Mixing immigrant obstacles with old age
Number one reason why I will go to church events with my family. Even if I disagree with some of the songs and have headaches at the end of the Christmas celebrations, my grandma found something to keep her from the tragedies that ail immigrant elderly and I am happy to participate in that. Because I love her or something.
My older cousin who has two little boys told me she didn’t want girls because there were just so many more frightening variables with girls. I know this is true enough. This isn’t meant, I’m sure, to marginalize a teenager’s, or even an adolescent’s desire…
We’re not talking Robin Hood and the livelihoods of the poor here; we’re talking a man who victimized children and teenagers and videotaped it for posterity being brought to justice by a home invader. The guy even reported his house broken into, but obviously didn’t mention the tapes.
It’s a pretty delicious bit of justice and irony, I think. Also, the burglar was pretty smart about how he turned the tapes in.
Heartwarming causes are nice, but let’s give to charity with our heads
The opportunity costs of charity and raising the question of altruism. This is why I was proud of my high school for selecting to donate to seven kids who needed surgery/treatment for cerebral palsy instead of choosing the more popular, and better marketed, WWF (World Wildlife Organization) or Salvation Army, which was getting supplies through another school event anyway.
Also, I now know of charitable organizations that I could (probably, research time!) be proud of sending my money to, and discussing, instead of only donating my time as I’ve been doing out of trepidation.
The Boy in the Boardroom: When Sexual Abuse and Manhood Collide
Why are our ideas of strength and weakness so warped? What use is our current desire for men and women to be “strong” if all it really does is grind down and weaken our mental foundations? Why is it so shameful to ask for help?
This is going to be the base of my response to people who think I’m weird or straight-out lying because I’m open to talking about my past.
The first thing to defeat is thought.
This inspires me and makes me feel so hopeless at the same time. I haven’t written in what feels like years, but is only really a few months and I’m kind of scared of trying to go back. I need to get a spine. But…
Pomelo girl thoughts 