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woo its finally time for this blog to be gone

[brandonwhom-deactivated20190716]

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Yooo

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dont take these too seriously.

Characters belong to hamletmachine and I hope she’s alright with this.

[alittlebananaz]

Kay. So I’ve seen several vines floating around with dogs “smiling” and it’s bugging the hell out of me because someone is going to get bit, and that never ends well for the dog. So here is a crash course in dog behavior and how to tell what they’re...

[mrsqueenundead]

[official-creepypasta]

This is…interesting.

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person: posts pic of one third of their pet and themselves person: hi this is my pet

[nmscares]

#DidYouKnow #Deaf #DeafAwareness #education #SignLanguage #advocacy #NMSCares

[slecnaztemnot]

This is actually sadly relevant. I had a lecture this summer about sign languages and Deaf culture and when I was finished, one hearing girl from the audience stayed behind to ask me some more question.

She asked me: “And your parents use sign language, right?” Like it was the most obvious thing in the world and why is she even asking this, of course my parents must know sign language.

"No… They don’t, actually."

"And how do you communicate, then?"

"Talking?"

"But… isn’t that complicated for you?"

"It is, sometimes."

"They probably didn’t have time for it…" she said. And I haven’t the heart to tell her that my father was offered sign language courses several times, that I offered to teach them some signs and that they always refused.

But I did told her: “It is not that rare. Most of deaf people I know have hearing parents who don’t sign.”

It’s the sad truth. People are willing to pay for surgeries to “repair” their children, but they are not willing to learn something to communicate with them.

[kirstenmcduffie]

i’d like to add onto this with my own personal experience, too. i was born hearing, but as soon as i was diagnosed as HoH, my parents didn’t do anything to learn ASL. they were quick to put me in classes, but they wouldn’t when i suggested to them that they take the classes with me so that we could learn.

i’ve tried to teach my mom how to sign numerous times, but she always says that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” to which i tell her that she can learn, she just doesn’t want to. which is true. neither of my parents want to learn how to sign, but they want me to be able to hear perfectly so they don’t have to repeat themselves.

little do they know that their frustration with me not being able to hear them would be solved if they would just learn how to sign. maybe signing something to me once instead of repeating themselves four times and then getting mad would be more beneficial.

[garudass-deactivated20200602]

I’m absolutely shocked at this, it’s never crossed my mind that many parents wouldn’t even try to meet their hard of hearing kids halfway.

[talk-to-the-hands]

I am Deaf, I am a licensed interpreter, and I teach sign language, even my dog is deaf and my parents still don’t know the alphabet. 90% of deaf children are born to hearing families and the medical perspective is still to “fix” a deaf child and try to make them as close to hearing as possible as opposed to meeting the child where they are. All it does is set the child up for a lifetime of frustration and additional barriers that they wouldn’t face if they were given the gift of a communication system that works for them. 

[ketchupandpasta]

I'm not deaf but I have some trouble hearing. I understand the need for a communication system but most deaf people I have encountered are discouraging trying to 'fix' deaf peole and I don't know why. It'd be no problem if people actually knew asl but how many actually do or are interested in learning it? Deafness usually means a life of isolation because people don't have the patience to deal with this and the study above proves it. I'm in no way disagreeoing that parents that can't be bothered to learn asl are shitstains tho.

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can somebody kill me please

[thetinytabby]

Do you know about Cerebellar Hypoplasia?

If you’ve ever had the absolute pleasure of meeting a cat with CH, you’ll know how quirky and charming they typically are! Teddy, the CEO of The Tiny Tabby, has CH. He is the happiest, sweetest and most loving cat I have ever encountered. He is very lucky that someone with knowledge of his condition rescued him. Knowledge really can save lives! Want to see how a typical CH cat walks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQG6V1MOVY Cats with Cerebellar Hypoplasia are special needs cats, and you should learn all about them before adopting. If you adopt ANY animal, you never know what challenges you will face taking care of them. With mild to moderate CH cats, small changes to your home will accommodate a CH cat. CH cats typically do not require tons of extra work, you just need to make sure they can get around your home. Personally, I carpeted my staircase and got a a litter box that was easy to get into. CH cats should never ever ever ever be de-clawed. Cats rely on their claws to catch themselves from falling, and are actually a part of their paws (they are not like human fingernails). While all cats should have this natural part of their body, CH cats need them more than the average cat. Learn more about CH cats here. Adopt a Marmalade plush, 50% of the sale goes to cat related charities <3

[oyoshima-deactivated20220302]

Something quick

Felt like painting more blood

[nomdeerica]

Tragic queer relationships have been a trend in our fiction for centuries. It’s understandable when you consider that homosexuality was (and still is in many places) punishable by law. It’s understandable when you consider that Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor by way of the Labouchere Amendment, using the subtext in The Picture of Dorian Gray as evidence of “gross indecency.” It’s understandable when you consider that modern society at large still considers queer individuals to be subhuman, lesser, broken. I suppose that’s the appeal. Gritty realism is far better than fluffy feel-good comedies, right? You watch a movie, you read a book, you tune into a weekly television show. You see a man and a man, or a woman and a woman, or non-binary individual and a non-binary individual with a plot line filled with heartbreak and angst. You finish it. “Wow,” you think, “these people sure have it rough.” And then you continue about your day feeling as though you’ve done something helpful for an oppressed community. But you haven’t.

Always a Tragedy, Never a Comedy: Queer Couples in Fiction (via wreckingbally)

[newkidsonmycock20]

[maleficute]

[monster-momma91]

The face of a broken man

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[joanabeatz-deactivated20200208]

wow.