Humans of New York by Mita Dey https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw Post the link to your favourite story and include a quote you like en-us 2017-01-16 02:57:39 UTC 2017-01-18 00:41:38 UTC hello@padlet.com dey_mita https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147278970 http://tinyurl.com/hvdzztp]]> 2017-01-16 03:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147278970 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155406967731/i-thought-when-i-came-to-new-york-it-was-going-to https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442103 I can’t expect good relationships to happen just because I exist.”
HUMANS OF NEW YORK 

]]> 2017-01-17 03:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442103 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155638623436/i-call-them-clobber-verses-there-are-six-of https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442506 "But after some time, I finally realized why he wouldn’t change me. He never felt like he needed to.” 

]]> 2017-01-17 03:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442506 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154733164521/when-the-last-kid-left-for-college-it-came-to-a https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442538 I regret the things I did, but I’m so happy about what I’ve done.]]> 2017-01-17 03:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442538 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153824101556/my-ninety-year-old-mother-just-moved-in-with-us https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442568
"Respect is the basis for everything. Without it, everything falls apart.“  -Zuhrah
]]> 2017-01-17 03:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442568 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154733164521/when-the-last-kid-left-for-college-it-came-to-a https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442733 "I was tired of worrying if people suspected, or if they’d find out, or if they’d still care about me if they knew."]]> 2017-01-17 03:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442733 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153203159201/i-broke-up-with-my-girlfriend-this-morning-wed https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442793 It’s important to me and it’s something that we’d have to deal with eventually.]]> 2017-01-17 03:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442793 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153824101556/my-ninety-year-old-mother-just-moved-in-with-us https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442808 "Respect your parents. Respect other people. Respect their property. Respect is the basis for everything. Without it, everything falls apart.“]]> 2017-01-17 03:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442808 https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442821 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155406967731/i-thought-when-i-came-to-new-york-it-was-going-to But in reality, I still spend a lot of time alone. I think it’s because I’m afraid of being a burden on those around me. What if I’m not fun enough? What if the parts of me that are sad and complaining outweigh the parts of me that are good? Will I be wasting other people’s time? And when I do spend time with other people, I’m afraid to demand a certain level of kindness and respect. Because maybe that will make me even more of a burden. So I don’t reach out to other people very much. I spend a lot of time alone. 2017 story lul]]> 2017-01-17 03:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442821 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155086591931/i-felt-like-sometimes-she-didnt-want-me-born-i https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442848 "I wish I could just start my story with that phone call. With her saying that she loved me."]]> 2017-01-17 03:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442848 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155638623436/i-call-them-clobber-verses-there-are-six-of https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442859 I got so angry with God for not keeping up his end of the bargain. But after some time, I finally realized why he wouldn’t change me. He never felt like he needed to.” ]]> 2017-01-17 03:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442859 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/152973683571/i-first-ran-for-congress-in-1999-and-i-got-beat https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442898 But if you can keep it about the work, you’ll always have a path. There’s always something to be done.”]]> 2017-01-17 03:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442898 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155678131406/my-mom-and-i-have-always-been-close-but-we-had https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442905 Because you can never truly know if someone’s ‘fine’ unless you trust them to tell you when something’s wrong.“]]> 2017-01-17 03:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442905 https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442915 Respect your toys. Respect your parents. Respect other people. Respect their property. Respect is the basis for everything. Without it, everything falls apart.“ ]]> 2017-01-17 03:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442915 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/155638623436/i-call-them-clobber-verses-there-are-six-of https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442922  I got so angry with God for not keeping up his end of the bargain. But after some time, I finally realized why he wouldn’t change me. He never felt like he needed to.”]]> 2017-01-17 03:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442922 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154359190016/my-parents-are-old-school-were-from-bolivia https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442928  I just wanted to
 have black friends and white friends and gay friends]]> 2017-01-17 03:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442928 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153245879261/my-mom-died-of-lung-cancer-on-my-sixteenth https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442933 You want to know how awesome my Dad is? He went to court and tried to legally change my birthday. Just so I wouldn’t have to go through it every year.]]> 2017-01-17 03:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147442933 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153708354431/ive-been-on-my-own-since-the-age-of-twelve-my https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443003 I had to learn how to do things the right way, not sell drugs, not cut corners]]> 2017-01-17 03:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443003 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154692913631/my-mom-has-been-really-sick-for-50-to-60-percent https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443016  "And I’m at the point where I’d like some freedom to live my life.”]]> 2017-01-17 03:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443016 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153443076736/this-isnt-the-first-time-ive-owned-a-flower https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443051  And just because it didn’t happen forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t valuable.’” ]]> 2017-01-17 03:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443051 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/151904889151/i-wanted-to-be-heavyweight-champion-joe-louis https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443062 " It’s the one who wins the fight. The one who protects the woman. The one who protects himself.”]]> 2017-01-17 03:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443062 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154359190016/my-parents-are-old-school-were-from-bolivia https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443077  gay friends]]> 2017-01-17 04:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443077 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154135337676/im-not-sure-if-people-have-become-less https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443108 “I’m not sure if people have become less interesting, or if I’m just less interested in people.”]]> 2017-01-17 04:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443108 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154602862621/i-teach-english-at-a-community-college-in-queens https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443120 "Placing value on a student’s writing is much more nuanced and complicated. "]]> 2017-01-17 04:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443120 yolo https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443154 I’m realizing that a good relationship with my parents will always require doing exactly what they say.” ]]> 2017-01-17 04:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443154 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154602862621/i-teach-english-at-a-community-college-in-queens https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443193  But so many of them already have a self-defeating attitude. And I don’t want to discourage them any further.” ]]> 2017-01-17 04:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443193 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153490207221/33-i-miss-that-we-cant-go-out-and-dance-or https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443230 She doesn’t say actual words. And it doesn’t make any sense. But I never tell her to be quiet, because it’s better than nothing at all.”]]> 2017-01-17 04:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443230 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154692913631/my-mom-has-been-really-sick-for-50-to-60-percent https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443232 My mom has been really sick for 50 to 60 percent of my life.She was so sick during my honeymoon that I had to call the hospital every three hours]]> 2017-01-17 04:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443232 yolo https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443304 People bring me their challenges and I solve their problems. You can say that I am their champion. I am not a citizen. But when I help people with their problems, that makes me part of the community. So I do feel like an American.” ]]> 2017-01-17 04:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443304 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153784428481/this-was-supposed-to-be-a-regular-hi-mom-visit https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443320
She’d never say this to me, but I think she feels that I let her down.” 

]]> 2017-01-17 04:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443320 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153264883486/i-work-at-a-machine-tool-automation-company-we https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443384 Because no matter what you think you can be, there’s still gotta be people like me.” ]]> 2017-01-17 04:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443384 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153443560561/i-feel-homeless-like-this-isnt-the-place-that-i https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443389 “I feel homeless. Like this isn’t the place that I thought it was. I feel like I don’t understand where I am. Where we all are.]]> 2017-01-17 04:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443389 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154692913631/my-mom-has-been-really-sick-for-50-to-60-percent https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443421 And I’m at the point where I’d like some freedom to live my life.”

]]> 2017-01-17 04:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443421 yolo https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443422  I’m going to the gym more. I’m trying to stay healthy. I’m enrolled in a special savings program for her college education. I’ve been adding money to it since the day she was born. Because if something happens to me, the amount doubles.” ]]> 2017-01-17 04:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443422 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154692913631/my-mom-has-been-really-sick-for-50-to-60-percent https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443450 Life Is Tough :') - Ace]]> 2017-01-17 04:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443450 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153352874701/i-thought-we-were-happy-we-had-two-kids-she-was https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443489 “I thought we were happy. We had two kids. She was a great mom. But three or four years into our marriage, she started playing that Sims game online. You can be anyone in that game. She could be the perfect wife or whatever. She was always on that computer. Then she started playing this other game where you can marry, date, and screw people. All of it is fake, but people actually develop feelings for each other. In real life these guys are probably 450 lbs. but online they look like Superman. There was actually one guy that she called ‘her Superman.’ He even started mailing Superman trinkets to the house. She wouldn’t quit. I even tried to break her cellphone with my hand. I just wanted her to live her life with us. But we weren’t enough for her.”

]]> 2017-01-17 04:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443489 yolo https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443505 So I had to learn to let it go. I used to really care about the job. But I’ve had to just start viewing it as a paycheck.” ]]> 2017-01-17 04:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443505 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154359190016/my-parents-are-old-school-were-from-bolivia https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443506 "But I’m realizing that a good relationship with my parents will always require doing exactly what they say.”]]> 2017-01-17 04:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443506 yolo https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443538 An apple a day keeps the doctor away]]> 2017-01-17 04:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443538 https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443540 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153245879261/my-mom-died-of-lung-cancer-on-my-sixteenth
My mom died of lung cancer on my sixteenth birthday. My birthday is actually coming up—this Saturday.]]> 2017-01-17 04:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443540 yolo https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443571 failure is the stepping stone to success]]> 2017-01-17 04:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443571 https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443619 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/154602862621/i-teach-english-at-a-community-college-in-queens

]]> 2017-01-17 04:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443619 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/152705721311/im-on-a-tour-to-study-music-with-african-roots https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443642 I also want to learn if i can do it. I am a little afraid that i'll get lonely, but thats something i want to figure out. :')]]> 2017-01-17 04:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443642 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/153870403201/i-grew-up-in-the-suburbs-i-used-to-think-that-i https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443655 "Get a job, save your money, pull yourself up by the bootstraps."]]> 2017-01-17 04:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443655 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/152973683571/i-first-ran-for-congress-in-1999-and-i-got-beat https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443659  But if you can keep it about the work, you’ll always have a path. There’s always something to be done.”]]> 2017-01-17 04:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443659 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/149719421081/i-went-out-for-beers-one-night-with-my-battalion https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443731 "It’s an epidemic."]]> 2017-01-17 04:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443731 http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/152078442401/a-few-years-ago-i-had-to-have-open-heart-surgery https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443759 2017-01-17 04:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dey_mita/9698yo77tkw/wish/147443759