Unraveling A Hijabi

fuoco-go:

i’m just gonna talk for a second about how awesome this right here is.
Empty houses are the scariest things in the world for me because its unchecked there it could have something unexpected in it and be empty at the same time (Schrodinger’s house?) I leave the light on in rooms no one is in. When I was a kid and I got home (back when my mom wasn’t home 24/7) i’d run through and check every room (even closets) scared the entire time that it wouldn’t be as I expected it to be.
This right here is flawless.
You walk in and you’ve already checked every room (sans bathroom) and its nearly impossible for something to hide where you cant find it.
Now say you’re weird like me and scared you’ll be intruded upon by someone with ill will towards you. Nowhere to hide, remember? except not.
You’ve got a goddamn secret bedroom surrounded by escape routes.
You don’t have to tell anyone that bedroom is there (assuming you aren’t inviting them to bed). Put an air mattress to throw people off or something. From the looks of it this place is about the size of a shack, so you could jump right off the roof and into your car.
The only thing that isn’t perfect about this is how close the windows are to the ground and you. But you just cant win sometimes.

i’m just gonna talk for a second about how awesome this right here is.

Empty houses are the scariest things in the world for me because its unchecked there it could have something unexpected in it and be empty at the same time (Schrodinger’s house?) I leave the light on in rooms no one is in. When I was a kid and I got home (back when my mom wasn’t home 24/7) i’d run through and check every room (even closets) scared the entire time that it wouldn’t be as I expected it to be.

This right here is flawless.

You walk in and you’ve already checked every room (sans bathroom) and its nearly impossible for something to hide where you cant find it.

Now say you’re weird like me and scared you’ll be intruded upon by someone with ill will towards you. Nowhere to hide, remember? except not.

You’ve got a goddamn secret bedroom surrounded by escape routes.

You don’t have to tell anyone that bedroom is there (assuming you aren’t inviting them to bed). Put an air mattress to throw people off or something. From the looks of it this place is about the size of a shack, so you could jump right off the roof and into your car.

The only thing that isn’t perfect about this is how close the windows are to the ground and you. But you just cant win sometimes.

(Source: fourleaf, via arrogantlampshade)

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A Heedless Heart ...: Khalid Latif and the homeless guy

nargessi:

I once tried to give some food to a homeless man in NYC who politely refused. The man said thanks, but didn’t take it and continued to ask passers-by for money. I immediately started to wonder to myself why a homeless person wouldn’t want free food. Was he really not homeless? Was he doing…

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@10 hours ago with 15 notes

Mommy’s Day

After writing a sentimental (note: mushy) love letter to my mommy, it reminded me of my dad’s old ways of celebrating my mom.

Whether it was Mother’s Day or her birthday, he would go out and buy presents (all spent in his money) and assign each one of us a ‘present’ that was ‘from us’. He would laugh to himself that he was so wily, and then nudge me with that playful elbow.

The way my daddy cherished her, was how I learned to cherish family.

I knew he respected, admired and loved her. And he showed it.

My mommy and daddy were in love, nearly 3 decades after getting married.

Mother’s Day this year is half-empty.

Sometime around this time last year, my dad had emailed a week or two ahead of time, and instructed us kids to not forget to take her out for dinner or buy her presents.

This year, my inbox is empty of his name.

But full of love for my mommy.

My strong, beautiful mommy who carries on the family torch on her fragile, weary shoulders.

Whose life partner’s hand no longer holds her through all the trials and tribulations.

But whose back will forever, always be supported by the children she raised with care and love.

@6 days ago with 3 notes

#happy

#mother's

#day