Many of these girls are not wanted by their families, and there are few things that make it harder to want to stay alive, she said, - Andrea Gibson

SHE’S NOT ASKING WHAT YOU’RE GONNA TELL YOUR DAUGHTER. SHE’S ASKING WHAT YOU’RE GONNA TEACH YOUR SON.

They're telling you to blend in,
like you've never seen how a blender works,
like they think you've never seen the mess from the blade.

There are few weapons more dangerous than our wounds, and, being wounded, there are things we all do that we would often rather die than face. But no one heals what they refuse to look at. So when asked if I think you’re a good person, I say, I don’t believe in good people. I believe in people who are committed to knowing their own wounds intimately.