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gaylor-moon

who is she

smatter-deactivated20220909

Snorlene

fenkko

cats!

mythwords

princesstigerbelle

I live for those pics of cats that got onto sports fields on live tv

abandonrun

athletes

thedragonflywarrior

The Body Shapes of the World’s Best Athletes Compared Side By Side

thedragonflywarrior

Health and fitness comes in all shapes and sizes. Every single one of these athletes is a certified bad-ass.

yamino

I’ve posted this before but it’s worth reblogging!

schweizercomics

Just a reminder - if you’re drawing a team superhero book and more than one of your characters has the same build YOU’RE DOING IT ALL WRONG

tally-art-deactivated20201005

Always reblog

abowtieandtwohearts

This is excellent.

catchymemes

ingayderzim

There's a difference between "if you can't afford the vet don't get pets" (which is true unfortunately) and like, someone starting a gofundme/donation post bc their pet has some sort of crazy unforeseen illness that was impossible to predict...dont be mean to ppl ebegging for their pets bc they budgeted $250 for shots and worm medicine and don't have $2,000 laying around for feline MRI scans

glumshoe

People also tend to get nasty with “you should have gotten pet insurance you irresponsible idiot” but pet insurance refuses coverage for all kinds of things that an owner could not reasonably anticipate.

kedreeva

I say this as someone who very, very firmly believes in the adage "if you can't afford the vet, you can't afford the pet": this quote is speaking about standard vet care. This quote refers to the average expected standard of care for an individual animal.

It means if you take in a healthy, young animal, you should be able to cover its yearly physical exam, its vaccinations/standard preventative treatment meds (like for example, flea/tick meds, heartworm, etc), and its spay/neuter as applicable. It means that you should have set aside anywhere from $100-300 (or pay for pet insurance) to cover if your animal gets the animal equivalent of a cold or a minor injury.

It means that if you take in an animal that needs advanced care, for example a diabetic animal, that you are prepared to pay for the standard care that particular animal will need. These costs are higher and, going into the deal, you should be aware of them and prepared to handle them.

The phrase has been passed around in short form and used to ridicule people to whom it does not apply. It should read: "If you cannot afford the standard, expected, and reasonable vet costs for your particular animal, then you can't afford that animal."

Because it does not mean that someone should not get a pet because something catastrophic might happen somewhere along the line that they won't immediately have the funds to cover. As someone who has been there and done that and had to cover an unexpected, several-thousand-dollar emergency bill, I can say it's absolutely unreasonable to demand that every person who owns an animal set aside that kind of money for something that might never actually happen.

Standard vet care you can expect- it's standard. You know it's coming, you can plan for it, and the money set aside for it you know is going to be used. It's reasonable to expect that people be ready and able to cover those costs before acquiring a pet because they can know in advance what those costs are going to be and have the opportunity to assess whether or not they can do it.

writing-in-the-grave

Hey y'all why are writers always cold?

run-remi-run

...why?

writing-in-the-grave

They're always surrounded by drafts!

How many mystery writers does it take to change a lightbulb?

run-remi-run

Oh god.

How many?

writing-in-the-grave

Two! One to change the bulb, and the other to give it an unexpected twist at the end!

What do writers have for breakfast?

run-remi-run

Coffee?

writing-in-the-grave

Synonym buns!

Where do all the struggling writers live?

run-remi-run

How are you coming up with all these?

Where?

writing-in-the-grave

Writer's Block!

What do writers suffer from each spring?

(I've heard a lot of them over the years.)

run-remi-run

Allergies. Next question.

writing-in-the-grave

you were close; A case of allegories

Why are writers always in great shape?

run-remi-run

Circular prose

writing-in-the-grave

Nope! It's because we're always running out of ideas!

Did you hear about the famous writer who turned out to be a fraud?

run-remi-run

I did not

writing-in-the-grave

His life had it's prose and cons...

Why is editing a better job than writing?

run-remi-run

It's more rewording?

writing-in-the-grave

Correct! I am out of jokes. :(

highasfantasy

I hate that I laughed at some of these 😂

lunaeregia

shout out to all my rice loving ethnics

theslaybymic

Sex workers shatter the stereotypes about their profession

People from various areas of the sex trade in New York City are opening up In the new documentary The Red Umbrella Diaries, The stories are raw and emotional, touching on themes ranging from coming out to parents to cheap clients with incest fantasies — all the while revealing the truth as they experienced it.

grootpoepjeplasjehoofd

sosuperawesome

Hand Painted Plates, Dishes and Bowls

Creative Stone Cera on Etsy

See our #Etsy or #Ceramics tags

malkaleh

@star-anise @lemonsharks

jungwildeandfree

elleroseblogs

Sometimes self care is studying for that test. Sometimes it’s cleaning your room. Sometimes it’s having that conversation you’re afraid of having, confront that person you’re afraid to confront. Sometimes it’s not just wrapping yourself up in a blanket and relaxing. Sometimes instead, it’s taking action against the problem.

demidevilqueen

Hop on the dino train!

catasters

catchymemes

the-headless-vulcan

Capitalism will put the bill on your grave and harass your grieving family until they pay

theludicrousrival

One of my cousins passed away unexpectedly at the age of 35, and had been paying back a loan from the bank. About two weeks after his death, my great aunt received a statement from the bank (his mail was being delivered to her house) about a late payment. She called the bank and explained the situation and the only thing a manager could say was “Well, that’s unfortunate. We can arrange so payments will resume in 30 days, that should be enough time to have already paid for the other arrangements.”

On top of the unexpected $10,000 funeral, cremation and burial bill, my aunt had to finish paying my uncle’s $5,000 loan. She’s a disabled retiree, on a fixed income, and could barely afford to pay for her insulin for diabetes. She nearly lost her home of more than 40 years. Fuck the system.

lawful-evil-novelist

She didn’t need to pay. When people die, their debts are not their family’s responsibility.

In fact, it is outright illegal to try and collect those debts from a person who didn’t cosign the loan and isn’t executing the will.

Who is responsible for paying off the debts of your deceased relatives?

Here’s a link to the detail on that one.

eudoxiav

Banks count on people not knowing that last comment so that they can still get money

niniblack

They really do.

My great-grandmother had her identity stolen before she died at the age of 93, and thousands of charges were racked up on credit cards in her name. After she passed away, they called my mother to try and collect. My mom laughed at them, and told them: “She’s dead, good luck collecting.” The credit card asked my mother, “Don’t you want to clear your grandmother’s debts? Don’t you want to clear her good name?” My mom laughed at them again. “No,” she said. “Because a 90 year old wasn’t watching porn with those credit cards, and her name is fine. Don’t give credit cards to old women likely to pass away soon. This is on you.”

Which is how I learned as a young child to always question collection agents, and to never pay off debts that aren’t your own. They often can’t even collect that money from the estate, if there is one, depending on how you write your will and what kind of account the money was kept in.

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