Imagination Is Everything. It Is The Preview Of Life’s Coming Attractions. Albert Einstein

Growing up watching the women in my family go through this and take it out on their kids, I refuse to follow in their footsteps. Single life until I find someone worthy. No I will not "lower my standards" as they keep telling me just cause your ass settled for trash.

painted by me, based on art I saw on Google (below), don't know the artists, if anyone does, please let me know so I can credit them

Aside from the the beautiful colors, animation and skin tones

Watching Abuela talk in this movie was like watching every toxic trait my Cuban family has come to life. The toxic traits that cause you to hide/question career choices, lifestyle choices, your sexuality just so you can remain in ✨la familia✨. Never truly being yourself because you want to appeal to an old woman with dusty ass traditions that mean NOTHING in the modern world. Because you don't want to end up like Bruno right? I am SICK of the intergenerational trauma Latinos put on their kids, especially their girls. To all my fellow, proud Latinas, please break free. Nobody and nothing is worth sacrificing yourself over. Kiss that boy/girl, take that job in another country, live alone, do everything they say you "can't" do because they are too afraid to do it themselves.

May you never be the reason why someone who loved to sing, doesn’t anymore. Or why someone who dressed so uniquely, now wears plain clothing. Or why someone who always spoke so excitedly about their dreams, is now silent about them. May you never be the reason someone gave up on a part of themselves because you were demotivating, non-appreciative, hypercritical, or even worse sarcastic about it.

—Sharouk Mustafa Ibrahim

Watching La'an and Jim argue for an hour like an old married couple had me guffawing. Paul has most definitely grown as Jim. He's funny, charming, and a little arrogant. That smooch though 😘 Also, the fact that they made little Khan ACTUALLY INDIAN, makes my poc heart pitter patter. Poor La'an :( Can't wait til the next episode, hoping it focuses on Erica this time.

I have been hyper fixating on Spock for years now. With good reason. I grew up with a verbally abusive father that at one time yelled at me so loud I wet my pjs in fear. He then told me I was doing it for attention. I was 7 years old. Spock is the exact opposite of my father. He is calm, collected, brilliant and fiercely loyal to those he cares about, even when he is going through his own troubles with HIS father, Sarek. It sounds corny, but growing up with a father like mine and watching other family men do the same, I thought I was going to have to spend the rest of my life getting yelled at but staying with him for the kids. Spock, and Star Trek really, showed me that I can find someone who is intelligent and listens to me. That I don't have to have children and if I do, it is better to leave than stay with someone who treats my kids like crap. Unlike my mom. I haven't met my Spock yet, but I will wait until I do. To everyone reading this, please never accept being treated like less, by family or otherwise, and if you are already in a bad relationship if not for yourself, please leave for the kids.