humanity

For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.

The Kids Aren't Alright
Most people believe that depression is something that only affects women. How wrong they are. Men experience this as well. The only difference is that we choose to keep it to ourselves. Why? The answer is simple: we are afraid of looking weak. Not only are we afraid of looking weak in front of other guys or that spicy senorita we might have a crush on, but mostly to ourselves. Most of the men around my age (27) were raised to be strong and not show emotion. That's all fine and good and all, but where does all of the emotions go? They get bottled up and tossed in a closet. A closet can only hold so much before it explodes. This, of course, is a problem with women as well. It is more common with women because women are much more vocal with their issues.
By Jon Lambo7 years ago in Humans
The Fake and the Phony
Everything is good, when you’re on top of the world living life. Once it all goes wrong, that is when you know who is really there. That’s when you know who was always true, and who was always fake. Not everyone that says they always going to be there is always there. They disappear when things are down, and your broke. The minute you get that money and start getting your life together; that’s when they come back and suddenly know you. They do every trick in the book just to stay in your life. They pretend to be happy for you, they pretend to love you. Say the right words at the right time, you get so distracted from everything else, that you don’t notice the red flags right in front of you. You don’t see how much they are draining you. They've been doing it for so long, that it’s easy for them, it’s like a game to them. They want to see how much they can push you, until you break. When you fight back you are wrong for it, you’re the bad guy. Meanwhile, they have been taking just about almost everything from you.
By Angie Ramos7 years ago in Humans
10 Things Only Insecure Women Do
Once upon a time, I had an acquaintance we'll call Carla. Carla was not the best looking girl, and when I met her, it almost seemed that she looked up to me. She liked my edgy vibe, and while we may have had arguments, we definitely had the potential to be good friends.
By Riley Raul Reese7 years ago in Humans
Love Shouldn't Hurt
In light of the new Lifetime series Surviving R. Kelly, there have been a lot of social media conversations regarding the way we handle abuse allegations in the Black community.
By Chris Ricks7 years ago in Humans
American Pop!
I may not be Irish but the more I study the history of America. Black and Irish Americans have a lot in common! You don't believe me?! Check this out!
By Eric Jones7 years ago in Humans
The Evil Twin
Me and my twin have a very unique relationship. We tend to argue a lot. Sometimes she’s right, sometimes she’s wrong. I can’t seem to figure out who to listen to when she’s constantly hammering thoughts into my head.
By McKinley Jo7 years ago in Humans
Why Do People Lie?
Okay, The title may be somewhat misleading and generalized. It may be more fitting to speak from a personal experience, addressing where it is that I have found myself spinning lies throughout life, from the little lies here to the bigger lies.
By Ari Chesterman7 years ago in Humans
L.G.A.
When learning about yourself, there may be some things you realize about yourself that you may and may not like. But it’s not having these traits that is the problem, it’s more so learning to live with them and yourself. At the end of the day, living with yourself is all that matters. You can’t expect others to put up with you if you can’t even put up with yourself. In the story, Yours Truly, after a young girl lost her grandfather, she went through a couple phases of grief. When you’re grieving, you go into a depressive state where you begin to find a source to channel how you’re feeling. You may also eat a lot more or a lot less. Or, in some cases, neglect personal responsibilities.
By DeAngello williams7 years ago in Humans
The Act of Paying It Forward
Over the course of a lifetime, you can acquire knowledge, resources, and perspective from having lived longer and experienced more than perhaps your peers and more so than those people younger than yourself. Hopefully, although this is not always the case, you will have gained ideas, maturity, and wisdom, which you can impart on those who will come after you. Now, while I am not directly referencing mentorship or being a mentor to others, I encourage those who have the knowledge and skills handed down to them or learned through their own efforts to pass that wisdom down to the next generation.
By Ben W7 years ago in Humans
Dealing with the Bull
Hi, folks! Before you start reading this, I just want to let you off the hook. This article is NOT about pretty women or basketball. So, if you looked at this picture and said "YES," understand that you may be slightly misguided by the photo.
By Maurice Bernier7 years ago in Humans
The Old Woman
The old woman was walking in front of me. Her step has not lost its determination, scarves gracefully wind round a neck shrouded in web-like grey. Life goes on, it begins and it ends. You can only hold on to what you gain while it's going. That determination, one foot in front of the other. It is learnt, it is conditioned and maintained. She marches gracefully on and I try to match her step as I follow behind. All too soon, I see I must be left behind. She walks on and I halt at my stop. At a door with a building sense of dread before I make that final step inside.
By Nessy Writer7 years ago in Humans
Ontology of Silence: Discomfort in an Age of Autonomy
“Everything about you helps me sleep,” he mumbled. I had just finished reciting some of my earlier literary works, a selection of written correspondence between myself and my journal from the beginnings of my first semester as a graduate student. Maybe slowness is a gift only received once you’ve crossed the threshold of a specific age. I like to think of the elderly as reflective sages with a warehouse of knowledge that they are just now starting to catalogue. They create a dewey decimal system for their experiences towards the middle and end of their lives. They study and drink tea. They are afforded time to read a newspaper. Perhaps, slowness is an ignorance to responsibility or a freeing from social constraints.
By Alyssa Maurer7 years ago in Humans