“True kindness isn’t something we’re born with, it’s something we have to work at.”
Fruits Basket has such a special place in my heart <3

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“True kindness isn’t something we’re born with, it’s something we have to work at.”
Fruits Basket has such a special place in my heart <3
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In my L1-acquisition class two weeks ago, our professor talked about how only 9% of the speech a baby hears is single words. Everything else is phrases and sentences, onslaughts of words and meaning!
Thus, a baby not only has to learn words and their meanings but also learn to segment lots of sounds INTO words. Doyouwantalittlemoresoupyesyoudoyoucutie. Damn.
When she talked about HOW babies learn to segment words our professor said, and I love it, "babies are little statisticians" because when listening to all the sounds, they start understanding what sound is likely to come after another vs which is not.
After discussing lots of experiments done with babies, our professor added something that I already knew somewhere in my brain but didn't know I know: All this knowledge is helpful when learning an L2 as well:
Listen to natives speaking their language. Original speed. Whatever speaker. Whatever topic.
It is NOT about understanding meaning. It is about learning the rhythm of the language, getting a feeling for its sound, the combination of sounds, the melody and the pronunciation.
Just how babies have to learn to identify single words within waves of sounds, so do adults learning a language. It will help immensely with later (more intentional) listening because you're already used to the sound, can already get into the groove of the languge.
Be as brave as a baby.
You don't even have to pay special attention. Just bathe in the sound of your target language. You'll soak it up without even noticing.
Nine Positive Characteristics of BPD
Nine positive characteristics of people with Borderline Personality Disorder
Extremely empathetic and compassionate; borderlines can relate to people like nobody’s business due to what they may perceive as their own shattered sense of self.
Very creative; borderlines often use their creativity as a coping mechanism, finding release and expression in various forms of visual and written art. They have a deep ability to visualize.
Emotionally intense; every emotion and moment of life is flavored with emotions, and borderlines have a unique perception of both the highs and lows of every facet of life. They express the positives and negatives of life powerfully, but have a much stronger sense of the emotions they release than most people. On the psychological level, they are the exact opposite of a static personality, being wonderfully deep.
Highly intelligent and insightful; the experiences of those with borderline give them the ability to look at situations in ways others may not see, and perceive unique solutions or circumstances within them.
Immensely loyal; borderlines form powerful bonds with those that can get past their shell, and they are extremely loyal to their friends and those that they see as friends and family.
Protective; many borderlines have the innate ability to recognize and see others who are going through hard times and will attach themselves to that person in an attempt to help. While this goes hand in hand with being empathetic, oftentimes borderlines are also very protective of those around them, and this shows itself in many forms.
Strong; the experiences of a borderline give them a strength not many others have in quite the same way. They evolve with their experiences and are better able to handle the world later on in life.
Very good at detecting falsehoods; though many see it as being unnecessarily distrustful, a borderline’s fear of abandonment and being used hones their ability to detect when another person is lying, whether to them or someone else.
Adaptable; borderlines are actually very adaptable. They are open to exploring their sense of self and trying their hand at new experiences and roles in life. people with borderline are an amazing group of people. We’re loyal and protective friends, passionate lovers, and wonderfully creative individuals with a colorful and unique sense of life and the world around us.
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It’s so very important to look at the positives in life. If not, you are just consumed in all the hate, self-loathing and unnecessary problems floating around you.
I have a disorder. I have many disorders. But as I have my entire life, I will have to move past them and find the inner person in all this that is good and loving. I have to accept that this is ME- This is not a dream, this is reality.
This is the hand I’ve been dealt. How I play the cards is clearly up to me.
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WHY DID THIS STUPID FUCKING 90S-ASS PHOTO WITH THE MATCHING SWEATERS BRING ACTUAL TEARS TO MY EYES
SWEAR TO GOD IF I EVER FIND OUT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLORIOGRAPHY IN THE OWL HOUSE, MY AROMANTIC ASEXUAL ASS IS GONNA KISS THEM FULL RIGHT ON THE GODDAMN MOUTH.
The flowers we see right after the kids return to the Boiling Isles are Purple Columbines, which symbolize "the Resolve to Win" and if that looks and sounds familiar, it's because it's the first flower on my original TOH Floriography post, the first time floriography was used in the show, and the flower that was used to introduce us to Willow Park.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
The flowers we see growing when Willow is having her panic attack are Fuchsias.
In Floriography, these flowers symbolize "True Emotions," "Freeing Deep Emotions," and "Confiding Love." Which all tie in so goddamn perfectly with the scene that I am gonna be buzzing for WEEKS.
Also, Fuchsias DO have another meaning as well.
They are a way of telling someone- or in this case, a group of someones who enjoy a certain pairing, perhaps- that they have "Good Taste <3"