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amargedom:

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”

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bangawang:

blkoutqueen:

blkoutqueen:

I hate when people won’t let me say I “grew up ugly” in peace. “You were never ugly” YES I WAS. Leave me alone boys used to ask me out as a joke, girls used to call me cow or big bitch and make fun of my clothes. I might not have been “ugly” but I grew up being taught to think I was.

You know, this is my most popular text post and it bothers me how many people relate to it. We didn’t deserve that. This is me sending you love/good vibes. We’re gonna be alright.

People have said this to me throughout my adulthood and it’s so invalidating. When someone says they “grew up ugly” it’s because they were mistreated as a child (a CHILD!) for not satisfying beauty standards. However they look now, they’re talking about real pain they experienced, and they deserve to be taken at their word.

ironspiderson:

Hot take but sign language should be taught in schools as a language option and all cinemas should provide subtitles on all their movie screenings

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