Being Used and Then Blamed for Finally Saying No This is something I don’t see talked about honestly enough. It messes with your head when people take from you for so long that it feels normal — your time, your energy, your support, your loyalty — and the moment you stop, you become the villain. […]

By Member-75e2c4

ICE BRUTALITY IN AMERICA Kicked doors. Cuffed parents. Crying kids left behind. This isn’t “law and order.” This is intimidation dressed up as policy. Families torn apart. Communities terrorized. Human beings reduced to targets. “Power without empathy is violence.” You don’t need to be undocumented to recognize cruelty when you see it. When enforcement loses […]

By Member-6f62e7

I’m tired of pretending I’m okay. I’m tired of being used and calling it loyalty. Tired of being the one everyone drains when they’re empty, then avoids when I finally need something back. I show up bruised and bleeding emotionally, still asking others if they’re alright, while nobody thinks to ask me the same. I’ve […]

By Member-6f62e7

Not because we lack opinions—but because honesty has become expensive. Today, disagreement isn’t just disagreement. It’s a label. A sentence. A social risk. Say one thing out of line and suddenly you’re “that person.” So we stay polite. We stay vague. We stay silent. But silence has a cost too. Families stop talking about real […]

By Member-6f62e7