i need a hug and six months of sleep
Bobbi Brown interviewed as part of the BBC’s ‘The 100 Women Interviews’
Moms discussing their children’s ages always
Mom: Haha how old are yours?
Mom2: 12 and 14…the cursed ages,.
Mom: oh I’ve been there…WANNA TRADE HAHA..16 and 18 for me
Mom2: oh no…I’m so scared for 12 to hit teen years
Mom: GOOD LUCK!
Both: that very weird laugh
Shout out to all the 20-somethings who have been told that this decade is supposed to be the prime of their lives and are instead struggling really hard.
Some of us can’t get a job, even with a college degree.
Some of us couldn’t go to college or finish college because of all the shit we’re going through, and our opportunities have been limited by that.
Some of us have jobs and still can’t afford to live.
Some of us are too broke to go out and have fun.
Some of us are too broke to settle down.
Some of us are managing mental health problems.
Some of us have disabilities that make every day tougher to get through.
Some of us are dealing with loss, grief, and disappointment.
Some of us are just now figuring out who we are and are dealing with the repercussions of finally expressing that to others.
Some of us are learning that the society we live in is functioning in a way that puts us at a huge disadvantage.
And I want you to know that you don’t have to have all the answers or know what you’re doing with your life even though there’s so much pressure to do so.
We’re being told at this point to go to college, get a job, get a house, get married, and have kids.
Some of us don’t want or can’t do any of those things, and the expectations for when or if these things are supposed to happen can feel like a giant weight on your shoulders.
There’s no one-size fits all linear path for every person.
Just take everything one day at a time and do whatever you can to ensure your own happiness regardless of what others say you should be doing.
You matter even if others make you feel like you aren’t who they want you to be.
Your life matters even if others tell you that you aren’t living it how you should be.
These may not be the best years of your life, and you may have only known struggling for all of your previous years.
I think there comes a point when you have to fight back against what you’ve been told and tell yourself that who you are and how you’re managing your life is good enough for you.
If you’ve ever doubted yourself, walk deep into any forest. Notice how the trees still stand even though they are given no recognition. Walk along any stream. The water still flows, though no one stops to praise it. Watch the stars late at night; they shine without acknowledgment. Humans are just the same. We are made out of the same elements as these beautiful wonders. Always remember your beauty and self worth.
when i was 12 i babysat this girl for a few years and she would come to me and show me her art, drag me by my wrists and point at the pieces she’d made during the week. and she’d be like “do the voice” and i’d put on a sports-announcer olympics-style voice and be like “such form! this level of coloring! why i haven’t seen such perfection in crayola in a long time. and what is this? why jeff, now this is a true risk… it seems she’s made … a monochrome pink canvas…. i haven’t seen this attempted since winter 1932… and i gotta say, jeff, it’s absolutely splendid” and she’d fall back giggling. at the end of every night she’d check with me: “did you really like it?” and i’d say yes and talk about something i noticed and tucked her in.
she was just accepted into 3 major art schools. she wrote me a letter. inside was a picture from when she was younger. monochrome pink.
“thank you,” it said, “to somebody who saw the best in me.”
Faris, a Syrian roses seller boy who was killed by an air strike.
So people decided to draw a picture of him upon a building wall in Germany to keep his memory alive.
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