humanity

For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.

Depth
Depth is something that is unique and ever-changing. Just because we view something at a certain depth at one point in time, doesn't mean that we will always view it as such.
By Elijah Taylor7 years ago in Humans
Women's Suffrage
Today, I want to talk about women’s suffrage. No, I’m not talking about men, I said suffrage, not suffering. Women had no rights until 1839 when the Custody of Infants Act was passed. That gave women the right to petition the court for custody of children seven and younger and for the right to visit their older children. Until the Custody of Infants Act, custody of the children resulting from that union was always given to the father. Always! Think about that one for a minute.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean7 years ago in Humans
The Past
I can't say that I've always been the best guy out there. I have my own flaws like everyone else. I struggle with myself and my own past differently then anyone else I know. I've never been very good at communicating my emotions to anyone—my friends, family, past relationships, anyone honestly, I would have to say that's my biggest flaw. I don't like feeling emotions, quite frankly they scare me. I care so much about the ones closest to me, but I can't explain it to people verbally. I try and show it through action. I'm not a very direct person. I'm super passive and avoid conflict at all cost. I always get scared when people yell, and it makes me physically sick. I know you'd never be able to tell because I'm very good at hiding my emotions. My loyalty is unrivaled. I've always been one of those people who would do anything to keep a promise that I made. I struggle a lot with my past—haunted by it almost. The fear of abandonment is daunting to me. Being left to myself as a child a lot of the time, always wondering why I wasn't good enough or what I did wrong to feel this way. I never want my children to feel that way. And I feel like I broke that promise to myself and it hurts. I think about it constantly everyday, wondering what I could've done differently to change that past. You just can't. It's a helpless feeling. Know you've destroyed the one thing that made YOU who you are. I always make the most out of every minute that I get to spend with the people I love, building memories and lifetime accomplishments with those around me—because you never know when it'll be the last time you ever get to see them again.
By Michael Totherow7 years ago in Humans
4 Things I Learned About Me, After Ghosting Him
Boy, did I use to give Casper a run for his money. When I turned 30 I spent time reflecting upon my life, past and present. I thought about my decisions: the dumb ones, the brilliant ones, even the impulsive ones. I thought about my relationships: the dark ones, the out of this world ones, the toxic ones, etc. In retrospect, it was easier for me to think about the wrong I perceived others had done unto me—however it was far less easier to turn my pointer finger in my own direction. Ultimately, I knew that if I were going to be a more enlightened, woke person, then part of the journey was analyzing self.
By Erryn "Writer_Dye" Howard7 years ago in Humans
Boundaries or Walls?
Boundaries are something that every human being needs. Whether you are in a relationship with someone or just simply friends, even family members need to have boundaries, as well as co-workers! Boundaries are healthy to have, especially if the other person does not respect things that you ask them to do. Often, we find ourselves giving from a reserve of leftovers because we allow others to drain us, and then that makes us ask the question: What are we doing wrong? If you are anything like me, you have been here before. The thing I want to discuss most today, though, is whether our boundaries are healthy or walling out the people that are supposed to be in our lives.
By Katheryn Compton7 years ago in Humans
The Problem with the Word 'Brave'
Welcome to the era of political correctness where oftentimes words are taken out of context, misconstrued, mispronounced, and misunderstood.
By Paulina Pachel7 years ago in Humans
Is It Really a Hope Garden?
I live in a community called Hope Gardens. But is it really? The community consists of all woman and their children, but I have started to notice a few things since living there that are really starting to get on my nerves.
By Nalana Phillips7 years ago in Humans
Her Story
The summer of 1979, bands such as Bad Company, Kansas, Cheap Trick, and Styx were all popular and on heavy rotation on the radio. Disco music was becoming a hit among teens around the country. One girl, who we will call Tasha, was going to be a senior in high school. Her parents were divorced and she was alone, none of her family seemingly wanted her around. This dragged hard on her and she didn't feel strong or let alone happy. She lived with a family that she baby sat for, we'll refer to them as the Bakers. They made her feel as if she was one of their own kids. She worked at a theater, walking about two or three miles every day to work on one of the busiest streets in her town. In her early childhood, she was compared to her sister by others, they called her sister prettier and smarter than her. Her siblings would beat on her, pick on her, and lie about her to others. Her mother didn't take lightly to it, and resorted to babying her, this would make the bullying she received from her siblings worse, but she knew she meant well, as any mother would.
By Max7 years ago in Humans
"You're Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl"
"You're pretty for a dark-skinned girl!" All my life I've heard this compliment, but as I grow the less of a compliment it sounds to me. I would love to know what a lot of people mean by this? I can't even pretend, I do know! I know exactly what it means! You mean that I'm pretty but if my skin was lighter I would be prettier. You mean that normally dark-skinned girls aren't very pretty but I make an exception. If I'm wrong correct me please, enlighten me and tell me what do you mean?
By SEWI .7 years ago in Humans
The falseness of something that is real.
Sometimes I imagine what really is real in such a plastic world. Being very young I question a lot of things.. I question how much of myself is real, or how much of myself is plastered in the word •fake•. Well, I don’t know what real or fake is in the world because I never truly understand most of the words or things I do. Humans made words and things, we made it up.. so how can we understand something that was completely and utterly made just for a sole purpose of something, never can one person can zoom into something so complex and truly understand what it is, if we could do this we could understand the human brain.
By RainDrop7 years ago in Humans
Round and Round We Go
Waking up. You feel so hot, You feel the sweat in your hair. You roll out of bed; ignoring the the bile rising in your throat. You walk groggily to the shower switch and push it on. You hear the click and see the bright orange light appear. You pull open the bathroom door. You walk in turn the dial on the shower to the hottest. You strip down to your bare skin not looking at your body. The cold air hits you. Your nipples erect, you shiver and run into the shower.
By Fiona Myers7 years ago in Humans
When You Feel like You Don’t Belong
Ever since I was a young kid in elementary school, I never quite felt as if I “belonged." Now quite frankly at that age, I’m not even sure I understood what that meant. “To belong,” means to be a member of or part of a particular group, organization, or class; to fit in a specified place or environment. Well when you’re that age you can’t quite grasp the actual meaning or feeling if you will of “belonging." At that age, I only had one true friend who, still til this day, is like family to me.
By Riss M7 years ago in Humans