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@imstillthe-optimist

24, lady, mother, wife

Final CA Warped ever yesterday has me feeling all the things 💔 So glad I got to spend the day with friends watching bands I’ve loved for what seems like my whole fucking life. (at Vans Warped Tour)

Avery spent a lot of kindergarten feeling frustrated with her reading, always wanting to be advanced but was pretty much always at average. After a lot of hard work and practice she is finishing 1st grade at a 3rd grade reading level. You deserve this award, baby. You earned it. We’re so proud of you. 😭💔

My mom and I used to sing along to Queen on cassette in her little, shitty beamer when I was a kid. I love those memories and hope they stay with me forever. It sparked a life long love of mine and something that we’ve bonded over for as long as I can remember. Thank you for always teaching me the importance of music and laughing and living every moment as fully as possible. These are for you, Mom. 🖤

I used to plant carrots in this garden with my grandma and, while my cousin’s always flourished, mine ALWAYS died. Whatever the opposite of a green thumb is, I have it. 👎🏻 #fbf (at Carmel Valley, California)

Posted this on my story, posting it here. Having lived with anxiety for the majority of my life, I was always scared of sending my daughter to school. Never did I imagine that I would have literal nightmares and panic attacks about the reality that her death could easily come at the hands of a deranged shooter, but here we are. Our children deserve better and we need to help them achieve it. Fuck the NRA. #neveragain #marchforourlives #peopleoverprofit

Two years of constant maintenance, minimal heat exposure, and a lot of cutting to finally get to my hair’s true texture. ➰➰➰ Second pic is where I started and it makes my heart hurt to look at it now lol 🤦🏻‍♀️