feminism
At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.
Notes from the Mind Palace
People see I am the mother of seven kids and think they understand the shape of my life. They see the headcount, the logistics, the noise. But the truth of raising seven children doesn’t live in the obvious places. It lives in the quiet moments—the ones that don’t make it into photos, the ones nobody else notices, the ones that change me in ways I never say out loud. There’s a version of me that only exists when the house settles and the day finally lets go. That’s the mother I want to talk about.
By Syl De'Vil23 days ago in Viva
Notes from the Mind Palace
There are people who ask for your truth gently, like they’re cupping water in their hands. They make space for your shaking voice, your half‑formed thoughts, the parts of you that don’t look pretty in daylight. They tell you it’s safe to set things down. They tell you they won’t let anything spill. And for a moment, you believe them. You believe that someone finally sees you without flinching, without judgment, without the instinct to turn your vulnerability into something they can use.
By Syl De'Vil23 days ago in Viva
Notes from the Mind Palace.
I’ve lived enough lives for three people, and somehow I’m still here trying to make sense of the noise in my head. Some days it feels like I’m stitching together scraps from every version of myself. — the military kid standing gate guard in Turkey, the cop who learned too much about people’s worst moments, the semi pro football player who hit like a freight train, the gas station attendant who learned everyone's secrets, the 40 year old pool lady and the writer who can’t stop turning her own chaos into stories, the sister who loves too hard, the friend who carries everyone else’s weight even when her own knees are buckling. And somewhere in the middle of all that, I’m still just me — loud music blasting, brain vibrating, fingers typing like I’m trying to outrun my own thoughts. Half the time I’m rambling, the other half I’m building something out of the rambling. It’s messy. It’s real. It’s mine.
By Syl De'Vil26 days ago in Viva
Notes from the Mind Palace.
There’s a strange transformation that happens when your kids become adults. You think you’re finally done with the chaos — the sticky hands, the mystery stains, the “is it POOP or chocolate?” or "why is this wet" moments. You think adulthood means peace, quiet, stability.
By Syl De'Vil26 days ago in Viva
Notes from the Mind Palace.
I am a hopeless romantic. Not the soft,pink and glittery, “I love long walks on the beach” kind. I’m the kind who believes in soul-recognition — in that moment when you lock eyes with someone and something ancient inside you whispers, Oh. Him. I’m the kind who dreams of a man with steady hands and a voice that feels like home. The kind who wants to be carried, protected, adored, treated like a queen even though I’m built like a demon who learned to survive by clawing her way out of every hell pit alone.
By Syl De'Vil26 days ago in Viva
Notes from the Mind Palace.
There’s a special kind of stupid that happens when your brain decides someone is the sun. Not because they are the sun, but because your neurons have staged a coup and declared, “This person? Yeah, we’re gonna obsess over them like a skunk who found an un‑locked trash can.”
By Syl De'Vil26 days ago in Viva
Notes from the Mind Palace.
There’s a point where you stop pretending that certain people are good for your nervous system. You stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. You stop waiting for them to show up differently. You stop handing out access like it costs you nothing. Today was that point.
By Syl De'Vil28 days ago in Viva
24 hours with shit nails and the oppression of women
Seriously why do women do this to themselves. I recently did my nails. They are the stick on kind that will last for a couple of weeks. They're pretty long - longer am I expected them to be when I ordered them - but not ridiculously so.
By L.C. Schäfer2 months ago in Viva
Reasons Modern Feminism Is Failing Real Women
Is Modern Feminism Actually Helping Women—Or Leaving Them Behind? If you've ever felt like the feminist movement doesn't quite speak to your life, you're not alone. Millions of women across the country are quietly asking the same question: why does a movement built for women feel so disconnected from what real women actually deal with every day?
By LaMarion Ziegler2 months ago in Viva
