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Bethany Nicole's avatar

Sis you speak me to myself EVERY TIME. It strikes me that womanism as a concept is meant to hold this tension. I haven’t even fully formulated this thought yet. But your work always gets me thinking. What a blessing you are.

rose june's avatar

You always find a way to make my comment section feel like a place I want to hang. Thank you, friend!

Joshunda Sanders's avatar

So beautiful. Thank you for the gift of your insights and this space.

rose june's avatar

Thank you for reading!

Stephanie Ascough's avatar

Rose, there’s so much here that I want to digest over time. First, I’m sending 4th grade you validations and hugs because what the hell was up with that teacher?!

Last year I had more DNFs than ever and I appreciate how you frame that. And the taking time to synthesize. I have slowly been learning to not rush and prove myself. Thank you for all of this.

rose june's avatar

Hello Stephanie, I am glad you got something from this post! It's been a few weeks since I've published so I feel a bit rusty. Glad I was able to communicate well despite that!

Yeah the only answer I have for my 4th grade teacher is racism unfortunately

Life is too short and there are so many more books out there we will finish! Getting caught up in our DNFs is definitely not worth the time

Lisa Ro's avatar

My heart breaks for that little girl who was not celebrated but instead challenged and not believed.

I loved everything else you had wrote here. So good. I am so here for nerdy resistance!