Daily Affirmations: At Least I'm No Longer 14

orin scivello save me

Just so you know, a normal response to a child breaking something is to first check to see if they got hurt and then if they’re old enough make them help clean it up. And then afterwards explaining to them how to avoid doing that in the future. At no point is yelling necessary to make them understand why they shouldn’t do that.

Orin Scrivello: Comfy?

Arthur Denton : l remember the first time l went to a dentist. l thought, “Gosh, what a neat job! lf only l were a dentist.” The dentist l went to had the greatest car. He had a Corvette. I thought, “My gosh, everybody calls him ‘Doctor’ and he’s not really a doctor. Oh, my God! If only l got out of here okay.” Then, you know, after it was all finished, they gave me a candy bar. l thought, “Well, this is what I get? A candy bar?” This is what you do, you go through a little thing and you get *chocolate* out of it

i think love is stored in nighttime conversations and “did you eat yet” and books left outside your door and “i waited to watch this with you” and splitting something in half to share and “im proud of you” and folded towels and “you can pick” and heads on shoulders and “you’re right, that was shitty. im sorry” and knocks on doors and “DINNER!” and stupid jokes and “hey i got this for you” and coffee made just right and… there are so many ways people say i love you silently every day over and over again if you only listen

living in the USA rn means every news headline every day is like BREAKING NEWS: The Universal Free Puppy Plan guaranteeing every USA resident receives a free puppy has been terminated. Funds for this initiative will instead be going to the ‘GUNCH IT UP’ act, ensuring that every item on grocery store shelves now contains at least 25% coal tar