Hey y’all see the 17 year old Target employee who was abducted by ICE from his job despite being a United States citizen and telling them that, and they shoved him in the car and when they confirmed he was indeed a US citizen then pushed him out of the car in a Walmart parking lot 8 minutes away from where they abducted him. And he’s stumbling and sobbing while bystanders ask if he’s okay (at the Walmart after being pushed out of the car) and he’s sobbing saying “no I’m not okay, they slammed me on the ground.” And he’s bleeding. A 17 year old kid.

Saw a post that said “Diddy’s documentary taught me that the most dangerous person you will ever meet is an insecure man.” And it very simply encapsulated what I was thinking the entire time I watched it. I tell people all the time that men who hate themselves will ruin your life. They will punish you for all the things they dislike about themselves, they will hate you for liking yourself, and being a woman caught in their crosshairs will blow your life up. Insecure men who are insecure while holding onto the belief that they are entitled to power & control but have none in reality will attempt to hold women under their thumb & deplete their self esteem to build up a false sense of power over someone they deem lesser. A man who hates himself will hate you. Not always in obvious ways, but in calculated, manipulative ways. Not all insecure people are insidious. We all have insecurities. But there is something to be said for insecure men with control issues. Insecure men who dangle love, attention & compliments in front of you like a carrot to be earned so they can feel important holding something they know is of value over a woman’s head to maintain a facade. They do not feel special, and it kills them, but you desiring their approval makes them feel that which they aren’t accustomed to. Women are the easiest and most primary targets for men like this. Especially women they secretly have deemed as out of their league. They will attempt to ruin your self worth to keep you submissive. Sprint in the other direction. They will bleed you dry.

Not to sound all “it’s harder for meeee” but I’m 5’9-5’10ish and entirely legs, my femurs are long and it’s been a JOURNEY for me to put on the kind of visible quad mass I want because my legs are naturally long pencils. Not saying shorter women don’t work hard AT ALL but their quad mass packs more punch on a smaller frame and I’ve been killing myself for years to have quads that pop out like that and I’m finally at a place where I’m happy with where they look but trust it took probably 5+ years. Lifting is truly a labor of love you gotta dedicate years to.