pots and pains

vegan, foodie, cooking enthusiast, spoonie, just trying to put one foot in front of the other...

[strawberryspoons]

Interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Me: I used escapist fantasies as a coping mechanism to get through years of trauma and therefore never learned how to plan for a real life future

[disorderedcripple]

Abled people: pain is only temporary

Me, a human knot of Suffering: truly Inspiring brenda

[dsfjhd34jb2ibd-deactivated20210]

Me @ my joints: please remain in your seats with seatbelts fastened until the vehicle comes to a complete stop

[sunflower-cane]

disability benefits, and the excuse of "weeding out the fakes"

Its hard for disabled people to get disability benefits, no doubt, and were always told its to “weed out the liars who pretend to be disabled”

All theyre saying, is that they want disabled people to pay the price for abled people who lie to get something they dont need.

Now, when i first heard that excuse i wasnt taken aback by it,

I mean, abled people? Feeling entitled to something specifically meant for disabled people? To the point where disabled people cant get it anymore? That just sounds like another day that ends in “y”.

But i am frustrated with this constant excuse, and why am i?

Because the answer to weeding out the liars isnt to make it ten times as hard to get disability benefits, its to teach abled people that those benefits ARE NOT THEIRS, if one person needs a drink and the other person is stealing drinks, the answer isnt to make it near impossible to get drinks, its to stop the person stealing drinks. Its to teach that person not to steal. And yes, there will always be thieves, you cant stop them all, but these are the LIVES of disabled people that youre messing with, not giving them what they need can KILL them.

*opinion here* Id rather have one or two abled people be ableist and take what isnt theirs, ya know, like they do with our parking spots and elevators and bathrooms, than have it be ten times harder than it already is for disabled to fucking live. Between the time a disabled person gets denied for benefits and the next time they can apply and appeal and possibly get approved(or most likely denied again), their meds, doctors appointments, mobility aids, therapy appointments and general medical problems can increase and cause mental, physical and financial stress that couldve been avoided if they were not denied in the first place.

If youre worried about the “fakers” the answer is not to assume all disabled people are liars and run the risk of making their lives harder and them sicker.

Its to teach abled people to not treat disability as a money grab, its to teach abled people to not take what isnt theirs,

Adding to the ableism isnt gonna make ableism go away

[sc4pp]

me giving affection: oh man i really hope im not like overstepping my boundaries here. what if i make them uncomfortable? do they feel obligated to say thank you? am i going too far and scaring them? what if i’m annoying?

me receiving affection: AAAAAAAAA!!!!! AAAAAAA!A!!!!!!!AAAAAAAAAAAA

[lilmoth95]

““Die mad about it” is my favorite shade ever. Now stop making women justify wanting birth control coverage because of all the other health care benefits the Pill has.”

[lyjerria]

always check yourself for unnecessary negativity and bitterness

[the-verdant-weirdo]

✓ unnecessary negativity ✓ bitterness

[ithelpstodream]

[apologeticallyfat]

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

Snoop has done so much weed he’s on a higher plane of understanding.

[theconcealedweapon]

Some people can lift 200 pounds. But if they carried it everywhere they went for an entire day without ever putting it down, they’d severely tear their muscles and cause permanent damage to their body.

Some people can enter a 140° car in the summer to get something out of the car. But if they stayed in the car, they’d die from the heat.

Some people can hold their breath underwater for 30 seconds. But if they tried to go scuba diving without the necessary gear, they’d drown.

Clearly, someone doing something for a short period of time does not automatically mean that they can do it indefinitely with no problem.

So why do people assume that if someone can walk for a few seconds, they don’t need a wheelchair?

[chronicallyinvisible]

Clearly, someone doing something for a short period of time does not automatically mean that they can do it indefinitely with no problem.

[menpale]

[guy]

I’M SCREAM

[veganfoody]

Stuffed Vegan French Toast with Cashew Cream

[marvelsmostwanted]

Turns out that healthcare is more expensive than one (1) iPhone

[cabinporn]

Noah Kalina’s log cabin in Lumberland, New York

Available to rent: lumberlandcabin.com

Originally built by a huntsman, the Lumberland Cabin was constructed in the mid 1980s on 5 acres of pristine woodland. The solarium room is the perfect place to get some reading and writing done. Making a fire in the stove is one of my top 10 things to do in life.

[ithelpstodream]

[faerie-daze]

two essential skills for artists

“good enough” and “fuck it”

“good enough” is when you are working on something and are happy with most of it but can live with a few imperfections, useful when needing to move on from sketch to inking/coloring or what have you.

“fuck it” is when you absolutely hate what you’re doing every step of the way but you post it anyways, very useful during art blocks.

both are useful to help you move on and not obsess over making it perfect, because art is anything but perfect, even photo realistic artists probably see imperfections that someone else might not catch 

these can also be applied to other things in life

[likeafieldmouse-deactivated2015]

[stephaknee]

The Spoonie Life ^

[morespoonspls]

Every. Single. Day.