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Humans of New York: "My dad gave me up to the boy's home when I was four. He told me that he was taking me fishing. He got the poles, the bait, everything. I was excited. He said he knew about a new spot. We pulled up to this huge building. He told me to wait in the car while he ran inside and got permission from his friend. Then he came back with two men. 'I'm sorry' he said, 'but you have to stay here'. I kept screaming:'I'll be good! I 'll be good! I'll be good!' And he kept saying:'It ain't Brandon Stanton, Humans Of New York, Boys Home, The Bait, Two Men, Short Stories, Comebacks, Baby Strollers, Give It To Me

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Humans of New York: "My dad gave me up to the boy's home when I was four. He told me that he was taking me fishing. He got the poles, the bait, everything. I was excited. He said he knew about a new spot. We pulled up to this huge building. He told me to wait in the car while he ran inside and got permission from his friend. Then he came back with two men. 'I'm sorry' he said, 'but you have to stay here'. I kept screaming:'I'll be good! I 'll be good! I'll be good!' And he kept saying:'It ain't

Humans of New York: "I was in the home for 13 years. It was a very abusive environment for everyone there. There were four staff members in particular that were especially bad. One of their favorite forms of punishment was the "full burn". First they'd make you take your clothes off and lay on the carpet. One of them would sit on your back, and the other one would pull you all the way down the hall. The worst was The Ice Man. If I saw him today, he'd be dead. He was like one of these guys you se All The Way Down, Burns, People, Photography, Fictional Characters, Environment, Carpet

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Humans of New York: "I was in the home for 13 years. It was a very abusive environment for everyone there. There were four staff members in particular that were especially bad. One of their favorite forms of punishment was the "full burn". First they'd make you take your clothes off and lay on the carpet. One of them would sit on your back, and the other one would pull you all the way down the hall. The worst was The Ice Man. If I saw him today, he'd be dead. He was like one of these guys you se

Humans of New York: "I'd always been an overachiever. I graduated at the top of my class in high school. I got straight A's. I got accepted into 14 of the 17 colleges that I applied to. But when I got to Harvard, everyone around me was just as smart or smarter. My grades fell, and suddenly I was no longer exceeding expectations. All that external validation that I 'd become accustomed to suddenly stopped. And I crumbled. I felt lost. I learned that I hadn't formed an identity beyond making peopl Street Portrait, Love Quotes For Her, New York Post, Proud Of Me, In High School, Harvard, Always Be

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Love Quotes For Her

Humans of New York: "I'd always been an overachiever. I graduated at the top of my class in high school. I got straight A's. I got accepted into 14 of the 17 colleges that I applied to. But when I got to Harvard, everyone around me was just as smart or smarter. My grades fell, and suddenly I was no longer exceeding expectations. All that external validation that I 'd become accustomed to suddenly stopped. And I crumbled. I felt lost. I learned that I hadn't formed an identity beyond making peopl

"I'm twenty-four, but I look like I'm twelve. So I'm hoping I'll age like Clooney" Twenty Four, Photoshoot, Poses, Instagram Posts, How To Wear, Beauty

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"I'm twenty-four, but I look like I'm twelve. So I'm hoping I'll age like Clooney"

Humans of New York : "I've been going through chemo for six months now. Sometimes I'll come home from the hospital and I won't even want to look in the mirror. I feel disfigured. I'll have drains attached to me that he has to help measure and adjust. We've been together for a long time. When something like this happens, you find out what you've been working for all those years. Life Is An Adventure, Look In The Mirror, Make You Smile, That Look, Shit Happens, Coat

Life Is An Adventure

Look In The Mirror

Humans of New York : "I've been going through chemo for six months now. Sometimes I'll come home from the hospital and I won't even want to look in the mirror. I feel disfigured. I'll have drains attached to me that he has to help measure and adjust. We've been together for a long time. When something like this happens, you find out what you've been working for all those years.

Humans of New York: "This is the first time I’ve ever been in love. My mother put me in an orphanage when I was one year old. I went from bonding with her every day to lying in a room with a hundred other cribs. It’s been seventy-three years since then, and I’m finally allowing myself to be dependent on the love of another person.” One Year Old, The One, Street Photography, First Time, Cribs, Collection

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Humans of New York: "This is the first time I’ve ever been in love. My mother put me in an orphanage when I was one year old. I went from bonding with her every day to lying in a room with a hundred other cribs. It’s been seventy-three years since then, and I’m finally allowing myself to be dependent on the love of another person.”

Humans of New York: "When I try to jump, I don’t leave the ground. It’s killing my Zumba.” Zumba, I Tried, Rain Jacket, Windbreaker

Humans of New York: "When I try to jump, I don’t leave the ground. It’s killing my Zumba.”

Humans of New York: "I’m not sure if people have become less interesting, or if I’m just less interested in people.” Winter Jackets, Faces, Fashion, Winter Coats, Moda

Humans of New York: "I’m not sure if people have become less interesting, or if I’m just less interested in people.”

Humans of New York: "I’m rebooting my life entirely, again. It’s time for Andrew 5.0.” Weird Stories, Corgi, Nyc, Running, Animals, Life, Beautiful

Humans of New York: "I’m rebooting my life entirely, again. It’s time for Andrew 5.0.”

Humans of New York: "We can talk until my dog is done pooping.” Preppy Men, Gentleman Style, Seersucker, Suit Jacket, Culture, Dogs, Preppy Guys, Dapper Men

Gentleman Style

Humans of New York: "We can talk until my dog is done pooping.”

Humans of New York: "I was a bartender.” “I was a drunk.” Find Your Friends, Bartender, Old Things, Couple Photos, Ben Bridge, Sign, Couple Shots

Find Your Friends

Humans of New York: "I was a bartender.” “I was a drunk.”

Humans of New York: "I came to study design. The Americans in my class are very good at speaking English. So they talk, talk talk. I’m not very good with my English. So I just learn, learn, learn." Student Living, Study Design, Contemporary Photographers, Living In New York, Documentary Photography, Faith In Humanity

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Living In New York

Documentary Photography

Faith In Humanity

Humans of New York: "I came to study design. The Americans in my class are very good at speaking English. So they talk, talk talk. I’m not very good with my English. So I just learn, learn, learn."

Humans of New York: “When I came out of the closet, everything came out of the closet.” Queer Fashion, Dark Fashion, Queens Nyc, New York Pictures, Street Style Blog, Easter Parade, Thrift Fashion

New York Pictures

Street Style Blog

Humans of New York: “When I came out of the closet, everything came out of the closet.”

Humans of New York: "I volunteered to be a background actor for a friend’s film last night. We were supposed to be celebrating an engagement on a rooftop. There was a guy on set who was making drinks, and so you know, I was willing to make a sacrifice for art, so I had four pina coladas, two vodka cranberries, a few beers, and this one drink that was just rum and crushed up watermelons. I had a couple of those. Then afterwards we went to a comedy club because the tickets were free. All you had to do was buy a couple drinks. This probably makes me sound like an alcoholic but don’t worry I was hydrating. And you should have seen my friend. She was way more drunk than me. We didn’t end up getting home until 2:30 AM. I did have a voice in my head reminding me I have to wake up for work in the morning. I’m just really good at shushing that voice.” Cranberry Vodka, How To Make Drinks, App Development, On Set, Round Sunglasses, Youtube, Actors

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App Development

Round Sunglasses

Humans of New York: "I volunteered to be a background actor for a friend’s film last night. We were supposed to be celebrating an engagement on a rooftop. There was a guy on set who was making drinks, and so you know, I was willing to make a sacrifice for art, so I had four pina coladas, two vodka cranberries, a few beers, and this one drink that was just rum and crushed up watermelons. I had a couple of those. Then afterwards we went to a comedy club because the tickets were free. All you had to do was buy a couple drinks. This probably makes me sound like an alcoholic but don’t worry I was hydrating. And you should have seen my friend. She was way more drunk than me. We didn’t end up getting home until 2:30 AM. I did have a voice in my head reminding me I have to wake up for work in the morning. I’m just really good at shushing that voice.”

Humans of New York: "I used to be obsessed with cooking. It was all I thought about. I did cooking shows on the BBC. I wrote 27 cookbooks. I wrote a whole cookbook just about garlic. Then one night, I was editing the proofs for my 27th cookbook, when I picked up a marker and drew a mermaid on a piece of scrap paper. I looked at that mermaid, she looked at me, and I never thought about cooking again. Ever since that moment, I’ve thought about nothing but art. (continued) Isabella Rossellini, Like Fine Wine, Good Genes, Mae West, Aging Gracefully, Menopause, First Night, Look Fashion

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Aging Gracefully

Humans of New York: "I used to be obsessed with cooking. It was all I thought about. I did cooking shows on the BBC. I wrote 27 cookbooks. I wrote a whole cookbook just about garlic. Then one night, I was editing the proofs for my 27th cookbook, when I picked up a marker and drew a mermaid on a piece of scrap paper. I looked at that mermaid, she looked at me, and I never thought about cooking again. Ever since that moment, I’ve thought about nothing but art. (continued)

Humans of New York: "Are you related?" "Well, no." "Friends?" "Well..." "Oh! Did you two just meet?" "She's dating my son. It's Meet The Mom Day." City That Never Sleeps, Mom Day, Bangs, Dating, Meet, Writing Prompts

City That Never Sleeps

Writing Prompts

Humans of New York: "Are you related?" "Well, no." "Friends?" "Well..." "Oh! Did you two just meet?" "She's dating my son. It's Meet The Mom Day."

Humans of New York: "What's your favorite thing about her?" "Her intelligence" "What's a time that she really impressed you with her intelligence?" "Every single day. She's the CFO of my company" Beautiful Old Woman, Beautiful Couple, Dresscode, Old Couples, Stylish Couple, Advanced Style, Ageless Beauty, Street Style

Beautiful Old Woman

Beautiful Couple

Humans of New York: "What's your favorite thing about her?" "Her intelligence" "What's a time that she really impressed you with her intelligence?" "Every single day. She's the CFO of my company"

Humans of New York: “What’s your favorite thing about your wife?” “I can’t say that in public!” Romantic Things, Most Romantic, Grow Old With Me, Older Couples, Growing Old Together, Never Grow Old, Old Folks, People Of Interest

Romantic Things

Grow Old With Me

Growing Old Together

People Of Interest

Humans of New York: “What’s your favorite thing about your wife?” “I can’t say that in public!”

Humans of New York - I asked their story and the woman answered, enthusiastically: “We’re Ely and Smacky!” People Of The World, Real People, Mother And Child

People Of The World

Mother And Child

Humans of New York - I asked their story and the woman answered, enthusiastically: “We’re Ely and Smacky!”

“I always ask couples what their favorite things about each other are…” “Well we aren’t a couple. We’re just friends. I’m helping him walk.” “Oh, um…..” “But we can still answer. I love his honesty.” “And she’s my favorite person to have next to me.” Character Inspiration, Style Inspiration, Favorite Person, Favorite Things, Third Baby, The Best Is Yet To Come

Character Inspiration

Style Inspiration

Favorite Person

Favorite Things

The Best Is Yet To Come

“I always ask couples what their favorite things about each other are…” “Well we aren’t a couple. We’re just friends. I’m helping him walk.” “Oh, um…..” “But we can still answer. I love his honesty.” “And she’s my favorite person to have next to me.”

Humans of New York: "I went on a tour of Italy when I was younger, and when I saw The Coliseum in Rome, I said to myself: It doesn't look like I imagined. A stranger standing next to me thought I was talking to him. We got married exactly one year later" New York Photography, Italy Holidays, Italy Tours, Fashion Couple, Human Condition, I Saw, Real Women

New York Photography

Human Condition

Humans of New York: "I went on a tour of Italy when I was younger, and when I saw The Coliseum in Rome, I said to myself: It doesn't look like I imagined. A stranger standing next to me thought I was talking to him. We got married exactly one year later"

Humans of New York: "I’m trying to raise my daughter with the same values that I learned in Jamaica, but it can be hard to instill gratitude and appreciation when we are surrounded by such abundance. When I was growing up in Jamaica, every time I wanted something, my grandmother made me go through the same list of questions: ‘Why do you want it?’ ‘How much will it cost?’ ‘Is it going to make your life better?’ There wasn’t enough money for things we didn’t need, so we were always forced to ask t Short Black Natural Hairstyles, Straight Hairstyles, Natural Hair Styles, List Of Questions, Agent Of Change, Coily Hair, Gentle Parenting

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Gentle Parenting

Humans of New York: "I’m trying to raise my daughter with the same values that I learned in Jamaica, but it can be hard to instill gratitude and appreciation when we are surrounded by such abundance. When I was growing up in Jamaica, every time I wanted something, my grandmother made me go through the same list of questions: ‘Why do you want it?’ ‘How much will it cost?’ ‘Is it going to make your life better?’ There wasn’t enough money for things we didn’t need, so we were always forced to ask t

“What was the happiest moment of your life?”“When my daughter was born.”“Where is she now?”“She was raped and murdered, along with my wife.”“Oh God. Were you there at the time?”“Nope. I was at work. I was a paramedic.”“Were you the one that found them?”“Yep.”“Did they catch the guy?”“They did. But I had a nervous breakdown and got committed. After that, I wasn’t allowed to be a paramedic anymore" Nervous Breakdown, Mental Breakdown, Mental Illness Test, What Is Fear, Anxiety Attacks Symptoms, Test Anxiety

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“What was the happiest moment of your life?”“When my daughter was born.”“Where is she now?”“She was raped and murdered, along with my wife.”“Oh God. Were you there at the time?”“Nope. I was at work. I was a paramedic.”“Were you the one that found them?”“Yep.”“Did they catch the guy?”“They did. But I had a nervous breakdown and got committed. After that, I wasn’t allowed to be a paramedic anymore"

Humans of New York: "We don’t have any hobbies. But we do try to get together a few times a month to judge people and complain about things.” Judging People, Boring People, Scary Mommy, New York Photographers, Foster Parenting, Parenting Books, Parenting Plan

New York Photographers

Foster Parenting

Parenting Books

Humans of New York: "We don’t have any hobbies. But we do try to get together a few times a month to judge people and complain about things.”

Humans of New York: "Gram died right before Mother’s Day last year. She grew up in Georgia and spent most of her childhood working in the cotton fields. She dropped out of school after seventh grade. She moved North with her family and started working in a button factory. My mom was her only child. They both almost died during childbirth. Gram raised Mom all by herself, and after we were born, she helped raise us too. My friends called her Diva Miss Eva. She’d roll down the window of her Oldsmobile to tell people to pull up their pants. And she loved pink. We took this picture on the day my mom graduated from community college. It was in the middle of June. It was so hot. But Gram comes outside in a pink evening gown, mink fur, and evening gloves. We told her it was too hot but she said: ‘My baby’s graduating!’ She loved this photo. She put it in a frame and hung it above her pink bed. In her pink room.” Button Factory, Pink Evening Gowns, Cotton Fields, Only Child, Seventh Grade, Community College, Call Her

Pink Evening Gowns

Community College

Humans of New York: "Gram died right before Mother’s Day last year. She grew up in Georgia and spent most of her childhood working in the cotton fields. She dropped out of school after seventh grade. She moved North with her family and started working in a button factory. My mom was her only child. They both almost died during childbirth. Gram raised Mom all by herself, and after we were born, she helped raise us too. My friends called her Diva Miss Eva. She’d roll down the window of her Oldsmobile to tell people to pull up their pants. And she loved pink. We took this picture on the day my mom graduated from community college. It was in the middle of June. It was so hot. But Gram comes outside in a pink evening gown, mink fur, and evening gloves. We told her it was too hot but she said: ‘My baby’s graduating!’ She loved this photo. She put it in a frame and hung it above her pink bed. In her pink room.”