#BreakThings: Galentine's Day

02.09.21

Sunday is Valentine’s Day.

Single, coupled, married, it’s never been my favorite holiday.

The origins of the holiday are less than romantic. The commercialization is kind of a chore. And frankly, it feels a bit like a check box to me, especially in a COVID year.

But Galentine’s Day? So on board.

Galentine’s just isn’t for single ladies. It’s for every woman who wants a day to celebrate the women in her life who support her, love her, and keep her head above water. It may have been created as a gag for Parks & Recreation, but we should all embrace it.

So text a friend to let her know you miss her. Offer to cook dinner for a Mom in need, or just order her some takeout. Call your Mother. Send your Grandma flowers. Shovel the walk for a neighbor who needs it.

Whatever you have time for this year, take a moment to let the women in your life know that you love them. It’s been a hard year, and all we have is each other.

Pandemic, year two, is almost upon us. And I feel this WaPost headline so hard: The Pandemic Wall is Here.

I’ve tried to stay hopeful throughout this ordeal. But recently, I’ve started feeling all out of hope. So I just keep taking it one day at a time.

Britney Spears is owed an apology, from all of us. We took a young woman and asked her to live in a world where nothing she did was right, where her sex life was publicly discussed from the age of 15, where she could never have a break. The Guardian has a scathing summary of the new documentary Framing Britney Spears, and we should all be ashamed.

Need a cute Galentine’s Day Gift? I pulled a few together, including these adorable straw bags. Because sometimes you just need something to brighten up your day.

What were you taught about Rosa Parks? I was taught that she wouldn’t give up her seat because she was an older woman who was tired after a long day of work. But she was young, and as she once said, “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”

The rewriting of her history is a grave injustice, but a common one. The Today Show explores who chooses our textbooks, how it shapes people’s perception of history, and why they so often seem to get it wrong.

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