When I was seven I was 100% convinced my babysitter Linda could talk to birds. She’d whistle at the crows in the backyard, they’d caw back, and she’d go “mm-hmm… very interesting” like she was on a call. One day I asked what they were saying. Without missing a beat she said, “That one’s pissed his neighbor stole his French fries from the McDonald’s parking lot.” I believed her so hard I told the entire school my babysitter spoke fluent bird. My teacher even brought it up at parent-teacher conferences… in a “your kid has a great imagination” way. Mom later asked Linda about it. Linda just shrugged: “Yeah I make that shit up. It’s funny.” I was devastated for days. Years later I ran into her at the grocery store. She said “Hey! How’s it going?” and every cell in my body wanted to demand an explanation about the fries. I just said “good” and left.

Comfort doesn't forge you, only pain does.

the audacity is actually insane..

I did not “RESCUE” a kitten A WILD ANIMAL CONNED ITS WAY INTO MY HOME

There’s nothing on this planet that is so urgent and so necessary that 8 billion people should be working 40 hours per week for 5 decades. For what? To build machines? All I want is a garden.

my friend told me her divorced parents hadn't spoken directly to each other in almost six years. everything went through her. “tell your mother i'll pick you up at six.” “tell your father i'm keeping the blue suitcase.” “tell your father he forgot my birthday.” one christmas, she finally got tired of it. she put both of them in the same group chat and named it: “your problem, not mine.” her mother immediately left...

My office building has a coffee shop on the first floor and there's a guy who sits there every single day working on his laptop. Every day for at least the two years I've worked here. Same table, same order I assume. I've never seen him anywhere else. My coworker thinks he lives there. He's always there when I arrive at 8am and still there when I leave at 5pm. Weekends too - I came in on a Saturday once and there he was. Same table. I wonder what he does. Is he a writer? Freelancer? Just really likes that coffee shop? Does he have an apartment or is the coffee shop his home? I've walked past him hundreds of times and we've never made eye contact. He's always intensely focused on his screen. It's like he exists in a different dimension. The coffee shop guy. A mystery I'll probably never solve.

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My dating history looks like I was conducting an experiment nobody asked for.

Breakups be so hard when you don’t have plan B in life

A lame nigga will disrespect a good woman then wonder why the next nigga appreciates her properly.

"Oh don’t worry, you'll be fine" I hate this sentence so much.

You can become someone's biggest insecurity without ever competing with him.

Back in my prime lover boy days, I once bought a babe flowers and dropped them off at her place. She later texted me asking why I did it. I replied, “Will you get into trouble with your supervisor?” She said, “No, but what if my man finds out?” The simp in me died that day

i love when someone thinks they’ve figured me out because i was nice to them twice. congratulations, detective. you have discovered absolutely nothing. there are rooms in my personality even i don’t visit without a flashlight.

I just love my pretty smile 🤭.

How should a woman respond when her partner’s priorities change?

How can you love someone enough to build a family with them, yet somehow not love them enough to commit to marriage? Creating a life together is such a huge decision, and it makes you wonder why some people are willing to share something so permanent without being willing to make that commitment permanent too.

A divorced woman i know started dating again and told her new boyfriend she didn't want someone who was going to “rescue” her. he said he understood. a few weeks later, her car broke down on the highway at 11pm. she called him expecting him to come get her. he asked where she was, called a tow truck, sent her the driver's information, paid the bill, and told her to get home safely. when she got home...