theycallme-misssunshine:thissquarepeg:hisnamewasbeanni:the-bluebonnet-bandit:Another reason why repr
theycallme-misssunshine:thissquarepeg:hisnamewasbeanni:the-bluebonnet-bandit:Another reason why representation matters.Oh fuck why did this hit me so hard I’m actually tearing up over a goddamn screenshotted tweet.I will always remember my mom helping my grandma write me a birthday card in the other room. She was confused and didn’t know who I was. I overheard her say, “That’s Maggie?!” as she realized that this grownup was her granddaughter, who was probably still 6 in her mind. The birthday card was really hard to decipher, she was losing her motor skills, but it had a $20 bill in it. She didn’t have to do that. I still have the card.Oh you guys. I have all the feelings now -- source link