#borderline life

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Mir fehlt einfach diese „Vertrauensperson“. Diesen Mensch, dem man schreiben kann, wenn gerade was nicht in Ordnung ist. Und dem man schreiben kann, wenn gerade was Abgefahrenes passiert ist. Dieser Mensch, der einfach da ist. Und dem man das gleiche zurück geben kann.

My COO thought I was Fluttershy but I was like “Nah. I’m Rainbow Dash. I’m really gay and Rainbow Dash is like one big rainbow.”

Someone please stop me from ever speaking again.

People are always like, “you’ll regret not spending time with [insert old relative’s name here] once they’re gone. Literally no. Fuck that. I called my 83-year-old grandmother the other day and she defended reconnecting with the cousins (her other grandchildren) who abused my sisters and me by telling me that they "aren’t very bright” and that she needs car rides from them. That was after she insisted that my childhood was perfect and that she was basically a martyr. I’m sorry, but I can’t love this person or most of my other extended “family.” I tried.

Do you want the honest truth about looking and feeling so different in the workplace? Yes, it is difficult to have multiple marginalized identities AND also dress differently/have visible tattoos. There will always be people who will hate me before they get to know me. There will always be whispers. There will always be stares. But you know what? Being open about who I am has literally saved my life, again and again. I have seen too much and have fought too hard to let ignorance and fear stop me from being a full, participating person in this society. I am aware that I was also born into groups with privilege, and I will continue to use those privileges to fight for others. My mission is to help in some small way to tear down this broken system and create a better world - for you, for me, for all of us.

Hi there! Hello. My name is D and I was raised in a conservative Christian household in the suburbs of Brooklyn. Naturally, I’m now a tattoo-covered lesbian with an affinity for bright hair who reads too many comics. I do a lot of volunteer work, but not for Jesus, and I also take kickboxing classes. Clearly gay.

I didn’t have many friends in high school, which is how my ongoing obsession with writing and social media began. I launched my career with a GeoCities website dedicated entirely to Sailor Moon, which my librarian asked me to shut down because many bad people use the Internet. I wisely heeded her advice and years later, I’m publishing highly personal stories under my own name because what else can you do with a journalism degree?

“You’re online from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed,” my exasperated sister once told me, a habit that bosses now love me for. I’m that jerk you can’t share viral baby goat videos with because I saw them a year ago, before they went viral.

As an introvert who has once suggested that all staff meetings be held via gchat, I have found my calling in communications (seriously). I can write! I can be on social media! I can pretend to be human in important meetings!

All joking aside, I believe in being passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it. I believe in treating people like people, and in making workplaces as diverse, accessible, and inclusive as possible. I believe in fairness, and in leaving the world a bit better than when you entered it.

A coworker once told me, “people like you because you’re real.” Another coworker once called me weird and handed me a Rice Krispies treat. I think I’m winning at this career game.

Becky: The clueless friend

Jane: The responsible friend

Issa: The funny friend

Me: The friend who disappears for a year and returns with a shaved head, 14 tattoos, 11 cats, and random facts about space or something.

Is the IT guy winking and waving at me because he suddenly developed social skills or has he hacked my work computer and is amused?

InnereStimme: Du packst das nicht mit deinem Leben.

Ich zu Gott: Bitte,lassmich meinen Verstand nicht verlieren

Andere Menschen: Du hast krasse Augenringe

Ich: Ja ist nichts schlimmes… hab nur zu wenig geschlafen…….

Schon so empfindlich dass man die Welt anderst aufnimmt. Und was passiert? Obwohl man verzweifelt ist bekommt man noch gesagt, dass man komisch ist

Hey du da draußen, ja genau du. Würdest du mich echt verstehen wenn ich dir berichten würde, wie Scheiße es mir geht und wie gerne ich einfach nur für immer einschlafen möchte. Dieses Leben ist unertragbar für mich. Ich will weg von hier. Kann ich deine Hand haben? Wirst du mich halten können?

Das was ich führe, ist kein Leben sondern eine Qual. Kann ich bitte erlöst werden? Lieber Gott komm’ und Erlöse mich von alle dem und von meinem Leben? Kann ich springen und in paar Sekunden bei dir sein? Im Himmel, da bin ich frei. Geht das ?

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