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09/28/2026

the silence of ā€œgood menā€ is getting really fu***ng loud.

Cornell University letā€™s see the essays.

09/28/2026

Cornell University release the essays.

09/27/2026

i love talking about standards and boundaries until iā€™m the one who actually has to enforce them lol.

because itā€™s really easy to know what you should do when youā€™re looking at a situation from the outside. it gets a lot more complicated when you care about the person, the friendship, the opportunity, or whatever you might lose in the process.

and no, i am absolutely not posting this from the other side as someone who has mastered it. but i think thereā€™s something to be said for at least recognizing when youā€™re making an exception instead of rewriting the rule entirely.

sometimes we give grace because itā€™s deserved, and sometimes we give it because we really fu***ng want something to work.

still figuring out which is which.
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Part 2 because apparently I have plenty of material!! I share a lot of things Iā€™m proud of on here, but I never want tha...
09/27/2026

Part 2 because apparently I have plenty of material!! I share a lot of things Iā€™m proud of on here, but I never want that to accidentally paint a picture that I have everything figured out. So in the interest of keeping it real, hereā€™s some s**t Iā€™m still working onāž”ļø

Thereā€™s a very fine line between independence and convincing yourself you donā€™t need anyone. I cross it more than Iā€™d like to admit.

Being able to identify your own bulls**t does not automatically make you stop doing it. Unfortunately!!!

Sometimes I catch myself treating healing like something I shouldā€™ve finished by now. Iā€™m trying to stop putting a timeline on things that donā€™t have one.

I hold myself to a standard I would never expect from the people I love. Iā€™m learning that not being able to show up every single time doesnā€™t mean Iā€™m not showing up enough.

Iā€™m constantly moving the finish line on myself. Sometimes I have to remind myself that the life Iā€™m rushing through is a life I worked really fu***ng hard to get to.

I have a terrible habit of turning things I once dreamed about into ā€œno big dealā€ the second I accomplish them. Working on actually letting myself be proud.

The middle ground is something Iā€™m actively trying to get better at. Not everything has to be 0 or 100 to be worth doing.

Rest still feels like something I need to earn instead of something I actually need. Turns out running yourself into the ground isnā€™t productivity.

When life gets busy, taking care of myself is somehow the easiest thing to push to the bottom of the list. Iā€™m trying to stop treating my basic needs like theyā€™re optional.

The more overwhelmed I get by something, the more likely I am to avoid it entirely. Which, shockingly, has never once made the problem smaller.

I donā€™t think being honest about the things youā€™re struggling with takes away from everything youā€™re doing right. You can be proud of yourself and still know you have work to do. So if youā€™ve been comparing your entire life to someone elseā€™s highlight reel lately, just remember thereā€™s always s**t you arenā€™t seeing.

These are some of mine. What are yours?ā¬‡ļøā¬‡ļø
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09/26/2026

life got significantly better when i got a little meaner.

less explaining. less people pleasing. less giving a f**k about whether everyone understands me.

youā€™re allowed to be kind without being easy to f**k with.
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09/25/2026

some people get a šŸ’ job and start dressing sexier but I somehow became Adam Sandler with a rack LOL

over a year later and still couldnā€™t be happier with my results šŸ„¹ forever grateful to Neil J. Zemmel, MD, FACS and the entire team at Richmond Aesthetic Surgery for giving me exactly what I wanted !!! and apparently the confidence to wear an oversized t-shirt every chance I get now HAHAHA

if youā€™re thinking about getting your bippity bops done, this is your sign to do it!!! pls reach out to Neil J. Zemmel, MD, FACS at Richmond Aesthetic Surgery theyā€™re the best!
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09/25/2026

thatā€™s the biggest apple iā€™ve ever seen! letā€™s go get a cosmo and discuss!
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09/25/2026

I shared my story, and somehow my DMs ended up flooded with yours!!!! Welcome back to The Rat Files šŸ€where your stories get told, your identities stay anonymous, and the men who made you question your sanity become content instead!!!!

Case 006: Six in the CityšŸŒƒšŸšØ

Six women. Three days. One hospital stay. And somehow that was only the beginning!!!!

All jokes aside, this one is also an important reminder that ā€œwhy didnā€™t you just leave?ā€ is a really easy question to ask when youā€™ve never been the person trying to figure out how to safely do it.

Sometimes the win isnā€™t leaving at the first red flag. Sometimes the win is just getting the f**k out.

*If you want your story featured pls email [email protected]. Include a subject line and your IG handle! All stories remain anonymous.*
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09/24/2026

pumpkin painting but we paint each otheršŸ˜Œ honestly most of these turned out so cute and then there were some questionable ones HAHAH this is so fun to do with a group of friends though LOL let us know which one you like the bestā¬‡ļøšŸŽƒ
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09/22/2026

the irish jig while getting ready for oktoberfest really brought the whole family tree together i suppose!! went to oktoberfest for the the first time over the weekend and it was SO FUN! the corset is from MICAS and i feel like the makeshift fit kinda atešŸ¤­
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