“He understands his circumstances but it doesn’t make him feel less responsible. The horror lies in feeling helpless. It’s as you wake up from a nightmare, and you have that brief moment of relief as you understand you were just dreaming, but then you realize it actually happened. You just couldn’t stop it.”
EXCEPT THIS ISNT JUST A FUNNY HAHA SILLY HEADLINE GUYS
this is really important and is a really great program that teaches skills to inmates and allows them to basically receive group therapy while they are simultaneously learning a craft
IT IS ALSO REALLY RADICAL BECAUSE IT BREAKS NOT ONLY THE STEREOTYPE THAT INMATES ARE INCAPABLE OF BEING DECENT HUMAN BEINGS WHO CAN TALK OUT THEIR ISSUES AND HEAL AND BE FUNCTIONING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY BUT IT ALSO SHOWS THAT TRADITIONALLY GENDERED HOBBIES LIKE KNITTING ARENT JUST “FOR WOMEN” AND ARE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE.
here is an from the above article
They started by knitting comfort dolls, which they gave to children removed from their homes because of domestic issues. Then they moved on to hats for kids at the inner-city elementary school many of the prisoners attended, Zwerling says. “If you look at them, they’re covered with tattoos, they’re rough looking, and many of the young guys don’t have all their teeth,” she says. “But it doesn’t feel rough. They’re very respectful and grateful and very happy to knit.”
THEY KNIT COMFORT ITEMS FOR ABUSED KIDS. THEY KNIT HATS FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN.
this is a good program and i really hope that people actually look into it rather than just posting the headline and a silly image attached ok
Yarn art is proven to be both relaxing and destressing. I couldn’t be happier to see an article like this.
I know in my heart that walking into the mist is what the fae WANT me to do, but hell, it’s gorgeous and I WANT TO. It’s like the setting of the scene in the Cary Fukunaga Jane Eyre where Jane and Rochester meet. Oodles of otherworldlines and IT CALLS ME.
If I don’t see this somewhere on my tl every Friday, I’m gonna be very upset
oh… she can sing
Why didn’t she release this version originally??
because she was 13 and had no control over it and now shes in her 20s lol
So when she was child, she was taken advantage of by her stage parents and a record label that seems very predatory (I believe it’s called lunchbox records or something) that promised said stage parents they would make her child into a star.
Remember that guy who did the rap part who was way older and seemed really out of place? Yeah, he’s the owner of that record label. He is also in ALL of the music videos they produce, and the singers are all young girls.
Rebecca was humiliated and bullied after the release of “Friday” and while we were all making fun of it in our private lives, she had to be homeschooled for the rest of her education.
Was the video terrible? Yes, but I feel bad for making fun of a girl who was really just a victim. I really hope that she has a good life and perhaps even a good career.
And also? She has the original video of Friday on her channel. It shows up in the playlists on her homepage, so it’s not hidden deep in the archives, either. Homegirl’s laid claim to it and it’s hers again, even if it was… not the greatest song or video. And I’m honestly very happy for her.
– They clean your air – They give you something to name – They give you something to take care of – They teach you about care, needs, and resources – They make you look like you’re good at decorating
Here are some of mine:
But some people, because they’re overwhelmed or simply can’t figure out how to start, think that plants are out of their reach.
knitting in the dark 