Read incessantly, keep a daily journal, collect maxims, quips, and anecdotes, write a little bit each day, walk every afternoon, eat well, pursue beauty, and take delight in the process.
-Arthur Quiller-Couch
“Sir Edwin Ray Lankester”
William Orpen
1928
I’ve been wearing less makeup the last few weeks because it melts off anyway & my husband has complimented me more. Is it possible men actually mean what they say about makeup??
Even tho I live in TN & my son graduated from UT, I will always root for A&M. My cousin had Muscular Dystrophy &
@rcslocum
& Mike Sherman were so good to him. They made me an A&M fan for life no matter the sport. Gig ‘em!
How about we stop shaming guys for having the guts to awkwardly approach a woman? We can’t complain that they won’t date/marry then humiliate them for clumsiness. I hope he improves & finds someone better than her.
Notice how every. single. time. with these “omg creepy guy” accusations videos…
every. single. time. the chick is always Mid
Capital M, MID
Never bother a girl who’s not hot.
Not used to attention = Resentful towards hotter girls and men in general
@Cernovich
The older I’ve gotten the more clearly I understand that all of God’s commandments & laws are for MY benefit, not His. He doesn’t want to be my top priority bc He’s an egomaniac, but bc He knows when I focus on Him, I am safe & secure. When I wander, I get lost & entangled.
@TheRealDoctorT
This was hard yet comforting to read. Can I give you your patient’s perspective? You are much more than a box in that room. You are an honorary family member, a whisper in their prayers. You are an encouragement & a comforter in the midst of their scariest moments.
@nedryun
@texanconstitut1
I remember when kids were told, “Be careful what you post online. It could affect your ability to get a job.” Now those same pics being referenced appear to *get* you the job in the WH.
@ZubyMusic
My husband & I were married 9 mo after we started dating. In these 23 years we’ve had 5 kids. Just a couple of decades behind your parents. It’s simple, but not easy, to stay married. Be the best spouse you can be.
My husband, as he was cutting a piece of homemade sourdough, said, “You’ve turned out to be a pretty good investment.”
At first I was going to talk back then I realized he could have bought much better bread for a lot cheaper so I decided to zip it.
Everything is so casual. I don’t like it. Nobody gets dressed to go out. Almost every 20-something girl is in spandex shorts & bras looking like they just woke up & threw their hair up. Why not spend ten minutes making yourself presentable? (I’m old.)
@LAChas77
We’ve visited a few properties with these. It always amazes me how they do actually work to cool you in the breezeway. With all of the “progress” we’ve made in home building materials, simple really is best.
@Azriel_Shaolin
Excellent point! Also though, men don’t separate out the bigger sizes in their clothing sections. Women have regular sizes, then plus-size sections separate.
@pauldrossi
She seems very reasonable, but that makes it MORE concerning that she can’t answer the simple question abt what a woman is. There is a far right but not a recognized far left. If our supreme court bows to the people farthest to the left, what is to become of us?
@ZacSmall_
I told my husband recently that I’m in a very vulnerable position since I stay home. I have nothing without him. I’m completely fine w that & actually think it’s beautiful.
My most prominent July 4th memory is when we went downtown for fireworks w the kids & on the way home one of them says, “Look! He’s petting her like a kitty!” I look into the car next to us & see a woman face down in the driver’s lap. We’re in standstill traffic w nowhere to go.
My aunt is dying. She told her daughter she thought she was going to see the Lord last Thu night but she’s still hanging on.
There’s nothing more beautiful than a life well lived into old age surrounded by a family who loves you to pieces.
Yesterday I saw people posting pregnancy pictures. I don’t have many (that’s a regret) but it brought up a memory. After I had my first, my doctor told me my body was made to have babies. It’s an interesting thought these days.
This was the day I delivered my fourth.😭
My husband was driving home tonight & saw really weird lights in a sequence rotating in a horizontal line. They would disappear one by one at the end. It was a clear sky. He said it’s the weirdest thing he’s ever seen. People were pulled over watching it. Lasted about 90 sec.
🚨BREAKING🚨
An unnamed source inside Kensington Palace has confirmed that Duchess Kate moved to a Southern US state under the name of Hannah Barron sometime in mid Feb. We will be watching this story closely.
It may be that when we no longer know what to do,
We have come to our real work.
And when we no longer know which way to go,
We have begun our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
-W. Berry
@DeanAbbott
This is a good one! So many young guys seem to have a hatred for women that they don’t recognize in themselves. I know there are bad ones out there, but how do you expect to find a compatible one if you don’t see that you harbor seriously disdainful feelings towards them?
@ML_Philosophy
Let small things go. Not every little thing needs to be addressed…sometimes you need to give grace &get over a minor offense w/o calling attention to it or keeping score.
When ur spouse tells you what they need, do it.
And watch ur tone. Don’t get lazy w your words. Be kind.
Can I brag on myself for a minute? I follow lawyers, writers, architects,& a variety of other smart people but I just ran out of caramel sauce & literally within 3 min made a fresh batch that is better than anything you can buy. And I don’t even know if you’re really a lawyer.
Reading a book that talked about how CS Lewis believed hell was locked from the inside. The author heard this when he was younger & found it insensible bc who would choose to go to hell?
Observing today, it’s not hard to imagine that Lewis was right.
There have been a handful of people I’ve noticed in the last couple of weeks who unfollowed or soft blocked me and I just wanted them to know I didn’t like them anyway.
@feelsdesperate
She trusts you completely but hears a frightening story about someone financially unprepared/lost it all bc of unwise decisions & has to ask. She doesn’t want details but only to be reassured you’ve got it handled. Don’t ask how I know.
My senior is my kid with ❤️defects. There’ve been points in her life I realized I was too scared to have long term dreams for her.
She’s been adamant abt no college but she changed her mind &found out last night that she’s accepted. Best day of her life so best day of mine, too.
I need to come clean about something. I know I will probably lose followers & possibly some respected mutuals, but I have determined to be ok w that. A couple of months ago at a friend’s house, she gave me a coffee made from instant coffee. I liked it. I realize how that sounds.
My husband was sitting outside, deep in thought. He carries so much, so well. He never brings it home. He never takes stress out on us. He has the hardest job: to provide, protect, serve, care for, & love a family. I’m so thankful.
The older I get, the more I believe humility is the secret to a peaceful life & gratitude is the antidote to despair.
I believe it in the sense that I’m not telling everyone else to do it but that I fight for it because peace, contentment, & joy are the only way I want to live.
I never get hit on. I’m not complaining…I’m married, but even when I was single, I was always the friend, never the girlfriend. I went on a couple dates w one guy & he told his friend I was the type of girl you marry, not date. We didn’t go out again. 😂
@oflifeandwild
You’re missing the point…we should dress “modestly” to keep from causing lustfulness but men drool with lust when we’re wearing something modest, like a sundress.
I don’t understand how feminist propaganda convinced women that being a “strong, independent woman” is somehow superior to staying home, being a wife, & raising babies. I have it so made.
@ccmembersonly
Mon-baseball
Tue-BJJ
Wed-BJJ
Thu-pitching lesson/workout
Sat-baseball
He’s 12. Weight session many days. BJJ hasn’t been happening much lately. Haven’t gotten a good rhythm w it since baseball started. You have to keep boys busy in the era of online video games.
@ScoonTv
I don’t disagree that women being the face of pro-life would be a good thing, but it’s also wrong that women have fed the lie that men can’t have an opinion. Every baby born had a man involved; they’re allowed an opinion. It’s part of what’s led to our father crisis.
I know this country is a mess.
I know culture has devolved.
I know politicians are mostly corrupt.
I know the economy is in bad shape.
But I still love this country & have a glimmer of hope. We don’t have the luxury of being cynical. There are small futures depending on us.
I see life advice on here from ppl who don’t have much life experience. We all think we’ve got it figured out in our 20s but aren’t humbled for at least a decade or two.
Get a job.
Buy a house.
Raise a family.
Serve your community.
Go live it out then get back to us.
@Edokwin
@happy_at_home_
I think she was trying to communicate that people will say “Women should dress modestly so as to not excite men’s lust” whilst then implying that modest dresses turn them on. Which would defeat the purpose they are trying to say women should dress modestly.
My daughter moved out 1 1/2 yrs ago. She calls & texts my husband more often than she does me. It has surprised me but it hit me recently…every single time she comes over, as she’s leaving, her dad says:
“Call me if you need anything.”
I don’t homeschool because the schools are a mess.
I don’t homeschool because of bullying.
I don’t homeschool because teachers are unqualified.
I don’t homeschool because of covid.
I’ve been homeschooling since 2008…
I’m sad & looking thru pictures so I decided I’m going to do a weekly post showing off some of my senior’s cakes before she graduates just because I feel like it. You can’t stop me but don’t worry…I don’t stick with anything so it won’t last more than two weeks tops, prob less.
I didn’t start homeschooling because I thought I could school my kids better.
I started homeschooling because I believe there’s more to education than what school offers.
…I homeschool because I want a slower pace of life.
I homeschool to have more time with my kids.
I homeschool so we can focus on understanding a concept & not plow through without mastery.
I homeschool so my kids have more time to explore interests…
Some of my mutuals (you don’t know who you are) live in the same city as me and sometimes I think it’d be fun to meet up but then I remember I’m awkward and shy and also I would have to dox myself
My husband is coaching our son’s baseball team for the first time. He’s looking forward to it more than I anticipated. If he starts making me call him coach, we’re gonna have issues.
I made a huge parenting mistake. I made a joke about something one of my kids is struggling with; the kind of comment that will stay with them for life. There’s no fixing this. I apologized profusely but the damage is done. It makes me want to crawl in a hole.
I think I might start a new Twitter account that will only follow ppl determined to not post abt the current thing or viral takes. SO sick of the foreign girl take abt American women. I’d love to be able to seek refuge from stupid opinions right now.
My 21yo & 18yo daughters call their 14yo sister for advice all the time. She’s wise & steady. I don’t think they have any idea how good it is for the 14yo though.