If I am dreaming don't wake me up, if it was a lie don't tell me the truth. And if darkness falls please light my way, tell me I'm crazy but never take my hope away.
Dreamer
Chronicles of a Conscious Dreamer
Smile, you're beautiful :): So my mom...
had the audacity to tell me yesterday, that I should shave my beard because I’m starting to look like “an Arabic” (Her exact words, with an attitude btw.) Umm, first of all:
- There is no possible way of a Puerto Rican magically turning into an Arab - EVER (My mom thinks that just because you are…
I like how he respects his mom enough to not say this all to her. Sometimes not saying anything back is the best thing to do. I respect him for that. And I guess his mom like all moms is afraid of him losing touch of his culture. Like my mom who pretends not to speak English only cause she wants me to speak our native language at home which is Urdu. This causes some funny misunderstandings cause I am not very fluent in Urdu. My “thinking” language is English, and things get a bit messed up when I translate in my head.
(Source: the-name-is-yusuf)
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hermit-in-my-own-head reblogged this from the-name-is-yusuf and added:
how he respects his...not say this all...her. Sometimes not...
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arthur2naseer reblogged this from the-name-is-yusuf and added:
feeling man. Just lay back...will understand. Years from now. Jannah
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frumiouslychimerical said:
My grandmother is exactly like that. She says the most blatantly racist/prejudiced things. I guess when people live in bubbles and haven’t been exposed to other kinds of people, this happens. I’m sure she’s not a horrible person, just very sheltered.
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