February 2012
112 posts
A Day Late
I’ve never “done” Lent before.
But why not?
Tumblr: POOF!
See you in April.
autumnlovesautumn asked: hey, you should check out my blog and follow if you like :)
Tumblr Break
I love Tumblr, but I’m making it too much of a priority.
I need to live my life a little more, tumble a little less.
That’s all.
Those who are heartless, once cared too much.
Anonymous asked: "Them little pink teenie nipples, or the long National Geographic nipples, or the bumpy braille nipples, the stevie wonders?" hahaha
occasionally pensive: re physical discipline in... →
daniellemertina:
Physical discipline isn’t for every child. And most certainly, not all children need be beat/ smacked or whatever in order to learn how to respect and honor the adults who raised them. That being said, I personally don’t think all physical discipline = abuse in terms of ‘this child needs to taken…
Anonymous asked: i miss your laugh.
3 things you should NEVER say if you don't really...
daniellemertina:
ruthisonfire:
i love you.
i’m sorry.
if you need anything let me know/i’m here for you.
also
i miss you
you are my best friend/ mean the world to me
it's not a drop out rate, it's a PUSH OUT RATE
shethinksof:
when i heard the man say this my heart stopped i never took it in like that.
‘they leave school not because they want to it is because the system we created to keep minorities down makes it known that they are not wanted. it’s not a drop out rate, it’s a PUSH OUT RATE’
“No woman’s health should depend on who she is or where she works or how much...”
– President Obama’s full remarks on preventive care (via kileyrae)
“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you...”
– Nicholas Sparks (via selfinspiration)
“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life / I was a bride married to...”
– more Mary Oliver
occasionally pensive: let a man feel like a man (a... →
daniellemertina:
They tell me that to keep a man I need to let him feel like a man, but I didn’t know that I, black woman, who they say is whimsical and ugly and downtrodden, can birth a black man into his manhood
my power - my smile, my pregnant silence, my seductive praise, my body an open canvas for him to…
*FRANTIC APPLAUSE*
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“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are...”
– Ina May Gaskin,Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (via nodirectflights)
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“Don’t worry, sooner or later I’ll be home. / Red-cheeked from the...”
– Mary Oliver
“A lot of men want a woman to mother them. They get with a woman and all they do...”
– Henry Rollins (via selfinspiration)
Taking a break from Tumblr this week!
Just letting you lovely followers know <3
Simply: Falling in Love
I saw a play today (shout out to the actors of June’s Blood).
It showed how the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment touched several generations of one family; so naturally, it was very sad, but also extremely powerful.
One thing that stood out to me, though, was the dynamic between the woman June and her [deceased] husband. They didn’t kiss once but you could tell how much they loved each...
Falling in love with being alone...
…it’s a process, but I’m becoming more and more okay with it.
Being alone does not equal loneliness.
Being alone does not reflect the notion that something is wrong with you.
Being alone does not mean that you cannot connect with others.
Being alone is probably more of a choice than not.
For me, it’s 80% self-imposed, 20% connection with other people is...
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Alien 1: Did the humans get our message?
Alien 2: Yes, but they call it dubstep and dance to it.
I don't know how to feel...
…about my sister coming to live in Providence.
There’s relief and dread somewhere in my mix of my emotions.
Lol.
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