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magic-spelldust

Tempest by William Patino

miseducatedmelanicmuse

Great advice right here.

coiour-my-world

Autumn tree at shinjuku gyoen national park at Tokyo | Danny Dungo

siegfriedandroy

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hmsindecision

Do you know how many dogs I’ve met that get scared or anxious around men because in their previous home men hit them? A lot, and they are very protective of the women who have adopted them now.

Men who are violent towards women are often violent towards animals as well. They think we’re all chattel. If a man wants you to choose between your dog or cat or him, dump the guy. Those animals will love you for the rest of your life, loyal and true.

corpsefluid

Actually, I have something to add.

The other day I saw a story where a woman was asking why her dogs had suddenly started growling at her boyfriend whenever he was in the same room as her son.

And my immediate thought was ‘that boyfriend has hurt the kid somehow.’

Spoilers: that was exactly the case.

Trust ur dogs when they say something is off.

katnissdoesnotfollowback

The first time my sister came to visit, via plane, after I got my dog, pupper growled at her and wouldn’t go near her for the first day. Next visit was by car (two day drive)and pupper LOVED my sister. They snuggled and played and none of us could figure out why the change. We thought maybe the scent of my sisters cat had lingered on her clothes, making that first visit a rough one. Whereas when she came by car, the scent had had time to wear off. Well that was partially true…

Fast forward about six months when I went north to visit my family. My sister walked into my parents’ house and pupper ran to greet my sister. Stopped dead in her tracks and started growling and barking. Hackles raised, full protection mode. My sisters husband had just walked in behind her.

My precious puppy wanted NOTHING to do with him. She barked, growled, ran away, and sat between him and my sister. Y'all my dog had spent maybe a weekend a half around my sister but protected her like this was her flesh and blood.

Eventually, my sister filed for divorce on grounds of “Extreme and repeated mental, emotional, and sexual abuse.” Divorce was final in less than a month because her claims were substantiated.

Trust the dog, honey. They KNOW.

catscatsholyshitcats

I’ve never owned dogs, but I used to work with horses (which are a lot like big dogs).

There was this one horse I worked with named Tonto. He was a doll. He followed me like a puppy, snuck treats out of my pocket, he was the sweetest thing. We were practically inseparable.

A guy I was considering dating came to visit me one day, and Tonto wanted NOTHING to do with him. Normally well behaved, he shoved himself between us and would NOT let this guy near me. He was stomping, acting really aggressive, and tried to bite the guy. This horse was practically dragging me back toward the barn. At that moment, despite being like, 17, I knew something was up, and ultimately things didn’t pan out for guy and me.

A year later I found out he had lied about his age (he said he was 18 but he was actually 27) he was arrested for sexually assaulting an 11 year old girl.

TRUST THE ANIMALS.

naamahdarling

I don’t even like dogs much but if an otherwise friendly-to-men dog reacts negatively to a particular man, I will not trust that man because the dog is probably right.

thistherapylife

Same

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andantegrazioso-deactivated2018

Catching rainbows | Nadin Impressionable

profeminist

[Reactions to a tweet of A Wrinkle In Time poster focused on the girl hero, with a a comment “This is a GREAT poster - but don’t they want little boys to see this too?”]

“If we keep teaching boys they have to be centered they will never learn to listen to anyone else’s stories.” - Mikki Kendall

“This tweet is why so many men had brain meltdowns over Last Jedi. Society has told them if they are not centered then it’s not for their consumption. They can’t/shouldn’t connect with it. Stop teaching boys this bullshit message.” - @mel_thegreat

feysandfeels

Find someone who looks at you the way the Black Panther cast looks at Lupita Nyong’o

terpsikeraunos

the main piece of advice i have for students is this: learn how to fail and persevere. it is a skill that will help you in life far more than perfect grades. think of failure impersonally. when you fail, you have just eliminated one method that doesn’t work for you, so you need to try a different method in the future. figure out which factors contributed to the undesirable result, and change them. (teachers, advisors, and academic counselors can help you with this if you aren’t sure where to start). i know from personal experience that fear of failure is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, because it leads to self-sabotage. if you can learn not to think of it as an inherent personal flaw, but rather as a strategy that didn’t work for you and can be changed, you will be well-equipped to face the inevitable failures and rejections that are part of life.

vvnnie

Cloud landscapes never cease to amaze me

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I’m not searching for my other half because I’m not a half.

Realizing this is one of the things that made the biggest difference in my life, not just in my relationships. (via saintofsass)

minuty

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Maya Angelou (via minuty) Go follow @20wish for a dope blog!!! (via nikest)

babyanimalgifs

I didn’t know cheetahs meow I’ve always thought they roar my whole life has been a lie

anarchapella

Ok but the other one is purring so hard

valgalart

If I ever don’t reblog this assume I’m dead

excessively-english-jd

Fun fact: technically, because of its inability to roar and its ability to purr, the cheetah is not a ‘big cat’ (or Great Cat) - they are still classified as Lesser Cats.

Also you haven’t heard anything until you hear them cheep.