One more reason to move abroad: homeschooling in Finland is so damn hard, expensive and socially unexpected/alien, that it’s practically impossible for an average parent to do.
When you texted someone as a kid actually wanting to have a nice chat, but the other person just didn't care..
He sat at the end of the table in a high chair looking awfully sad. His eyes were gleaming, but he didn't cry, only looked without seeing. He trembled ever so slightly, when I put my hand on his. When no one said anything for a long time, finally I took a seat to his left and poured us both some tea. It smelled mild, swirled with dark herbs, like the brew itself were also sad. Everything looked delicious, but in the end no one had a bite.
After everyone had left, when I'd gathered the dishes and was blowing out the candles, he spoke. Though his voice was quiet as the rustling wind, it startled me. 'I should have noticed' he said. I blinked. A million things rushed through my mind. All wrong things to say. 'I should have noticed, Alice' he repeated, raising his eyes to look at me. He was at the brink of shattering. Suddenly he stood, whisked everything in arms reach off the table, and fell back again. Then, after being closed off for so long, he could finally cry. 'We could have..' His voice broke. The shatters of porcelain crunched under my step. I knelt. I took his hands, and kissed them, but I felt empty.
Is that you in the pictures?
Um.. no
Some of them are my friends, (photos I took) some are just images from stock-sites edited by me
Let's be real; sometimes the flags and labels get confusing. This can be true for anyone, queer, or cishet, new to it, or a rainbow-veteran. And that's okay. I as a queer person am not obligated to know everything about gay subculture, it's imagery and language. More than that, no queer person should be expected to educate others about these matters. When they choose to do so, however, I advise you listen, even, no, especially where your views may differ. There is no absolute truth to these things in our quickly changing world. It is up to people themselves to choose the words they describe themselves with, and the imagery they feel best represents them. These things exist FOR them. For all of us, to communicate easier and feel safer, and more comfortable in our communities & our own skins. Not knowing the meaning of each slang word and color combination does not make anyone less valid. Using labels, and possibly changing them along the way to better fit, is good. Using a label that you feel describes you, even if someone disagrees, is okay. Choosing not to use labels at all is okay. These words are tools and you may use them however they best serve you. THAT IS THEIR PURPOSE.
Final road
When you're half-way there, But you feel too late, Every ship has sailed, You're alone.
When you're almost there, But you can't quite reach, Holding on to believes, So alone.
@i-havenothingelsetopost tagged me to the three facts -game, so
💜 My favorite color's actually violet, not red 📺 I've watched way much bs series lately 💬 It'd be so cool to speak more languages & if I wasn't so bloody dyslexic, I'd probably know like an absurd amount
I'll tag @i-eat-faeries, @prince-harlequin, @aaveita, @batrayy, @xfallen-marsx, @esileikkipuisto and @coffee-at-sunrise1 from my notes.
The jix: Answer with three random things 'bout yourself & tag 7 random people from your notes to do the same :3
Remembering that time I wrote a bunch of cryptic shorts 'bout cannibalism.
🌈imagine one of those rainbow lightning hitting a homophobe, just giving them a good scare⚡️
They say there's a time and place for everything
But I strugle to find ones for sleep
writer | sleeper | learner ♥️ a sucker for good food & entertainment
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