Sadly, girls’ trauma is more likely to be missed than that of boys. In children younger than about 11, boys tend to act out and behave badly if they are unhappy – so their trauma is noticed and (hopefully) addressed.Girls tend to react by becoming “people pleasers”. It’s as if they see trauma as a punishment, and hope that they can avoid it by being “good”. They will talk less, work harder, always be springing up ready to help anyone with anything at the slightest indication they may want it. They watch the emotional states of adults like a hawk and soothe, placate and offer practical help at the slightest sign of anger or displeasure. As this is the kind of behavior encouraged in girls, no one takes any notice until it’s too late.

flowerais:

Types of Girls: pretty french words

Aurore (dawn); stays up late, doesn’t say their deepest thoughts, quiet but their presence is warm, disappears to recharge, likes love letters & mornings

Bisou (kiss); gets crushes easily but may fear intimacy, loves soft things, cares a lot about what other’s think, wants love more than anything

Sourire (smile); always tries to be happy, friends with everyone, prefers movies over books, talks a lot, radiant smile, hard-working, gives the best hugs

Ange (angel); daydreams a lot, loves fashion & aesthetics, wishes they were a flower, loves affection, pure-hearted, moody, glowy skin and hair

Espoir (hope); seems calm, takes long showers, strong-minded, loud laugh, likes pet names & cliché things, will be there for you, loves new beginnings

Sirène (mermaid); scared of being alone, carefree, loves the moon, bilingual, mood changes like the weather, sad most of the time, a bit mysterious

i was tagged by the sweetheart @mrs-brian-jones to do this little form! thank you doll!

name: astrid
zodiac sign: virgo♍
height:  162 cm / 5′3 
languages spoken: swedish, english, french and a tiny bit of german!
nationality: swedish
favorite fruit(s): raspberries, strawberries, cherries, blood oranges and grapefruit!🍊🍓🍒
favorite season: spring!🌿🌻
favorite scent: newly washed cotton, ck ‘one’ perfume, oranges and l’oreals hair oil!
favorite color(s): orange, yellow, pink and brown!
favorite animal(s): cats and bunnies!
coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: tea all the way!☕
average hours of sleep: at the moment maybe 4-5… not good lol, but i’m going to get a new sleeping medicine so there’s hope!
favorite fictional character: at the moment i think it is dr. sweets from bones! gosh i have such a silly crush on him!
blog created: i think 5-6 years ago?

i’ll tag: @a-walk-on-the-moon @childofstar @damselcherie @makedeathmybitch @wildgoldcherry @flyinghetfield @pearlpill @blvcktoothgrin

flowerais:

types of girls: hearts

💖: cries easily, a lover of sunsets and pink skies, tries to look on the positive side, nervous about ordering food, cozy and soft aesthetic, nostalgic

💓: self aware, loves learning new things, motivated by other people, perfectionist, loves aesthetics and stationery, procrastinates often, best fashion sense

💞: loves to laugh, prefers company to solitude, affectionate, loves taking care of their friends, feels guilty a lot, worried that they’re not good enough

❤️: drinks coffee, classic style, likes red lipstick and roses, dislikes change, misunderstood because they can be quiet, either passionate or apathetic

💘: loves adventures, listens to music on high volume, moody and kind of unpredictable, short attention spans, doesn’t like silence, hearts of gold

💝: sarcastic but kind, just wants to have a good time, dislikes confrontation, laughs at everything, forgets to drink water, gives the best hugs

types of girls, fruit edition

pearltiare:

peach: radiates sunshine, sweet to everybody she meets, speaks softly, loves dogs, secretly kinky, kisses her lover in wildflower meadows

strawberry: has seen every episode of sailor moon, wears dresses in public but immediately changes into pajamas at home, cries a lot, fills her room with flowers, doodles constantly, loves hedgehogs

mango: dreams of living by the ocean, burns too much incense, always drinking water, advocates self-care, is supportive to everyone she loves

cherry: is devoted to lana del rey, watches old films while naked, ruins men, wears red lipstick every day, being unlovable is her aesthetic, drinks a glass of wine every night

apple: hair is always in braids, most of her wardrobe is from a thrift store, wants to study literature, drinks tea with her grandmother every week, feeds stray cats

banana: talks about memes and vines too often, collects vinyls, calls herself an art girl, cuts her own hair, wants to be in a girl band, can always make her friends laugh

grape: carries a basket as a purse, loves rain, shops at farmers markets, makes her own soup, wants to learn every language, only uses french skincare