I’m all about unforgiving and hating and holding grudges because it keeps me safe and mentally healthy and I don’t care about your stupid feel-good quotes about forgiving everyone everywhere always so you can take your feel-good emotionally manipulative apologist bullshit and shove it
When the bae thinks ur trying to cuddle but really you are just sapping their warmth to fuel your own reptilian body
me on tumblr: stay hydrated! drink water! :)
me irl: drinks nothing but coffee, soda, and vodka, hasn’t purchased a water bottle since 2009, vitamin deficient and being followed by vultures
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I know I’m not the only one who does this but you know when you have this like boundary around you when you’re sitting at a table or a desk that only you are allowed to be in
And then someone or something that isn’t yours
gets in that space
and you just
Holy fuck finally someone who understands
these are rings i made today. black and gold gecko and black and gold band.
homoyaabemi kaantee? How are you all? I noticed I have a few new followers and I don’t think I have ever done an introduction post, so it is well overdue.
This blog is supposed to act as an educational tool and supportive space for Native Americans/First Nations people, and people of color. Most of the topics are about racism; cultural preservation, Idle No More, and environmental issues.
My name is Melissa Snowy Owl Rose Whitecotton; I go by Snowy Owl, Snowy for short. I live in Northern California, Maidu country. I grew up in a very small, rural town in the foothills and now I live in the valley. I have a daughter, whose name is Little Bear, she is seven years old. I am twenty six years old. I am Choctaw, Cherokee, and Cayuga; I am also white. I am biracial with white passing privileges. I identify as Native American. I work for an American Indian Education Program. I teach fancy shawl and jingle dance. I also am a resource specialist; I advocate for our native students, monitor their grades and tutor, and teach Indigenous crafts. I am an artist; I sing, drum (powwow music), dance, paint, illustrate, and write. I am pansexual- with a preference for women. Two spirit. I am coping with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. My daughter and I have ASD ( Autism Spectrum Disorder ).
I truly wish to hear from all of you about anything. I love getting submissions of any kind: photos, selfies, information, and news. I also love receiving messages containing your beliefs and thoughts. I hope this can be a safe space for you to open up. <3
Dance team said I am losing weight and were shocked when I said “I am not interested in losing weight, I am interesting in developing my muscles.”
Woah, it’s almost as though people who suffer from depression are still human beings with complex feelings and emotions! Who knew?!
“you laughed… so you are not depressed anymore…I shall treat you like I dont care any more and ignore you if u are sad again 5 mins later… cuz you laughed = not able to be depressed”
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Tsalagi and Chahta woman; I teach Indigenous crafts and powwow dance styles. Just got home from a American Indian Education counsel meeting; we received additional money for our program today!
Are You Dissociating?
Dissociating is one of the most common responses to abuse and trauma. It involves feeling numb, detached or unreal and (while it happens to everyone once in a while) is experienced more frequently and severely in survivors. Dissociating people vary widely in symptoms and…
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I don’t chase anyone anymore. Wanna walk out of my life, there’s the door. Hell, I’ll even hold it for you.
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My academic career
2005:
Present:
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Adorable. Oh sloths.
That chronic illness life
