Having you share your experiences has been beneficial to me. I also suffer from an ED (bulimia) and I know I really need to recover. I feel so wasteful. I'm a 95 lb girl eating enough everyday that could feed 3 grown adults, then wasting it down the toilet. And heck, even at 95 lbs Im still not as skinny as the white girls my age who don't even have to try. I guess I just fail at everything.
Asked by Anonymous
I wish there were magical words that I could say that could cure all your pain and fears. I wish you recovery. I wish you happiness and health. I wish you love for yourself and love for and from others.
You are loved.
You are love.
I love you.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out <3
when i became pregnant with Little Bear I went to the thrift store and bought every book I could find on parenting, child development, and child education. I read over 100 books. Then I took parenting classes. Then I took over 20 classes on parenting, child development, and child education. I did my own research and if and when I still didn’t understand I paid an instructor to help me understand. I didn’t go online and demand parents to educate me. When you actually care about something you do whatever you can to learn about it. You don’t put the responsibility onto someone else and then blame them if they refuse to teach you.
After years of discussing cultural appropriation and racism I refused to continue a conversation with one person, only one person, and now white people are complaining about it. saying that i am not allowed to give my opinion unless I devote time to show proof to each individual. umm no. it doesn’t work that way. No one is obligated to educate their oppressors. You can do your own homework. If someone tells you what you did/said was racist research why that is. We are not your private tutors.
I devote hours of my personal time in attempt to give information to potential allies; however, my priority is to be here to help Native peoples and persons of color. I repeat the same things over and over again. If you truly want to learn there are hours worth on posts you can look at on my blog. There are countless blogs with better and more understandable information on tumblr. There are ample resources out there.
There will always be white people waiting for me to refuse to engage with harmful white people and use that as an excuse to not learn.
the people you oppress are not your personal tutors
white people are so gross.
Don’t worry one who demands to be educated, I will respond after work. Don’t have the time to now. Not that you care. The is a part of your white privilege; teach me now! you owe it to me to teach me. be my teacher. i don’t want to do my own research.
White Vegans
Go back in time to save turkeys from being a popular meal; but doesn’t go back in time to stop the white settlers from committing genocide against Native Americans.
Genocide seems like a good subject for a kids movie.
Many Disney movies have sad/scary/oppressive settings; there are appropriate ways to discuss these issues with children without traumatizing them. However, most adults do not know the truth about what happened to Native Americans, let alone children. Why should lies be perpetuated? Why should children be taught time and time again to uphold animal lives over human lives?
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White Vegans
Go back in time to save turkeys from being a popular meal; but doesn’t go back in time to stop the white settlers from committing genocide against Native Americans.
Y’know it’s nothing more than a dumb kids movie right?
which represents the mindsets of many ignorant white people.
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white people have such a undeserved sense of entitlement. when a person of color refuses to educate their racist ass they announce that it is because they, the white person, is right.
#I have news for you #you wrong
Sooo, basically you’re doing the same thing, acting as if you’re right without any consideration to the opposing side.
Genius. You’ll go absolutely nowhere with that holier-than-thou attitude.
recognizing a negative trait in white culture does not mean i think i am “holier-than-thou”. the “opposing side” has nothing but consideration. White people hold a position of power and give their fellow whites every consideration. White people do not need my consideration.
It is rough and I’m still making some changes here and there, but I tried to render this portrait best I could. Tell me what you think (good and/or bad) :o)
this is so amazing! i am so honored and humbled that you took the time to draw a picture of me. You are wonderful <3 And this drawing is so beautiful.
Map of Dinétah (Navajo Nation)
Land expansion 1933
R.I.S.E.
RADICAL
INDIGENOUS
SURVIVANCE &
EMPOWERMENT
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On the Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota years ago, a 14-year-old girl named Avis Little Wind hanged herself after lying in bed in a fetal position for 90 days. Her death followed the suicides of her father and sister.
“She lay in bed for all that time, and nobody, not even her school, missed her,” said Dorgan, a Democrat who chaired the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. “Eventually she got out of bed and killed herself. Avis Little Wind died of suicide because mental-health treatment wasn’t available on that reservation.”
The hard lives — and high suicide rate — of Native American children on reservations
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(Source: Washington Post, via tofuttiqt)
are you moving? where to? ( you don't have to answer that )
Hey! Nope, not moving just going back home (ish?) finally.
I originally came down to texas for winter break back in December to visit my family over the holidays… however I was diagnosed with colon cancer unofficially on Dec 31 (after having a colonoscopy) and officially diagnosed on Jan 5th or something like that. When I was told I officially have colon cancer (and I guess have had it for years.. who knew?) the doctors told me that I needed to stay in texas so that I could have surgery to remove the cancer (and 11 inches of my colon) on January 16th and for recovery.
I’ve been cleared form recovery though it’ll take me 2 years to fully recover from the surgery… but I can now eat fruits, veggies, and general fiber AND go back to washington state :) So I’ll be going back there a week from thursday :D
*searches for the right words to say but there are none* :.(
i am so happy that your treatments helped you <3 <3 <3
if u have an eating disorder then why are u fat?
Asked by Anonymous
..fat people can have eating disorders. anyone of anybody shape or size can have an eating disorder. My eating problem is not eating daily because i fear that we will run out of food, even when there is plenty of it. I will go a week without eating then have highly fatty foods like chips or a frappuccino. So my body retains every bit of fat because it is in survival mode. Don’t stereotype people with eating disorders; your words can be harmful.