I have feelings. This is where they live.
TRIGGER WARNING
"This above all, to thine own self be true." - William Shakespeare
-you think you’re fat.
-you want to kill yourself.
-you have an ed.
-you hate your body.
-you’re depressed.
-you cut or used to cut.
-you purge or used to purge.
-you wish you were skinny.
“You don’t need anybody else’s approval but your own. You don’t need an entire army of supporters standing underneath your feet. You don’t need a million more dollars in the bank. You have exactly what you need, and you have it all right now. So take a breath, and go for it.”
— Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin
Every time I try to make you smile
You’re always feeling sorry for yourself
Every time I try to make you laugh
You can’t
You’re too tough
You think you’re loveless
Is that too much that I’m asking for?
- Too Much To Ask, Avril Lavigne
My friend is being incredibly aggravating.
It sucks knowing that nobody will ever care about you as much as you care about them
Is day 2 too early to be over this semester?
I don’t really have anyone to process this with rn, but I just found out I failed a class. I’ve accepted it, I’m not happy but I’m going to retake it next semester. My concern is my other grades. Towards the end of the semester, the grades I got on assignments weren’t great. If I fail 3+ classes in a semester, I risk getting kicked out of my school. This past semester I was finally happy about my situation at the school I go to. Everything seemed ok and I actually developed friendships. I don’t want to lose this. I’m honestly scared. It’s hard to be optimistic at this point, but I still want to hold onto the hope that everything will be ok.
I’m taking a public speaking course this semester. Our next assignment is a persuasive speech. The professor gave us a list of topic suggestions and reproductive rights immediately caught my attention and I decided to choose this as my topic for the speech. My focus is going to be on access to birth control and abortion (I’m still working on a more concrete outline of stuff I’m talking about)
For some background, I go to a very conservative Catholic university. My professor is super chill and supportive of my desire to “fuck shit up” with this speech. My classmates however, are mostly conservative, pro life Catholics. I know that my speech isn’t going to be received well, but my goal is to present an opinion that is going to be different from theirs. I’m not trying to change anyone’s mind (that’s impossible with this) but what I am trying to do is create a consciousness and a respectful dialogue about a very polarized issue.
Also, since I was given the option to talk about women’s issues (reproductive rights specifically) to a captive audience who has to listen to me, I’m gonna do it.
Happy #pridemonth to everyone ♡ you’re all valid and deserve nothing but love and happiness ♡♡
