Christmas and new years and god-knows-how-long without it. . It’s been exhausting and it’s hard to not resent folks who use it recreationally or off label, or people who think it’s a crutch or an easy way out. . It’s pretty well impossible to explain to a neurotypical person what living without a stimulant is like. But anyone should understand that having to scramble for medication for yourself or your fam is miserable. . Check on your ADHD peeps. We are NOT okay. . . . . #adhdMom #momofTwins #adhdwomen #medicationShortages #outOfStock #twinMom #adhdparenting #firstGraders #oldMom #marylandMom #neurodivergent #weAreNotOkay https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFVaXVACDz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stillwithhernothim]

🖕NRA and all those politicians bought by them. #Repost @she_who_is_brave_is_free ・・・ LOOK at this cult member. ⚡️⚡️⚡️The @nra is the largest terrorist organization out here. For profit. For violence. For racist politicians. For hillbilly zealots. For the trump cult. For the magaasshats. For the fearful bullies. They pander to them like their base and it's sickening. #fuckcindyhydesmith #racistgarbage #wtf #wearenotokay #fuckgop #fucknra #fucktrump #distressflag #whiteterrorism #gunfreaks #trumpcult #trumpisnotmypresident #stopnra #stopgop https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq0A5GyHqAo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bskw0q0rspqw

[thelondonerd]

Check on your professional friends that be wanting to get real hood but can’t because they have a lot to lose. We are NOT okay.

[dinoalexander]

Presented without comment. #notallheroeswearcapes #healthcareworkers #wearenotokay https://www.instagram.com/p/CNu0v_FrYnTxMrnZ82x-NOX0Ui7TJbG9WgeGYo0/?igshid=110lu951clmpd

[ciarameghan]

#overit #everydamnyear #mocosa #wearenotokay https://www.instagram.com/p/CNV6zLRFLYP/?igshid=4kljb4j2ownd

[two-oaks-farmstead]

So I just got an alert from the weather channel that snow will begin in 15 minutes. 🤨😜 #southernoklahomaweather😊 #itsreallycold #wearenotokay #twooaksfarmstead (at Two Oaks Farmstead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLSOyGDBQg0/?igshid=cv61hpbj9o2f

[merely-mother-melas-musings]

Dear rest of the world, enjoying the American Shit-Show, you’re welcome. . . . . . . . . #weAreNotOkay. . . . . #MotherMela #aka #caffeineFiend #merWitch #weedWitch #pnwStoner #ganjaGoddess #cannabisConcierge #dabDutchess #potPrincess #kushQueen #sasshole #ordainedMinister & #influencer #on #weedstagram #says #BeBlessedAndBlessedBe #and #beeKind #beeclaws #thatsManners #highsociety #pnwStoners #420community #710community #staylifted (at Decision 2020) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOrbn4sEzN/?igshid=1o8b6jnuehtyu

[zoejameswilliams]

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#blackhistorymonth These the fantastic non-fiction and fiction titles that I have received by black authors that range from looking at black history in America to contemporary fiction to fantasy. #blackauthors #blacklivesmatter #blackhistorymonthuk . Books include #WeAreNotOkay #carolanderson @bloomsburypublishing https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2BNiKgz8L/?igshid=19foidfhsow02

[curlygirl79]

Today's review is of We Are Not Okay by @nd_gomes #ya #bookblogger #bookreview #wearenotokay #netgalley #fictioncafebookclub #spoonshortagebookclub Today's book is one filled with vitally important messages, We Are Not Okay, by Natalia Gomes. Many thanks to Natalia, and to HQ, for providing me with a copy of the book, which I received via NetGalley.

[questlove1962]

😪 I miss you so much #buffet #foodies #weareNOTokay • • • • • • Follow me 👇🏾 FB Blog: @wanderingmemeland 📸: Questlove_203_1962 👻&🐦: @questlove1962 FB Blog: @DjNomad203 📸: DJNomad_203_1962 🐦: @DJNomad_203 (at New Haven, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_I8m4FHxHp/?igshid=17mjqeeq6okxg

[alf0410]

#wearenotokay#wearesrressed#wearefrustrated#thisismylife https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJ_1KJn5YxzHSW-GGjnCMCbwbOu2awzqC37c80/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ikwtxyb65hxr

[lunaslittlelibrary]

We Are Not Okay by Natália Gomes

. #WeAreNotOkay by Natália Gomes recommend it for #bookclubs & classroom discussions @HQstories @HarperCollinsUK

If only they could have spoken out.

Lucy thinks she’s better than the other girls. Maybe if she’s pointing fingers at everyone else, no one will see the secret she’s hiding.

Ulana comes from a conservative Muslim family where reputation is everything. One rumour –  true or false – can destroy futures.

Trinalikes to party. She’s kissed a lot of boys. She’s even shown her red bra to one. But she…

[ladyofdespair-blog1]

We are not okay

People have absolutely no issue staying in fancy tourist resorts, having their cheap toys made from labor slaves, exploiting people in third countries paid on pennies, but god forbid they try to join their family. No shit. If you live in a third world country of course you are going to want to have a better life.

36% of Americans own a valid passport, which means 64% do not and have not traveled outside the United States. But there are very vocal parts of that 64% opening their mouths negatively about immigrants. Fine, people want to complain about illegals. Sure, thats your right, but until you travel and see the world, and see what these people live in, its not credible opinions.  Its really freaking easy to sit and criticize them from our cushy first world lives. Whens the last time you had to clean yourself with a bucket of water delivered by sparse water trucks? Whens the last time you got to sleep in your bed and not worry about being eaten alive by bugs? Or literally starved to death. We have access to some welfare safety nets. Churches, etc. Our dirt poor is not the same as their dirt poor. A lot of third worlders actually live in mud huts and throw together sheds. They do not have the first world luxury of having a government safety net.

Im so..upset. I completely get from an economic blah blah level that their are rules and regulations, but these are human beings. These are people who should access to a better life. Instead of using the phrase "we need to take care of our own poor people first", why not have that outlook for every human. Its not us vs them. We are humans. (BTW, a good portion of people rick enough to buy their citizenship legally are cartel funded in order to ship drugs/ launder money). Those are the real bad guys.

Instead of blaming the poor immigrant who work the jobs that everyone is too good for, (the ones working to the bone in order to support their family), blame the wealth hoarders sitting on top of our government, extorting poor and middle class people. Blame the people who pass bullshit laws that protect business and allow them to abuse their workers and not pay them a livable wages. Blame the people who allow for profit insurance companies  holding our healthcare hostage. Blame the people who complain about "welfare recipients", but not the people who concocted this perfect catch 22 system.

And lastly, blame yourself for not doing more to fix it. Our generation is bonding over the fact that we may not have a future because of the past generations screwing everything up. They literally ruined everything and got us into this mess.We have some serious issues to solve.

They dangle the hope of us someday being able to stay afloat and be "successful". Success isn't necessarily measured by how rich you are.

To me its measured by quality of life.* Never going without heat in the winter.  *Never worrying about if you can afford to eat. *Taking relief that you wont go bankrupt if you get sick. *The comfort of knowing your bills are paid. *Surrounded by friends, family, and the people you love. *And the ability to travel and experience the beautiful world. 

If our society was equal, this wouldn't be a rich person thing, this would be a society working as intended, collectively. But its not. There is something fundamentally wrong with the way we view each other. Selfish people don't realize that their quality of life goes up, when everyone does. When everyone is taken care of and happy, you are happy.

I just think its bullshit that we claim we are the greatest, that we have the "American Dream", but we shut out everyone else.

Your "traditional values" don't cut it for our gen. We aren't governed by old fashion anymore.

We aren't okay with racism. We aren't okay with women being property. We aren't okay with slavery. We aren't okay with thinking gay people are bad. We aren't okay with the idea rock music is of the devil. We aren't okay with relying on faith to be good people. We aren't okay with reality tv and propaganda. We aren't okay with demonization of minorities We aren't okay with  us vs them bullshit We aren't okay with participation awards We aren't okay with being assholes, being decent is not sensitivity. We aren't okay with trivializing mental illness as a joke. We aren't okay with two party political system that gives us the choice between a peanut butter shit sandwich and a barf salad. We aren't okay with brainwashing young kids to fight your in endeavors to sell weapons and oil. We aren't okay with destroying our earth by milking it of its resources and ruining our planet with dirty energy.

WE ARE NOT OKAY.

[zoejameswilliams]

My childrens #bookreview in #southwaleseveningpost #WeAreNotOkay #nataliagomes @hqstories four distinct female voices each with a story that needs to be heard and accepted as true. But will anybody listen ? What have we learnt about supporting and believing in each other? . . #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #coverkidsbooks #instabook #ireadya #teenlit #kidslit #teenbooks #teenread #newbook #yalit #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #coverkidsbooks #instabook #ireadya #teenlit #kidslit #teenbooks #newbook #newfictions #newfiction https://www.instagram.com/p/BxUff4Lnbd8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pzriiamzgdv

[inspirecommunity]

#Repost @_we_are_not_okay with @repostapp ・・・ Some days are good, some days are bad, and some days I think might be my last. However sometimes you have to breathe, slow down, and realize how deeply blessed you are! Sometimes it's hard to take a moment and totally think about every detail, even the smallest of blessings. I looked this morning and saw I had gained two new followers, that some of you have participated in the music challenge, and how much I love you guys! I'm eternally grateful for the internet because not only have I gained best friends who constantly make me smile but I have been given the opportunity to inspire and in return be inspired 100x over! I know life is hard, sometimes even unbearable, but I have to think that God has crossed our paths for a beautiful, life changing reason! Keep breathing my darlings! 💕 All my love 💞 #wearenotokay