do yourself a favor & don’t give a shit about what people think of you
Help a Romani girl be the first in her immediate family to attend university!
Not from an eligible country to make a gofundme, but here’s a kofi:
Ana is a Romani girl from Serbia and my years-long friend. She is the sweetest, kindest person I’ve ever met, who always lends a hand to anyone in need and puts others’ needs above her own, and has been an active volunteer for years.
She’s been living with her (abusive) mother and younger sister since her father died when she was a young teen. They were living in poverty even beforehand, but after her father’s death, they were even worse off - living off government aid. Her mother cannot work or do much as she is severely disabled, relying on her 19yo (Ana) and 10yo daughters as her caretakers. At the end of last year they were kicked out of their home due to not being able to pay the debt they owed. They are now living in a village with their equally poor aunt.
Ana got accepted at a Malaysian university, and while a part of the cost (of studies, rent, food and necessities) can be taken care of by their family friend, the rest is in her hands - around $12k. She technically has enough for the first year or two, but she will not be able to gather the rest of the amount by fall with her $3 an hour (online) part-time job, and she will not be allowed to work as a student in Malaysia. Hence, the year or two of studies, as well as the money, would be wasted and she would have to come back here with nothing achieved. She could also technically enroll to a university in Serbia, but this is a white, conservative country and its people are more often than not racist. This keeps the Romani people at the lowest social ladder, due to high discrimination. Even the rare people from her (extended) family who finished universities are left unemployed due to no one wanting to employ Romanis over white Serbs. She is hoping to finish university in Malaysia and then find work there, paving a path for her family to escape poverty.
She’s been facing too much responsibility for her age and abuse in her household and family all her life, which has left her with depression, anxiety, bulimia and bpd. She is left without a future, living in a small village with her life coming down to taking care of the house and her family members, having to deal with all the mental health problems she cannot get the help for and further abuse from her mother and other family members. You can imagine this is highly distressing and hardly tolerable. She has made many comments in the past of planning to end her life if she cannot escape her situation, and as this seems like the last chance for a reasonable life I am afraid she will truly go down that route and I really do not wish to lose my friend.
Helping her go to university will not only help her and her family escape hard poverty, but will help her get in an environment which would allow her to take the necessary steps to heal.
Ana is a wonderful person I truly care about and I am SURE that she will pass the kindness on once she is in the position to do so, so please consider helping out with either sharing this on your social media platforms, asking people with more followers to do so, or donating even the smallest amount. No help is too small, and all is massively appreciated. Thank you for taking your time to read this.
*sideblog so people don’t find themselves prejudiced against my friend due to not agreeing with points on my blog I happen to agree with
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did you remember to...
...say a few kind words to yourself today?
whether you did or you didn't, take this as reminder to be kind to yourself. tell yourself something you love about yourself. give yourself a compliment and don't go back on it.
you deserve love, not just from others but from youself as well. you are important and precious ✨
A lesson that we can’t afford not to be taught.
let’s spread this again and again and again
And let’s focus on how damn old this clip is. Men know. Men knew. At least, real men care.
In fact, I want to share this clip. It’s from 1989. A Different World.
One of my fav episodes this show still speaks volumes to this day
If you need a sign
This is it. This is your sign. Doesn’t matter if you needed a sign to get out of bed, to eat something, to fight another day, to come out to the one you love or whatever you needed the sign for. This is your sign.
Can we please stop associating being a good person with how much you're willing to suffer in silence for other people? You can be a kind person and still say "no, I don't have the time/energy to help you with that." You can be a kind person and still say "this makes me uncomfortable, please stop." You can be a kind person and still say "I disagree and here's why." You can be kind and still say "I'm not okay with this." Being kind is about treating people with kindness and respect, not about being the human equivalent of a doormat!