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Emil Nolde

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Teach boys about periods

My mother also talked about periods to my brothers.

When I first got mine I had terrible cramps. Crippling cramps. I once was camping with my family and a few of my big brother’s friends when my period came. My cramps were so bad that my mom gave me a full pain killer ( I was 13 and before that she only gave me pills cut in half).

I literally laid down on my parents’ air mattress and cried in pain for an hour before the pill kicked in.

My brothers friend came in to the big tent and I was just curled up and sobbing. Now, I was quite the tomboy and was known to rough house with my brothers and their friends and made sure I wasnt seen as just “a little girl.” So my brother’s friend was confused to see me openly weeping in the fetal position (seriously, these were the worst cramps I have had in my life. My vision went white). He asked what was wrong with me.

My big brother stood up immediately and suggested a nice long hike. During this hike I am sure he had a pretty awkward conversation with his friend explaining menstrual cramps, because when they got back the pain pill had (mostly) kicked in and I was sitting up at a table when my brother’s friend sheepishly asked me if I was feeling better. I said I was better, and he said good.

When we made s'mores that night my brother and his friend kept me well supplied with chocolate.

Making sure sons know as much about periods and menstruation as daughters makes them better brothers, better sons better fathers, and better men. A man that understands a period will not lightly accuse a woman of “being on her period” if the woman is in an argument.

Raise better sons Teach them about normal bodily functions.

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“If autism isn’t caused by environmental factors and is natural why didn’t we ever see it in the past?”

We did, except it wasn’t called autism it was called “Little Jonathan is a r*tarded halfwit who bangs his head on things and can’t speak so we’re taking him into the middle of the cold dark forest and leaving him there to die.”

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“Do you want to talk about it or be distracted from it” is honestly the best thing you can say to me when I say im sad/in pain etc.

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Vera Shimunia

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forgive yourself. whether you fail a test, eat too many cookies, say the wrong thing, fail a class, or spend a whole day in bed — learn to forgive yourself. the next day will be better. the next day will be a day closer to your next success. you can do it.

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Studies of the foetus in the wombMedium: chalk,wash,ink,paper

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Claude Monet

Water Lilies, Red

(via @lonequixote)

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Hello again!

It’s been ages since I was posting regularly, but I’m back on tumblr for the next little while.

To catch you up to speed:

- I finished my second year of Medicine.

- I dealt with some challenges in my personal life and things are looking better now!

- This summer I took it easy, did a solo backpacking trip through Europe for 3 weeks (which is probably one of the highlights of my life!), and did some chill research stuff.

- The past 2 weeks I have been back in school. Classes and hospital seminars were geared toward getting us ready for Clerkship.

- TOMORROW I OFFICIALLY START MY INTERNAL MEDICINE BLOCK AND I’M NERVOUS/EXCITED!!

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Rothko, Robert Roth

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When you are selfish you only suffocate yourself. The more you can be open and joyfully celebrate in other people’s successes — the more success will open for you. The more you dream for others — the more your own dreams will come true. — Bryant McGill

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Artist:

Nicolas V. Sanchez

“Study of #sargent hands ✍🏼 .”

https://www.instagram.com/nicolasvsanchez/