Alex. @alexmatcha - Tumblr Blog

my cat: blinks

me: you are my adorable baby, the love of my life, my absolute everything, the sweetest angel on this Earth to which I have been bestowed the utmost honor and grace of being in the blessed presence of such unparalleled beauty and glory

depsidase

lilliephoenix

autumntides

10h

"In the instance an employer makes an illegal request for a photograph as part of a job application, you may submit a complaint to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission." Successful violation fee collections are paid partially to the one who suffered the violation, which in many cases exceeds a year of work at these shit jobs. There's only two weak points to a corporation, and those are in the budget and in the supply chain. Hit them where it hurts.

kamikaze-kumquat

Fucking word.

Learn your rights!

ms-cellanies

AUTO REBLOG IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS THE 1ST TIME AROUND. It is important to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

quotemadness

One of the best lessons you can master in life is to master how to remain calm.

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socialistexan

I've rarely seen a more validating sentence in my entire life.

punished-venom-solitair-e

reblog to disturb jk rowling

mother-i-crave-rwrb

i will always take the chance to disturb jk rowling

samlikesbooks

disturb jk rowling

evil-gay-person-inactive

currently disturbing jk rowling

moodcafe

name moodboard: order for “babette” | want one?

srrybabe

gay culture is falling in love with any pretty girl you just saw for .2 seconds

julieterbang

tiksumarin

dreamsareforme

jactingjoices-deactivated202406

i wish i could scoop out all the words and stories inside my head with a butter knife and spread it onto a document and that was it

etirabys

as a child I wondered why adults were so stupid (doing things out of habit/routine/heuristics rather than reasoning explicitly about what to do based on their goals) and the answer is that adults are unimaginably fucking tired all the time

latter-ace-saint

How to talk to children

This is based on decades of experience as an uncle and as an older brother.

Never forget that children are just as much people as adults are.

Kids 10 years or younger (and sometimes older than that) don't get sarcasm or irony, so don't use them.

If a child has difficulty pronouncing a word, don't copy their misprounciation when speaking to them. They can hear the word just fine. It could sound to them like you're making fun of them.

(Yes, this means no babytalk)

Don't be dismissive.

Listen to what they're saying.

To get on the same eye-level, don't bend over or squat: it seems condescending. Kneeling or sitting are better.

It should go without saying that you should respect children's body autonomy. Don't force affection on them.

Respect children's emotional autonomy as well. Let them be angry. Let them be sad. Don't force them to be happy.

Let children like things. Don't run down the things they like just because you find them cringy.

Don't think that you know better.

To children, adults are giants. Be a big friendly giant.

Don't stifle children's curiosity.

Don't stifle children's enthusiasm.

To quote Sondheim, "Be careful the words you say, children will listen."