[markvomit]

Mark Vomit (2020)

[sandmandaddy69]

[harzilla]

Reblog to cast healing for your homies.

[primemaia]

[badpsychicadvice]

Hey dog owners. I'm calling you out on your shit.

If you/your dog haven't done these things, then great. You have met the BARE MINIMUM of reasonable pet owner requirements.

DO NOT say your dog is "very friendly" when strangers approach. You can say your dog is TRAINED, which would actually be a comfort to nearby people who are concerned. If you feel the need to say "s/he's very friendly" then you've already noticed other people are uneasy around your dog, and it's time to stop bringing your dog out until you can control it.

Is it an area where it's supposed to be on a leash? Congratulations: you're going to put your dog on a leash no matter how "friendly" it is because you don't get some sort of diplomatic immunity just because you think your dog is better behaved than other dogs. Go find a dog park.

If your dog growls or barks at someone, apologize to the person it was rude to. Don't say very loudly, "[dog's name], that's not nice, be nice!" Actually apologize and talk to THE PERSON YOUR DOG WAS RUDE TO. The dog cannot understand your words but the human can. If you spend this time talking to your dog, who can't understand anything you're saying, then you're being even ruder and ignoring the actual person who has a grievance.

If you're embarrassed about your dog's behavior in any way, it's your fault. You are the reason the dog was there in the first place. You are the reason the dog wasn't trained. You are the reason your dog feels uncomfortable enough to misbehave. If you can't own all that then you shouldn't own a dog.

If your dog lunges at or bites someone else, you can lose your dog and it can be put down. All it takes is one report. If that dog dies, it's your fault for letting the dog be in a situation where it couldn't control itself. A dog is not just a fun toy for you or an excuse to go outside. It is a living being that has the potential to be dangerous and that you are responsible for.

I'm gonna be blunt here: no one else has a reason to like your dog but you. You're the one who likes it so much? You own this dog? Then OWN ITS BEHAVIOR and start being a responsible pet owner.

[everythingfox]

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[the-spoopy-ghost-of-raejin99]

that head is devoid of all thought, filled only with more peanuts.

[drtanner]

[bunjywunjy]

Bunjy, do you have any fun/cursed facts about sturgeon? They are my favourite fish

sturgeon are probably responsible for most of history’s “lake monster” sightings around the world! these giant fish do sometimes cruise around just under the surface, and from a distance their primordially scaly spines can look like some kind of fantastical serpent, or something. 

“STAY OUT OF THE WATER”

these freshwater fish are generally huge, sure, but some individuals have been recorded as north of 20 feet long, which is frankly ridiculous.

add that to the fact that a single sturgeon can live for more than a century and you’ve got a lake-monster hypothesis!

(or sometimes “jesus christ how did a shark get into the Great Lakes?”)

[unpretty]

i turned on the light in the dining room but Tubby had been sleeping in a chair and it woke her up and she was Not Pleased

[unpretty]

[unpretty]

yes

however we recently got her a new ceramic fountain that better suits her aesthetic

and her own fainting couch

but she still prefers a good lap whenever possible

[flawlessglamazon]

[burning-mind]

@unpretty what is Ms. Tubby’s full name if it is not Tubby?

[unpretty]

Tubbitha

[royallyanxious]

reblog for  Tubbitha

[maxheimer-feral]

a princess.

[solitarelee]

It’s so fucking weird to see Tubby on my dash from just like a random unrelated blog I follow. That’s just my best friends’ cat. I commissioned a plate painted with her likeness.

[unpretty]

[unpretty]

i appreciate why you would make this assumption but i was working part-time retail when i made these posts, i just spent a lot of time at thrift stores and was willing to spend my entire paycheck to have matched fainting couches for me and my cat

[quotemadness]

“Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.”

— Unknown 

[allthecanadianpolitics]

How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger

At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?

Back in the 1960s, a Harvard graduate student made a landmark discovery about the nature of human anger.

At age 34, Jean Briggs traveled above the Arctic Circle and lived out on the tundra for 17 months. There were no roads, no heating systems, no grocery stores. Winter temperatures could easily dip below minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Briggs persuaded an Inuit family to “adopt” her and “try to keep her alive,” as the anthropologist wrote in 1970.

At the time, many Inuit families lived similar to the way their ancestors had for thousands of years. They built igloos in the winter and tents in the summer. “And we ate only what the animals provided, such as fish, seal and caribou,” says Myna Ishulutak, a film producer and language teacher who lived a similar lifestyle as a young girl.

Briggs quickly realized something remarkable was going on in these families: The adults had an extraordinary ability to control their anger.

“They never acted in anger toward me, although they were angry with me an awful lot,” Briggs told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in an interview.

Continue Reading.

[chrryblssmninja]

Across the board, all the moms mention one golden rule: Don’t shout or yell at small children.

Traditional Inuit parenting is incredibly nurturing and tender. If you took all the parenting styles around the world and ranked them by their gentleness, the Inuit approach would likely rank near the top. (They even have a special kiss for babies, where you put your nose against the cheek and sniff the skin.)

The culture views scolding — or even speaking to children in an angry voice — as inappropriate, says Lisa Ipeelie, a radio producer and mom who grew up with 12 siblings. “When they’re little, it doesn’t help to raise your voice,” she says. “It will just make your own heart rate go up.”

Even if the child hits you or bites you, there’s no raising your voice?

“No,” Ipeelie says with a giggle that seems to emphasize how silly my question is. “With little kids, you often think they’re pushing your buttons, but that’s not what’s going on. They’re upset about something, and you have to figure out what it is.”

Traditionally, the Inuit saw yelling at a small child as demeaning. It’s as if the adult is having a tantrum; it’s basically stooping to the level of the child, Briggs documented.

Elders I spoke with say intense colonization over the past century is damaging these traditions. And, so, the community is working hard to keep the parenting approach intact.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[thenatsdorf]

[sandersstudies]

My favorite part is when the kitty runs to the window and looks out like “the outside stuff????? It is inside?????”

[strawberryjellystuff-deactivate]

i

i had to

[calellon]

imagine how powerful i would be if i felt completely comfortable with my body and mind and actually had a sense of self esteem

[renousim]

thinking about the guy on reddit that posted a pic of a giant water bug he put on his arm after flipping it over because it was on its back

[renousim]

[renousim]

the sequel: tarantula hawk in an open cup

[fluffyjester]

wheres that pic of the person holding a blue ring octopus?

[fourleaved]

this is the only image on these internets that has ever seriously made me scream out loud. these things are like, among the most lethal animals on the planet

[hardgore--alice]

[unfugbilder]

[goblinlord-deactivated20160826]

i found this lizard in my kitchen licking a marshmallow

[unclefather]

Do you know him?

[crossstitchworld]

Cross stich on a wall in Estavayer, Switzerland. by lvcretiae

[asapwalky]