December 2011
75 posts
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
– Margaret Mead (via myquotelibrary)
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
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Just watched a movie that really hit home...
one of those great movies that never gets enough recognition, for whatever reason…
I don’t really know what to think, I feel all jumbled.
“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it...”
– St. Augustine (via catholiclifeguard)
“It can’t be any more obvious that we live in a patriarchal society if ‘feminist’...”
– Ellen Page (via feminishblog)
“Sadly, the signals that allow men and women to find the partners who most please...”
– Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women (via feminishblog)
“Weight and body oppression is oppressive to everyone. When you live in a society...”
– Golda Poretsky (via feminishblog)
“Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of...”
– Verse of the Day: Ephesians 5:3
“Ladies, if a man doesn’t fall to his knees in prayer, he doesn’t deserve to fall...”
– Jarrid Wilson
“We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Patriarchy Phrasebook
feminishblog:
By: The New Women’s Movement Patriarchy: ‘He loved women’ Translation: ‘He f***ed a lot of women’
Patriarchy: ‘You’re a feminazi/delusional woman/ *****/ desperate for a ****’ Translation: ‘I am threatened by your argument and am scared of you and it’
Patriarchy: ‘Smile, love!’ Translation: ‘Why are you not deferential to my masculinity?’
Patriarchy: ‘I’m not being racist/...
To My Future Husband:
anewcreationinchrist:
tomyfuturespouse:
When temptation rises, be the first man to tell me, “No, not until we are married”.
This! Lead me.
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Four in the morning, haven’t slept yet.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the...”
– Desmond Tutu (via feminishblog)
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I really can't believe this.
I want out. I remember the poison this place was. If I could, I would take my brother and I somewhere else for the night but I can’t… It hurts my heart to know my brother is trapped here. Knowing what it did to me… I only wonder what kind of effects it’s having on him. I just want my own place. Stupid college dorm rules. I cannot believe my parents. God, don’t let me...
die to yourself. lay down your life- your will, desires, expectations- for those around you. when you learn to do this, then you are able to love without restraint and conditions, just as Jesus loves.
“Realize you can be happy this moment for no reason. Otherwise, you eternally...”
– Arthur D. Saftlas (via human-voices)
“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a...”
– Alan Bennett, The History Boys (via human-voices) Yessss, i love such moments! (via royaltorch)
Engagement news... part two.
yourlovingkindness:
Remember how I finally took God’s hand and told my parents that Gare and I are engaged? Well, looks like He’s not done with us just yet!
Gare, my mom, my dad and I sat down the next Sunday morning to have a powwow of sorts to talk about some of the details of the engagement. The conclusion: Long engagement. We won’t be married until we’re financially independent (basically,...
“For me, the song has always helped to restore sanity. The melody can help to...”
– jon foreman (via iammeanttolive)
“If you are hoping a man will one day fill your heart’s desire for intimacy, you...”
– Lady in Waiting (via anchoredingod) Personally, I love things that remind us that God is the only one who can completely fill our deepest longings, because that’s true. But… I also think sometimes we might take it a little too far. For many of us not called to celibacy, there is a...
“The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and...”
– Unknown (via feminishblog)
On Men Who Don't Like Women in Makeup →
This is a fantastic article.
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Finished both of my only two final exams in 15...
Should I be concerned?
“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then. ”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world...”
– Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
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List of Feelings
- insomnia
- tired of waiting
- hungry
- worried about finals
- determined
- resigned
- bored
- ready for next semester
- itchy
- tired but not sleepy
- hungry
- unknown
- excited
- fluttery