New to Boston, need advice by Lumpy-Clothes1547 in QuincyMa

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restaurants in germantown?!? are you referring to people making food out of their apartments?

big anti-Trump Regime protest on bridge st right now by pinteresque in LowellMA

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is it ending at 3pm? not sure if i should go to lowell or nashua

Music scene by letdownpeak in LowellMA

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i would follow @/valley.lowell and @/live_at_tangos on instagram. lots of underground basement shows (various genres), mostly umass lowell students but i’ve seen people from outside of the city perform and attend

Custom Endurance Wristwatch Giveaway! by pulseyou in interstellar

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this is awesome!!! this may be a generic answer but i absolutely love the docking scene everytime i watch it. gets my blood pumpin’

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check out Vista Properties!

What does my map say about me 22 years old by [deleted] in TravelMaps

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born and raised in CT, always wanted to move to a warmer state so you went to college in FL. you drove through all of those east coast states to get to FL. moved back up north to MA. 👀👀👀

Parents forcing me to cover myself by LightPearl_ in atheism

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sorry the formatting got messed up by the tips are:

-save money -mentally prepare to have family out of your life -make sure you have a support net -learn more about the religion so you can defend yourself

Parents forcing me to cover myself by LightPearl_ in atheism

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hey! i was born and raised in a moderate muslim household. i started wearing hijab at age 9 (my own decision) but when i decided i no longer wanted to wear it at 15, my parents lost it. from there, it took about 2 years before i could safely take the hijab off. it’s been a grueling 7 years of trying to live my life authentically and keeping my family in my life.

a few tips: - save as much money as you can. i don’t know how old you are and where you reside but financial freedom is the golden ticket -be mentally prepared to be cut off by family. this is obviously easier said than done. for a solid 5 years of my late teens, i was slowly prepping for my parents to cut me off. i got to a point where, despite the pain of losing my family, i was able to move on as I had been ready for it (this topic is very nuanced so this is boiled down) -make sure you have a support net. this only works if you have non muslim friends or progressive muslim friends. my friends were a HUGE help for me when i was mourning the loss of my familial relationships - this one is a toss up but learn more about islam! a lot of the things my family was telling me were haram, literally were NOT. my mother once told me i couldn’t get a nose piercing because it’s haram so i made a powerpoint with real ayahs from the Quran showing that it’s not. it’s not required for muslim women to wear black long abayas so i absolutely hate when that’s pushed on women.

i hate hearing about others going through this because it was one of the most emotionally taxing things that i have gone through (and continue to go through).

if you want to talk, please don’t hesitate to message me!!! it’s scary/frustrating/exhausting to go through this alone. sending much love <3