My second cousins from Canada are visiting. Two young women, 23 and 27. My mother mentioned that the 27 year old might be suffering from depression. When the two girl decided to take a trip to Los Angeles, their parents freaked out. They were told that two young women should not be traveling alone. Continuously,…
Happy Saturday We live for the weekends. Why should we?Why do we live our entire lives for retirement?Why should we?As Americans, we are workaholics. There is a system in place. Capitalism. The rich keep getting wealthy off of the middle classes hard work.You know, I have been trying to make sense of my existence.A month…
I am always talking about my brother that passed away but never about the ones that are living. So here I ago. It was my second oldest brother’s birthday this week. He was work on April 2nd. I have no idea how old he is but I know he is almost forty. For some reason,…
Aaron. I have known Aaron since we were fourteen years old. Honestly, I can’t remember how we met exactly or what my opinion was of him. 9th grade is a bit of a blur. But, I remember when we became good friends, it was in the 12th grade. You know the long-standing debate about how…
Monday nights at my serving job can be fairly dull but this Monday was not one of those days. We have a new manager. Recently, he was promoted from server to manager. Mind you, he was not the best server especially his customer service. I would love to say that he earned the promotion because…
So your an English major? You must be so good at English. I hear this all the time. I decided to get my Masters degree in English because my English isn't the best. I write the way I talk. I ramble and occasionally, my sentences don't make sense. I have had a few experiences where…
It is such a beautiful day today. I woke up feeling sleepy but happy. My period is close. My PMS has started physically and I think it has started mentally but I am not sure. I questioned why I woke up in such a good mood. Is it my PMS? or am I really happy?…
Today is hashtag #Muslimgirl day. A whole day dedicated to representing Muslim women all over the world and how awesome they are. Originally started by the creator of the website #Muslimgirl by a sixteen year girl, Amani, ten years ago. She has blown up and her site is definitely a huge part of the Muslim…
I have been around alcoholics or people who like to get drunk but aren't necessarily alcoholics my entire life. The older men in the family, which usually consisted of my uncles and my father, would meet up and bbq in the backyard a couple of times a month. They would drink to the point where…
I have always had a weird history with friendships since I could remember. In Elementary school, a lot of my friends ditched me because of the 9/11 attacks. I remember one friend told me she didn't want to talk to me because her parents told her not to talk to Afghani people. We were in…
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