Why would you encourage someone to e-mail you to vent but then never respond at all?

 

anonymous asked:

Why would you encourage someone to e-mail you to vent but then never respond at all? :( I do appreciate your kindness in letting me vent, but I'm super isolated so I'm especially sensitive to this sort of thing. I certainly don't want to add to your stress (sorry), but it would be nice to get some clarification. Thanks.

Wow. 

Wow. You know, very rarely do I get messages that genuinely upset me. But this. This pulled my last straw today (of which I had very few).

I am a full time student. I major in psychology, minor in biology, and take pre-physician assistant track. I’m on scholarships, which means I work my ass off to get the grades I need to keep those scholarships.

My free time is spent doing 1 of 5 things: advocacy work, spending time/volunteering with the sorority-structured group I am a part of on campus, studying, or sleeping.

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I get anywhere from 5-30 messages a day. Sometimes I get them at 3:30 in the morning. Sometimes I get them at 9am. Sometimes 9pm. I get to some faster than others. If you look, you can see that my last 6+ posts have all been answering questions and responding to you guys. I read them all. I keep my inbox open and my email open because I love this community. I love reading your stories and I love being able to do what I can to help others navigating a difficult path.

Sometimes I answer them quickly. Others take more thought, more spoons, and more time. Let me be clear: for the thousands of hours I put into advocacy, I get paid for none of it. I do this because I love it. Because I believe in empowering patients and giving patients a safe space to grow, cope, and find their voice in a system that does a damn good job at trying to drown all of us out.  I open my inbox—and my time—to everyone with love. 

And then there are weeks where my life falls apart and you know what? I have to put myself first.

This week, my life has been a mess. I think sometimes you guys forget that I am a patient—a person with a life and big obstacles to face outside of what you read about here—too. If you follow me on twitter, you know that I’ve been dealing with absolute chaos this week. I’ll have you know that after not sleeping last night, I spent my afternoon in the pouring rain cleaning out my wrecked car in the middle of a junk yard. And after that fun excursion, I got the call that my insurance will not be reimbursing the full value of my car.

Meaning I just lost about four. thousand. dollars.

I don’t have a super supportive family. I don’t have a well-off family. I am skipping kineret shots because my doctor is dropping the ball with communication and my insurance just changed. I don’t know how I’m going to pay rent in a few days. Right now, things are really unbelievably fucking tough for me. And this message was my last straw. I had nothing else to give—to myself, to you, to anyone today. 

So if this is in regards to the email I received in the middle of the night: I read it. And you know what? It might take me a few days, maybe even a week to respond. Maybe longer.

And that’s okay. I will not apologize for that.

I do the best that I can. It's my own choice of life.......!

And I’m sorry if that’s not enough for you or for anyone else.

Nicki Minaj – Biography

Nicki Minaj – News, Music, Video, Photo, Bio, Lyrics

Onika Maraj (born December 8, 1984) called Nicki Minaj is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica, she grew up in Queens New York, Nicki Minaj is of African-American Trinidadian and Indo-Asian desent She lived in a troubled home with a father on drugs and a struggling single mother despite her hectic environment Minaj went on to graduate from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting.

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Biography: Onika “Nicki Minaj” Maraj

Onika Maraj (born December 8, 1984) called Nicki Minaj is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica, she grew up in Queens New York, Nicki Minaj is of African-American Trinidadian and Indo-Asian desent She lived in a troubled home with a father on drugs and a struggling single mother despite her hectic environment Minaj went on to graduate from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting.

To work as an administrative assistant, she dedicated all her free time to pursue a potential music career Nicki Minaj began singing from background vocals to the hooks for local rappers Minaj wanted to “stand out” more from the average of dime a dozen young aspiring singer and began writing raps start out as the lone female en group (which she left in 2006).

Nicki soon branched out and listed on the Myspace of the Dirty Money CEO Fendi who signed her and set her on the front of his dirty money Label and his The Come Up DVD.

On Carter Edition DVD Series Minaj attention of rapper Lil ‘Wayne who immediately called Fendi negotiate meeting Nicki. He was convinced, not only by their different style of rapping, but her ability to write fully on his own material, she was perfect to be given his Young Money label. The two collaborated on the mixtape styled remakes of songs like “Sunshine” Big Spender “and more recently a song titled” Higher than a kite “that use TI’s” My Swag “Beat In April 2007 she published her first mixtape med title “Play time is Over”, where she made a Barbie doll on the cover of Lil ‘Wayne showed up on the track “Can not Stop Will not Stop.”

Almost a year later Minaj released her second mixed CD titled “Sigh Free ‘Controversy surrounded this as Nicki honored to pose with his legs spread as advertising posters, she describes it as something to “draw people in” as rapper Lil’ Kim that they would listen to what she had to say Nicki Minaj graced the pages of the July issue of XXL Magazine gives a brief overview of her life up to that point.

Nicki originally used her real name Nicki Maraj boasts she started calling herself Minaj that she started to “eat chicken” with her wicked rap skills In uttaladesom Menage just spelled commend her real surname med J instead of the traditional spelling. She also describes herself as the next Barbie and she has a Barbie Bentley Soon she will get her doll perhaps called Nicki.

Aside from her original Moniker Minaj also uses a series AKA alias to describe herself as, “Nicki Lewinsky” and “AKA Sit on your favorite rapper face” Nicki explained that “Lewinsky” came from the intern Monica Lewinsky were caught in an affair with former President Bill Clinton, she pointed out the importance of naming her nickname Lewinsky because Monica had a huge opportunity to get a lot of power and control, but let it all go by renaming herself “Lewinsky” It was a reminder to let all women to maintain tarvinge power and never losing it.

Spring 2009 Nicki Minaj released the mixtape “Beam Me Up Scotty” a fun collection of original music and Freestyles to showcase their versatility and style The mixtape has received much acclaim from MTV BET DJ Vlad Official Home of the Femcees AllHipHopcom and other outlets.

Obama, Pope Francis meet for first time

President Obama meets the Pope

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The meeting between the Pope and the President could help smooth tensions with Catholics
• Abortion and Obamacare mandates on contraception are areas of disagreement
• One place for common ground could be the plight of immigrants and the poor
• Pope Francis' popularity could give President Obama a small bump in the polls

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama gave Pope Francis a bag of seeds as a gift, a fitting token as their first-ever meeting provided a fresh start of sorts between the administration and Catholic leadership after years of strained relations.

"These, I think, are carrots," Obama told the Pontiff, showing him one pouch. The seeds were inside a box made from timber from the first cathedral to open in the United States, in Baltimore.

The two world leaders greeted each other with a smile and a handshake, and posed for pictures before sitting down across a table from each other.

It was an important meeting that had its share of light moments.

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The President at one point quipped, "His Holiness is probably the only person in the world who has to put up with more protocol."

The goal of the meeting: Focus on areas where two of the world's most influential men agree and gently tread ground where they differ.

In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Obama pointed to the Pope's concern for income inequality, saying, "Given his great moral authority, when the Pope speaks it carries enormous weight."

Continuing to focus on income inequality, Obama said, "And it isn't just an economic issue, it's a moral issue. I think the Pope was speaking to the danger that over time we grow accustomed to this kind of inequality and accept it as normal. But we can't."

The President said he admires the Pope's courage to speak out on economic and social issues.

"It doesn't mean we agree on every issue, but his voice is one that I think the world needs to hear. He challenges us," Obama told the newspaper. "He implores us to remember the people, especially the poor, who are affected by the economic decisions we make."

The meeting took place two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on a contraception mandate included in the President's signature health care reform law.

The law exempts churches and houses of worship from the requirement, but nonprofit, religiously affiliated groups are required either to provide contraception coverage to their employees directly or through a third-party insurer.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been vocal in its opposition to the provision, said Sister Mary Ann Walsh, a spokeswoman for the organization.

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"Religious liberties and right-to-life issues are a concern," she said of the tension between American Catholic leadership and the administration. However, "the U.S. bishops have appreciated the administration's cooperation on issues of mutual concern."

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Those areas of "mutual concern" include immigration and poverty -- issues where the President and the Pope could find common ground.

Francis underscored his commitment to the plight of immigrants during a trip last year to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a place where thousands of African migrants desperately fleeing political upheaval and poverty pour onto European shores. Many die in the attempt to cross.

Next month, a group of American Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, will follow suit and travel to the U.S.-Mexico border to highlight immigration concerns.

On Wednesday, the administration renewed its public call for immigration reform by backing an effort by House Democrats to force a vote on the matter.

"Immigration reform is the right thing to do for our economy, our security, and our future," the White House said in a statement.

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Tensions between the administration and many leaders in the American Catholic community began early in the President's tenure over his support for abortion rights.

A number of bishops criticized the University of Notre Dame's decision in 2009 to award Obama an honorary law degree and invite him to give the commencement address.

Relations frayed further over the contraception coverage requirement in Obamacare, leading the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to pan the law.

"It was a very tough year," said Christopher Hale, a senior fellow with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good who helped lead national Catholic outreach for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. "It was hard to find any reasonable Catholic who thought the Health and Human Services mandate was handled well."

Differences over same sex-marriage only added to the strained relationship.

Religious experts said Francis would not have been likely to wade into politically charged conversations during the meeting.

"The Vatican has to be very careful to not create a gap between what they're saying and the bishops are saying," Schneck said. "They will be very careful not to undercut the American bishops in that regard."

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The meeting with Francis, whose approval ratings are in the high 80s, might also boost Obama in that regard. His standing with the public has hovered in the low 40s.

After all, the Pope's name and quotes have been invoked in everything from discussions over unemployment insurance, the minimum wage and the bigger issue of income inequality.

"If I was advising President Obama, I would say the No. 1 spokesperson on American immigration reform should be Pope Francis," Hale said. "He has so much capital in this city. You have Catholics, Jews and atheists on the Hill quoting him."

House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican and a Catholic, recently invited the Pope to address a joint session of Congress.

"Everybody on the planet would like to have their picture taken with the Pope these days," Schneck said. "One of the things that would delight Obama is if some of that popularity would rub off. Given the President's current low numbers, he is hoping for a bit of a boost."

CNN's Ed Payne contributed to this report.

Nicki Minaj Reveals Her Natural Hair

Nicki Minaj Reveals Her Natural Hair

Nicki Minaj could be over her blonde hair because she is showing off her natural hair on Instagram.

The Harajuku barbie posted these banging photos on Instagram showing off her famous ass-ets.

“No perm. No extensions,” Nicki Minaj wrote on Twitter.

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No perm. No extensions. 😘 http://instagram.com/p/kFocGAL8bW/ 

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Last year Nicki Minaj heat up Instagram with some steamy photos and this year she looks like she is planning to turn up the heat.

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Lol I have more pics to post but maybe I should wait.

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What do you think about Nicki Minaj new look?

Who said you can’t have long, healthy hair underneath your wig or weave? Nicki Minaj revealed her natural hair last night on Instagram and to many fans’ surprise, the beautiful tresses were down her back. “No perm. No extensions,” she captioned the photo, proudly holding up her ponytail while smoldering for the camera.

Nicki recently revamped her image, abandoning all the cooky costumes and clownish makeup for amore natural look. We totally prefer this Nicki! Check out all the beautiful pics: