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Pretty, Paid and misunderstood: Why I don’t trust men who say "women have it easy"
Men who constantly say “women have it easy” don’t annoy me. They scare me. Because that mindset doesn’t come from strength. It comes from comparison. From resentment. From a quiet kind of jealousy, a lot of men don’t even realize they carry. And I pay attention to that. Because the way a man speaks about women tells me how he sees them. Not as partners. Not as equals. But as competition. And I don’t compete with men. I build. I earn. I maintain my life. I take care of myself.

Candy Cruz
Mar 253 min read


I miss my dad 🥹
I lost my dad in 2020 during Covid. This is a real story about grief, complicated love, faith, and how losing him shaped the woman I am today.

Candy Cruz
Feb 165 min read


At the end, it’s just you and your memories 🕊️
I was watching a video today of a 109-year-old World War II veteran. The oldest living veteran in the world. And for some reason, it completely broke me open in the best way. Not because it was sad. Because it was beautiful. Listening to people who have lived that long talk about life has a way of cutting through all the noise. All the pressure. All the comparison. All the nonsense we think matters. What they kept saying was simple. Take care of your health. Walk. Stretch. Mo

Candy Cruz
Dec 28, 20252 min read
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