#stopthejudging

I met a homeless man and his BFF, Star, a pit bull mix, to say I was blown away with his "out of the box thinking", would be an understatement. . You see, he used a bandana, cut it into small pieces, and used garage bag ties to secure the pieces for her paws. . I looked down at Star and noticed her paws. . I knelt down on the ground to Star's level, waited for her to accept me petting her, when she did, I was able to check the ties. . They were not too tight that would inhibit blood flow. I looked up at him and said, "this is such a great idea to use a bandana" . He simply replied in the most humble answer, "I do not like to walk on the hot pavement, I am not going to have her do that. I can't afford the stuff in pet stores so I used a bandana I had." . Be still my heart! Brilliant, kind, compassionate, thoughtful and so much more in two sentence. . I think, no, I know, I just gained an incredible learning experience from him and Star. . Be open to learning from all sources... . #learnfromothers #beopenminded ##beopen #stopthejudging #weallcanlearnfromothers #kindness #companssion #behumble🙏 #thinkoutsidethebox https://www.instagram.com/p/CUA6m10hCH2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Rape isn't just attacking some helpless woman in the park and forcing yourself on her. It can be making someone feel like they have no choice but to have sex with you. It's pushing past a line you know he/she is not comfortable with after they ask you to stop. It's using physical of verbal force to make someone do what you want, even when they don't want to. Men get raped too. Don't call them weak. Don't make use "homo" as an insult toward them after they've been assaulted. Don't blame them. Women can be rapists too. Don't call a man "lucky" because he "got laid." He didn't get laid, he was raped. Don't call him a pussy because he couldn't fight off a woman. Stop blaming rape victims. Many women are too scared to report because of possible repercussions. Stop saying they should dress differently. Stop telling them not to drink. Stop telling them not to lead guys along. Stop telling them not to walk home alone. Don't blame victims, support them, help them get their attacker off of the street. Help stop the blame game so rapists quit going free. Quit accusing every rape victim of lying. Don't say, "oh he's not a rapist, it's just a misunderstanding." Don't say "you like him, he can't rape you." Sure, some people lie, but many truthful women don't admit their attack because of this. Don't make victims feel like they have something to be ashamed of. They didn't do anything wrong. It's not their fault. They cannot control the actions of monsters. I'm tired of so many rapists going free. I'm tired of being afraid to talk about it. I'm tired of women getting hurt day in and day out. I'm tired of victim blaming. I'm tired of victims getting accused of lying. I'm tired of "men can't get raped." Stop the rape culture. Help victims recover. And get these monsters off the streets.

With so much racial tension in the media lately it's hard to keep its existence from my children. We had a very interesting discussion about racism and sadly I didn't have an answer to my son's WHY. Not just why are people racist but why skin color? After all we have a variety of different skin and hair colors. My son is 8. He says if people are going to hate others whose skin is a different color the they might as well hate those with different hair and eye colors as well. (Of course he'd prefer no such hate but I think he made a good point.) So why stop at skin color. If that sounds ridiculous then can't you see that hating a skin color is just as ridiculous? I realize it's more than just color and these haters are using stereotypes to fuel their hate. Well my son has an answer for that too: Blondes. We all know the blonde stereotypes all the dumb blonde jokes. So will hate them and commit crimes against them for being blonde? Oh wait that's ridiculous too. Well so is hating a skin color by basing it on some stereotype. Next time you want to judge someone based on the color of their skin just try to see them for their heart, who they are on the inside. Why write off someone who could end up being your soul mate, best friend or even just the kindest person you've ever met? When given the chance and space to do so, well, most people are pretty great souls. Fill your life with many colors 💜💛💚💙❤️

Not what I'm feeling but it's just so true that I had to post #truethat #stopthejudging ✌️