who knows

18 | Maine | USA

[huariqueje]

Sun and Shadow   -    Ørnulf Opdahl,  2017.

Norwegian,b.1944-

Oil on canvas , 60 x 60 cm.

[pissvortex]

infomercial man: call now and we’ll DOUBLE our offer

6 year old me who has never seen an infomercial before:

[toshio]

[swdyww-deactivated20210428]

Someone: *asks for advice* Me: just casually destroy your perception of reality and reconstruct it

[tsunamiwavesurfing]

shoutout to peach ice tea

[liu-anhuaming]

三人行，必有我师焉，择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。

孔子

“out of three people walking together, there must be one who is my teacher. i’ll find out their merits so as to follow them and their demerits so as to avoid them.”

this famous quote from confucius talks about how we should learn from everyone. this phrase is often used to encourage people to learn from others or to express a modest attitude

(via liu-anhuaming)

[officialunitedstates]

it’s 4:20 you know what that means.  time for the sun to go down. I hate winter

[mormonfacts-deactivated20190208]

[tepitome]

Venice, Italy. 2016.

[zenpencils]

James Rhodes - Is that not worth exploring?

[hanneflute-deactivated20190107]

This made me cry a little. The number of people who tell me they used to play the flute but that they weren’t ‘talented’ enough or they gave it up to, you know, do life… This is just so beautiful.

[soothifying-sounds-asmr]

Paint stripe drawdown by goldenpaints

[st-pam]

[mysillycomics]

[markv5]

Подстава

[a-cat]

this is not a helpful translation, google.

[a-cat]

oh

[viohra]

Now this is a Russian culture lesson

[byuo]

hey

[fandomsandfeminism]

What Happens When A Country Bans Spanking?

Researchers look at countries that have prohibited corporal punishment for kids and their rate of youth violence.

Now a new study looking at 400,000 youths from 88 countries around the world suggests such bans are making a difference in reducing youth violence. It marks the first systematic assessment of whether an association exists between a ban on corporal punishment and the frequency in which adolescents get into fights. 

[puolikarhu]

[F]or both boys and girls, [prof. Elizabeth Gershoff] said, “We found [spanking] linked to more aggression, more delinquent behavior, more mental health problems, worse relationships with parents, and putting the children at higher risk for physical abuse from their parents.”

“People often ask: Why didn’t you look for positive aspects?” she continued. “My answer is: We did, and there were none. We see consistently that the more children are spanked, the more behavioral problems they have in the years ahead.”

[bedsheetghost413]

Funny, my parents spanked me as punishment and I’m pretty sure I’m just fine. It probably just depends on the kid.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

no one going out of their way to tell others why they think it should be legal to hit children is “fine”.

you’re literally demonstrating the exact thing described in the article you’re commenting on. violence was inflicted on you as a child, and now you’re okay with violence as a way to solve problems.

anecdotes aren’t data, but if they were, you’d be proving the point, not disproving it.

[jonahreenders]

Kvalvika Beach

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