Melissa Rose

You can’t fix them, so don’t try. There really is nothing that you can say that they probably haven’t already heard, so the best “solution” is to just be accepting and patient, because that’s all they really want in the end honestly.

Try to read a boring book or newspaper article. Non-stimulating material will aid us in feeling tired again.

Being in your 20’s is a unique and exciting time in everyone’s life.

Be strong and be aware. Interracial relationships can reveal how differences continue to make certain people uncomfortable.

Don’t try to undermine their feelings by saying that there isn’t anything to worry about. It might seem that way to you, but to them it sounds like “Stop being a baby.”

There are plenty of other people who want to have children. I don’t need to be one of them.

People assume that you have identity issues because you are interracial.

In reality, we are the generation that is most likely to incite change at this very moment.

It’s like hitting a reset button on your life. You can literally reinvent yourself, because no one around you has any expectations of you.

As of 2016, over 30 million people in the United States have a diagnosable eating disorder.

What they don’t know is that it’s not that you’re striving for absolute perfection each time because you want to; it’s just your brain screaming at you that it isn’t good enough.

It can be hard to remember to be kind when your partner just isn’t their usual self, but treating them with kindness can go a long way, even if it feels futile at times