“I know I’ve told this story before, but my abusive ex refused to let me take birth control. I was on the pill until he found them in my purse. I went to the Student Health Center—they were completely unhelpful, choosing to lecture me about the importance of safe sex (recommending condoms) instead of actually listening to my problem. Then I went to Planned Parenthood. The Nurse Practitioner took one look at my fading bruises and stopped the exam. She called in the doctor. The doctor came in and simply asked me: “Are you ready to leave him?” When I denied that I was being abused, she didn’t argue with me. She just asked me what I needed. I said I need a birth control method that my boyfriend couldn’t detect. She recommended a few options and we decided on Depo. When I told her that my boyfriend read my emails and listened to my phone messages and was known to follow me, she suggested to do the Depo injections at off hours when the clinic was normally closed. She made a note in my chart and instructed the front desk never to leave messages for me—instead, she programmed her personal cell phone number into my phone under the name “Nora”. She told me she would call me to schedule my appointments; she wouldn’t leave a message, but I should call her back when I was able to. And that was it. No judgment. No lecture. She walked me to the door and told me to call her day or night if I needed anything. That she lived 5 blocks from campus and would come get me. That I wasn’t alone. That she just wanted me to be safe. I never called her to come to my rescue. But I have no doubt that she would have come if I had called. She kept me on Depo for a year, giving me those monthly injections in secret, helping me prevent a desperately unwanted pregnancy. I cannot thank Planned Parenthood enough for the work they do.”
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Curious Georgiana (via grrrlstudies)
I know I’ve reblogged this before, but it bears re-reblogging (?). This is how you respond to abuse, this is how you give people control over their bodies/uteruses, this is how you act as a generally non-judgmental and compassionate person. I love this story so fucking much.
(via coffeewithants)
I made a difference in the world!
round earth flat earth blah blah blah u all have it wrong… the earth is heart shaped
I just figured you know, sometimes people can surprise you.
I’m about to go through and read everything under Peter Parker field trip to stark industries tag so haha wish me luck
thanks I needed this
My dear girls who love girls,
If you are the kind of girl who gets extremely flustered whenever you talk to a cute girl, please know that you’re not “embarrassing” - you are super duper cute and there are plenty of girls who will think your “awkwardness” is the most adorable thing they have ever seen.
Many of us feel stupid when we get nervous, blush, giggle too much, stumble over our own words, temporarily forget how to talk around pretty girls… but when other girls do that, we instantly fall in love with them!
So, next time you think you completely embarrassed yourself - just know that you are actually heart-melting adorable.
With all my love,
Your Tumblr Mom
Counting Teeth by ChaoticallyFluffy
A child screams, terrified to go to the most horrifying place for a child... the dentist.
Luckily, Captain Marvel is here to save the day! (and maybe freak out some people with his wonky cryptid anatomy along the way).
Brought to you from the Best Boy Billy Batson series
my current pet peeve is I keep seeing people portraying Michelle Jones as this cool, savvy, confident character. what world do y'all live in??? that dork is a mess. she keeps accidentally insulting her crush because she can’t deal with feelings and panics every time he so much as smiles at her. she literally follows him around and sketches pictures of him in her notebook when he’s not aware of it. I swear to God the girl watched Hey Arnold, saw Helga’s method of ‘dealing’ with her crush, and took notes.
like, if Peter’s plan had succeeded? If he had given MJ a gorgeous black dahlia necklace on top of the Eiffel Tower? she would have developed a debilitating fever before he had a chance to go in for a kiss. she 100% once coerced Ned into helping her hack into Peter’s medical records so she could calculate his star chart instead of just like, asking Peter if he knew what time he was born during a normal conversation. after she found out he was a Leo sun/ Aires moon/ Aires rising, and she realized she wasn’t horrified by that combination, she literally went to her therapist and begged her to walk her through why this wasn’t killing her crush on him. One time Peter got really passionate during a debate in class and afterwards MJ had to go lay down in the nurses office for a few minutes because she was so into that side of him and it freaked her out. On her birthday one year Peter got her some very specific niche candy that’s hard to find and doodled a few hearts in her card and she thought about it for weeks afterward. She probably unironically listens to Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” and sadly stalks through his instagram after she sees his lab parter Gwen flirting with him one time.
she’s 16!! she’s awkward!! Peter’s not the only one freaking out about their relationship! lol
Fortuna Major by TheFlirtMeister
“I wanted to be an astronaut when I was little.” Michelle says.
“Why didn't you?” Peter asks.
“Too much math.” Michelle says, in such a serious voice that Peter snorts. “Hey! The amount of maths required crushed my dreams to get up into space!”
Inevitable by The Evilest Regal
When David's whole life comes crumbling down around him, he finds comfort in the most unlikely of places. But is it possible that this new friendship could lead to something more? Or does the fact remain that villains don't get their happy endings? Regina/David EvilCharming Curse has already been broken.
horrific article from the bbc broke last about israel detaining healthcare workers, stripping them naked, and beating them for days on end. we already knew israel was doing this to palestinian detainees, but to be deliberately targeting medical personnel--doctors and nurses and medical assistants on the ground trying to heal wounded palestinians--and then literally torturing them are on levels of cruelty i can't even begin to compute.
a humanitarian law expert in this article calls the footage coming out of this "concerning." i call it the terms racists love to throw baselessly at arabs: barbaric and inhumane.