Attention People Who Don’t Have Horses:

I really do think that the whole sense of "any interaction with children is predatory" is what enables predators to win over kids so easily.

When you're young and no one ever shows you healthy intergenerational interactions outside of close family and/or authority figures (and kids are most often taught to simply obey and not question adults of [perceived] authority), any time someone in that position gives you positive attention becomes almost heroic. And it certainly becomes intoxicating, especially for ~weird~ kids with 'uncommon' interests, or kids who just simply don't get regularly indulged by adults in their lives.

Yes, we have to be aware of and mindful of how people who would prey on kids use being nice, or just listening, to kids. However, if kids don't know that they *can* challenge adults, or that there *are* ways adults can interact with and educate them that aren't simply rooted in authority, they'll have a harder time recognizing that an adult *isn't* behaving the right way.

Simply treating a child as if they're a being in your community, and a being with inherent worth, isn't predatory. That's just what being part of the world is.

Why else do you think they say it takes a village to raise a child?

idk what introvert needs to hear this but please check yourself when ur saying stuf like “staying in your room all weekend by yourself watching netflix is much better than going out and being social” because speaking from experience it’s very easy to confuse being introverted and isolating yourself to cope with anxiety and depression please reach out to your friends and make an effort to live your life and say yes to things, there’s no harm in enjoying your own company but please try to avoid shutting yourself away because you’ve convinced yourself that you’re better alone it’s seriously a recipe for loneliness and will really fuck with your self worth

Full moon dates for 2020 🌕

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Yet another PSA about the new bi labels! 💖

I’ve seen a few people saying that they don’t like the bi terms (particularly the ones based on animals; like doe, tomcat, stag, pidgeon, dove, and crow). And guess what?

That’s understandable!!

Especially if you are a person of color, then it is completely reasonable to not want to be called an animal. There are already a few alternatives to use, as well, in response to this!

But you know what is not understandable?

No matter what side of the argument you’re on, you should not force others to use, not use, or like the labels.

If you use these animal-related bisexual labels, and someone says that they don’t want to use them (ESPECIALLY people of color), don’t force them to use it or say they’re biphobic for not liking the terms.

If you don’t like these labels, and you meet someone who likes them or uses them, don’t force them to stop.

Some people aren’t offended by the terms. That’s okay! Let them enjoy them! And some people are offended by the terms. Cool! They don’t have to use them, or even like them! Using these terms is a choice, so, please, let people make their own.

Art by Rustam Ha

Saying "voting doesn't matter" might reach your younger peers online but it certainly hasn't reached Clangus Hargbarg who was part of the kkk in 1951 and still sends in his ballot. He hasn't missed a one.

Loving how as soon as electricity was like, a Thing, people just went "you can make toast with this" and started working on electric toasters but they didn't quite have the whole heating element thing down so there was a not insignificant chance of it just exploding

the reason i secretly like holiday meet-cute movies is not because they're romantic. it's because of their ludicrous, BALLS TO THE WALL insistence that there are VERY REAL and VERY POWERFUL SUPERNATURAL FORCES that will go to ANY McFUCKIN LENGTH to make wishes come true. like i have seen less commitment to magic as a plot device in actual genre fantasy media. almost literally every holiday movie is like:

secretly tenderhearted heroine who puts on a chilly facade because of her previous Disappointments: oh well. i know it's silly to dream, because.... because holiday magic isn't... real

holiday magic, bolting upright in rage: the FUCK i AIN'T

secretly tenderhearted heroine who used to love christmas but hasn't been back to the farmhouse for years: i just don't have time to fall in love, especially not... at this time of year...

holiday magic, flinging her soulmate from a whole other century bodily over the windshield of her car: INCOMING, BITCH

Bee Fact #15

As of October 3rd, 2016, seven species of bees have been put on the American Endangered Species List.