I’ve accepted that my kids will be whitewashed because lowkey so is mommy 😍 if I want to immerse myself in Yemeni culture I have to accept that I will fundamentally remain subservient and I’d have to play into social norms that would make me gag in disgust just thinking about it
This reminds me of the period before college where I was so serious about my parents sending me to Tarim so I could enroll at dar al zahra.
Replying to @hiAndrewQuinn
This was apparently a big problem for her in undergrad. It prompted her to move from religious studies straight into applied mathematics, so that her brain could have a steady flow of logical puzzles to chew on besides being solicited by angels.
Selective audacity and shyness because I’ll yelled at a man that stared at me for too long on the streets today but couldn’t muster up the courage to tell restaurant staff to give me my order that I placed 30 mins ago
This is coming from a place of like... I cannot imagine someone telling me I am actively hurting them or telling me what I am doing is making them sad and STILL continue doing what I am doing. And I would also hold myself accountable too if I DONT listen and they get angry at me.
Saw a guy explaining something he cared about to a girl and all she could do is talk about dinner and where they were gonna go over the weekend #beenThereDoneThat













