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My mind immediately heads to Geek & Sundry. I’m not addicted! My sister know the truth. Just…

A thing about “The Safety Pin”:

An identifying marker like that is not symbolic. An identifying marker like that is to say to people who are regularly in REAL danger “I am safe. I will help you.”

This is not a small thing you are undertaking. If you pin one on yourself, and a guy is harassing me in a bathroom, I am going to turn to you for back up. Please get yourself in a mental place for that possibility, this is not an abstract mark of solidarity. If you can’t do that, that’s ok, but then don’t wear the pin because I’ll suddenly be turning to someone who can’t help me.

If you have never been in physical danger for living your life, understand that a lot of people have been. Get your head around the reality that they are now going to expect you to step up, they’ll be relying on you as a safety net. You are now in danger by association. That is brave and beautiful and I hope what you intend. Don’t mistake this thing for a symbol, it is not. It is a weapon you have drawn against the status quo.

I have a scar on the back of my head from ten stitches and general weather ache in my ribs and lower back because I’m queer and trans and I’ve been beaten for that. If you want to stand in solidarity with me and mine….know what you are getting in to. Be mentally prepared for that.

I lose followers every time I say “trans women are women”

so I’m gonna keep saying it until I weed out all ya

audscratprophetlilith

I’d rather see my follower count drop than have anyone following who can’t handle the notion that TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN.

ravennomad

Very very true.

justsylvari

Maybe it’s a magic spell of “ass be gone”

Trans women are women. True fact.

nezclaw

TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN.

TRANS MEN ARE MEN.

stfuprolifers

I honestly lose followers every time I make this affirmation. Like what the hell?

pro-abortion-rights

I need to say it AGAIN? Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Come on, people.

shut-up-hippie

TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS MEN ARE MEN THEY ARE STILL VALID EVEN IF THEY CANNOT GO THROUGH TREATMENTS

fromchaostocosmos

Trans women are women and trans men are men. No matter what.

They are always valid no matter what.

gomezisabellas

Advice She Didn’t Ask For

ultrafacts

(Fact Source) for more facts, follow Ultrafacts

riteofswing

2000 years later: “The strange glyphs appearing on gravestones from the early 21st century onward remain a mystery. These astoundingly complex patterns (no two exactly the same) have been found on many other 21st century artifacts, and are believed to have religious significance. Recovered images suggest they were probably sacred to the ancient North American god, Apple, and were meant to ensure that the departed would continue to be financially successful in the afterlife.”

bedlamsbard

As an archaeologist I can confirm that that is pretty much exactly what will happen in the future.

writing-prompt-s

Years ago, you promised your firstborn to a witch. Since then, despite your best efforts, you can’t seem to get laid. The witch is starting to get pretty pissed.

korpuscat

Y’all get together to discuss your options and she starts coaching you on how to get men because she doesn’t want to waste more magic on you without promise of payment. The more time you guys spend together the more you realize you have a bit of a crush on her. Soon you’re sabotaging your dates on purpose to see her again.

Long story short you fall in love and get married and do the sperm donor thing AND YOUR FIRSTBORN IS HERS BY DEFAULT and you live happily ever after. The end.

only-1-a

Baby cries in the middle of the night

Witch: Ughhhhh. It’s your turn.

You: You bought it. You handle it.

chomperella-blog

i don't want an obedient child

i don’t want an obedient child.

i want a willing participant in our routine and family culture.

chomperella-blog

an update:

I have a willing participant in our routine and family culture.

it is worth every hard day along the way. it is so worth it.

my three year old was having a problem. He's three, after all, which is full of problems. then we made him into a big brother. all day long, he says, I want to watch TV. No, I say, because I don't think a lot of TV is good for you. No, because you've got important work to do, learning and playing. No, I say, because you've got a lot of feelings right now and TV doesn't help you deal with them. No, I say, because I think right now you need to be playing with your hands and moving your body. right before bed, we're in the snuggling chair. as I often do, I ask him, What was your favorite part of today? He looks at me and says, Mama said no TV. Really? That was your favorite? Yes, that was my favorite. Mama said no TV.

#parenting #RIE #positiveparenting

digenovanicolo

thesassyllamass

“Many people believe that the goal in parenting is to control the children. I believe the goal in parenting is to teach our children to control themselves.”

Enable your children to become the people they, themselves decide to be! That goal should include that we as parents facilitate the process in which they can enjoy discovering themselves; not hinder. We are not just raising children, we are raising adults. We should focus on raising adults with healthy emotions, that can comfortably express and communicate their emotions in a constructive way.

Stop the interpretation that gentle parenting is permissive parenting. It is NOT. Gentle parenting is connected, conscious parenting.

nonsequiturtle

half typing something into your address bar expecting it to autofill and ending up on google searching tumb or twi is like doing a trust fall and getting fucking dropped

pansexualpizza

“Must have reliable transportation” = “this is how we legally discriminate against poor people who take the bus”

courtcourttheshort

As someone who has held several management positions with hiring responsibility, this is true. The boss at my last job informed me before I conducted my very first I interview,

“You can’t outright ask someone if they have a car or have kids. That’s technically illegal. But you need to know because sometimes they can be deal breakers. You can just say ‘Do you have reliable transportation?’ and ‘Do you have any current circumstances that could impede you from being successful at work?’

To which the last one most people fumble and would say, “Well I have kids, so sometimes they could get sick. But that’s not often.” But then your potential employer could mark it down on your interview notes nonetheless.

I thought that maybe it was just my own employer. But now I noticed that I am asked both of these almost every time I interview for a job.

Language is very sneaky. Be careful how you answer. Corporations can be snakes.

iproposeawager

In my businesses class my professor told us that the bus counts as reliable transportation. You do not legally have to say “I take the bus” just say “yes I do have reliable transportation” and leave it at that. Do not over share. DO NOT OVER SHARE. The second question just say no. If your kids are sick call out as if you are sick. I don’t have kids but I myself can get sick and that doesn’t hinder my ability to succeed so kids getting sick shouldn’t hinder you. When I call out I give as little info as possible. No one needs to know why you call out. They can’t ask about your “illness” because it violates HIPAA if they do. So as long as you don’t offer more info than you need to you should be okay.

goldensweetcheeks-deactivated20

I’ve never thought about it like this.

pinkcheesegreenghost-deactivate

You should keep everything to yourself as much as possible including social media (which is getting harder and harder to do) the less you offer the better.

outofcontextdnd

DM: Ok so you cast fireball which was countered by the first hag, which you counter, which is then countered by the second hag, which is then finally countered by your wizard.

Our Warlock: So it goes through

DM: It goes through.

Our Monk: Dear god its like a game of magic bad-mitten