Library of Stress

I am the neurospice of life. I am the acoustic guitar. I have like 2 spoons in my measuring spoon set. | 25 | She/her | Chronic pain, chronic dark humor, and the search for the end.

[necropolisbaby]

I am feeling very pepto abysmal.

[homunculus-argument]

Not book smart or street smart but a secret third thing.

[luckyletd0wn]

supid

[homunculus-argument]

supid.

[necropolisbaby]

Soupid*

[radiolightning]

In case anyone is having a bad night:

Here is the fudgiest brownie in a mug recipe I’ve found

Here are some fun sites

Here is a master post of Adventure Time episodes and comics

Here is a master post of movies including Disney and Studio Ghibli

Here is a master post of other master posts to TV shows and movies

*tucks you in with fuzzy blanket* *pats your head*

You’ll be okay, friend <3

[meanwolfs-remade-deactivated201]

i will reblog this everytime it shows up because any of my followers could have a bad night right now

[becausewhatiam-iswhatimnot]

All these links, besides the first, are broken. So here’s some more.

Here’s an emergency compliment

Here you can play 2048

Here’s a playlist of Bob ross

Here’s a website to watch movie’s and shows for free

Here’s a website to watch documentaries for free

Here you can to nothing for two minutes

Here you can break something. It’s good for anger

Here’s a button to press to make everything okay

Here’s a site to cut something up (TRIGGER WARNING)

Here’s a site that makes you a website depending on a song you choose

Here’s a gay comic. It’s adorable

Here you can spend Bill Gate’s money

Here you can draw your own island

Here you can learn about patterns website’s use

Here you can get your life stats

Here you can listen to the Tucker Zone (Headphones needed)

Here you can see how fast you’re moving

Here you can see the progress of time

Here you can see the future of the universe 

[becausewhatiam-iswhatimnot]

Want some more? 

Here’s the butterfly project

Here’s a snickerdoodle mug cake

Here’s a link to some free audiobooks

Here’s something to read when you feel like a burden

Here’s a secret

Here’s my playlist of some sea shanties 

Here’s another secret

Here’s a link to some cool websites 

Here’s a blog that gives you recipes for when you’re low on spoons

Here’s some Brony Headcanon’s

[becausewhatiam-iswhatimnot]

Some more? I’ve got plenty

Here’s 100,000 stars

Here you can control the weather (TW FLASHING IMAGES)

Here you can weave silk

Here you can make a castle of your own

Here you can make a kaleidoscope drawing

Here you can explore recursion

Here you can play a jelly block game

[becausewhatiam-iswhatimnot]

I’m back with some more! 

Here you can draw with pasta

Here you can draw logo’s from memory

Here you can play this is sand, here you draw cool sand designs

Here you can play The Organ Trail

Here’s a customizable white noise website

Here you can simulate gravity

Here you can create your own guardian of the galaxy

Here you can make your own galaxy

Here’s a website you can get some support at.

[becausewhatiam-iswhatimnot]

to find later

[addiewho]

Here you can split circles into smaller and smaller pieces (I found this really satisfying)

Here you can have images of people point to where your pointer is

Here you can paint someone’s nails

Here you can grow a garden across your screen (Audio included)

Here you can try out all kinds of mind illusions (Trigger Warning: Flashing Lights)

Here you can see how many miles you have scrolled

Here you can watch a website load forever, although you might be getting enough of this on Tumblr mobile

Here’s a rickroll

Here you can remind yourself that you’re awesome.

Here you can throw trash into a dustbin only for it to bounce right back out (Audio included)

Here you can make sand dunes using sand (Audio included)

And here you can generate more cool websites like these

[boy-in-the-stars]

pinning thissss

[fiddlepickdouglas]

And yet more!!!

Here you can listen to a gentle rainstorm

Here you can make snowflakes

Here is a Line Rider feature film with relaxing music

Here is the entire script to the Princess Bride (many don’t need it but it’s fun to read anyway)

Here is an abbreviated script for the entirety of Book 1 of A:TLA that I made out of anger at the film that definitely doesn’t exist

Here is a playlist of the top 10 most relaxing songs ranked according to science

Here’s a site where you can make a dude beatbox with fun animations

[daysleftofsecondterm]

1,079 days left

[the-birat612]

Thank you :)

[turing-tested]

hey so protip if you have abusive parents and need to get around the house as quietly as possible, stay close to furniture and other heavy stuff because the floor is settled there and it’s less likely to creak

[covid-69]

socks are quieter than bare feet on tile/wood and for the love of god don’t wear slippers/shoes if you can help it

climbing ON the furniture will disrupt the pattern of your footsteps and make it harder to hear where you are in the house

crawling will do the same and if you get caught crawling you can pretend you fell 

the floor near the wall can be really loud if the floorboards/carpet is old and not completely flush to the wall

do NOT attempt to use a rolling chair to travel without footsteps. they are extremely loud and hard to steer

[thegoodlion]

Also. Breath with your mouth and not your nose. Your nose will whistle. Trust me. If you need to get into your fridge, jab your finger into the rubber part that seals the door closed and create a tiny airway. This will prevent the suction noise when you open the door. When drinking liquids (juice mostly), pour out your glass (or chug from the jug) and replace what you drank with water. If it was full enough in the beginning, no one will notice. DO NOT STEAL ALCOHOL. THEY WILL NOTICE IF IT’S WATERED DOWN. Bring a pillowcase for dried foods like cereal and granola. It helps to muffle the sound it makes when it pours.

If your house has snack packs (like gummy bears or crackers or chips), count them every day until you know the rhythm that they get consumed. (This took me a week and a half with my twin brother and sister). Then join the rhythm when you make your nightly visits. It will be that much harder to figure out it was you.

KEEP A TRASH BAG UNDER YOUR BED FOR WRAPPERS AND STUFF BUT DONT FORGET TO THROW IT OUT WHENEVER YOU CAN. BUGS YKNOW. Hope this helped.

[silenthill]

I might have some useful info to add.

-a jar of peanut butter is long lasting and easy to hide under a bed or in a dresser drawer. I lived off of jars of peanut butter and boxes of saltine crackers I would buy on grocery trips with my mom.

-two words: Slipper Socks. These are the socks that have rubber designs on the bottom for grip. They make no noise, and also keep you steady on slicker surfaces like tile and wood. You can find them cheap at Walmart. They also keep your feet more protected if you’re outside.

-if you’re secure enough in your room to have a small food stash, make sure you’re not too obvious about it (duh) but also move its location every few days. I kept mine in a shoebox under my bed, then switched it to a backpack in my closet, then wedged between my bookshelf and wall, and I would cycle locations until i moved it permanently to a false-bottomed drawer I installed in my dresser when my father was gone for a weekend. I would NEVER put food directly into my stash after taking it. I would keep it in pockets of my clothes and between books until everyone went to sleep, then I’d stock and stow my stash for the next few days.

-get a water bottle with a filter in it. I used to be able to reach my bathroom from my bedroom door down the hall using a huge step or minor jump/leap. If I was afraid of being caught at night, I’d fill up the humidifier tank we kept under our sink while I took a short shower, and would refill my water that way. It might not be the best option, but I kept a small stockade of water under my bed for emergencies.

-if you can, smuggle your garbage out in your backpack or purse. Dispose of it at work/school. I got caught twice by carelessly throwing away packaging.

-if someone knows the situation you’re going through (close friend/partner/etc) see if there’s a way for them to get food or other supplies to you at school or work or what private time you may get. A hidden first aid kit literally saved parts of my body before and I owe it to a close friend.

-try learning the building’s natural rhythm. The house I grew up in would creak and settle heavily every night for 3-5 minutes. That was my shot, and I had to be QUICK. I still got caught a few times, but learning the patterns in our floors and walls, when they creaked, WHERE they creaked, kept me going. Eventually I was sprinting in slipper socks to the kitchen and back in less than 90 seconds.

-if you have stairs, or live upstairs. Sit as you go down them one at a time, or climb up them like an animal. It keeps you low/out of lots of motion sight, and also can reduce noise and creaking by distributing weight over more than 1-2 steps.

-You can use common hand sanitizer to remove the stains certain snack foods leave behind (coughs cheeto fingers) and a dry toothbrush can help scrub the color off your tongue. If you can get powdered toothpaste or toothpaste tabs to keep on hand, it makes a huge difference in sneakiness.

-I don’t recommend going for dried foods like granola or cereal unless you can sneak it to a secure place to get it. It’s too loud, it’s a gamble every time for something with less caloric intake than it’s worth if you get caught. Of course, there are times when that’s the only option!!

-if you’re taking milk, add water, but be SURE to shake/agitate the bottle to distribute the dairy fat with the water. I got into the habit of shaking milk jugs when I started sneaking it, and explained the habit as something I read in an old comic strip my father showed me. (Back when whole milk had a lot more cream fats and they’d separate, so shaking it would redistribute the cream.) I still shake milk jugs to this day.

-if your windows open or don’t have screens, eat leaning out an open window. Any food mess will be lost in the dirt. I was lucky I had bushes and birds outside that would catch my granola bar crumbs before anyone could notice.

-canned goods are tempting, but not worth it. It requires too many tools (can opener/strained sometimes/utensils/some need heat) stick to thinks like various nut butters (sunflower/peanut/almond), crackers, dried fruit, and easy to conceal food bars (nature valley/nutrigrain/etc.) dried ramen packets are good uncooked if you can stand the texture. Apple sauce and pudding cups are also easier to sneak and stash than one might think, and can be eaten with your fingers. The only canned foods I recommend are condensed soups and precooked pasta (spaghetti-o’s). You can easily mix them with a little bit of hot water from the tap and get something more sustaining than a handful of captain Crunch. The cans are cheap, sometimes recyclable, and drinking soup takes way less time than chewing solid food.

-if you menstruate, attempt to stash pads/tampons in a safe location. Sometimes shit happens. Pads can work as bandages in emergency situations. Sometimes shark week comes unexpectedly. If you can sneak a roll of toilet paper or paper towels, these are also life savers.

-plastic utensils from takeout containers can be hidden inside socks and will be worth their weight in gold when you least expect it. I bought myself a tiny plastic bowl from the dollar store and kept cheap trinkets in it on my desk so it didn’t seem like a bowl I was eating out of. You could try this with something like a mason jar, which is also useful for drinking out of or storing water.

-if you’re eating a crunchy or solid food, try soaking it in water. Mushy food can be repulsive in texture, but I could clock the sound of someone eating a nature valley oat bar from like 6 miles away. Dunking it in water (or using a secret bowl+water) can reduce noise, and also eating time since you don’t have to chew as much.

-keep a laundry bar or tide pen on you. Laundry bars are super useful, a little hard to find though. I washed a lot of stains out of my clothes with laundry bars in my bathroom sink as a kid. Not proud if it, but it kept me flying under the radar at school.

-clear rubber bands, plain twine or string, paper clips, and thumb tacks. Indescribably useful. I once rigged a system to open tricky cabinets and get objects from inside using two paper clips and a foot of plain string like a mock lasso system.

-if you’re pulling objects from tall cabinets, use your chest or stomach to cushion them. Let them fall into your torso and then into your hands cradled underneath. Not as loud, not as much grabbing, if someone sees it they can mistake it for it falling on you by the body language.

-get a bandana. Or four. Napkins, bandages, tool, and accessory all in one.

-get a tiny sewing kit. I’m talking 3 needles and a spool of thread tiny. Scissors if you can sneak it. See things into your clothes. Make hidden pockets or compartments. Threadbanger on YouTube did a video a few years ago about sneaking things into music festivals using tiny clothing mods, but they may be useful in sneaking money or medicine.

-on the topic of sneaking money. don’t take bills, take change. If your abusers don’t meticulously count their nickels and pennies, they’re an easy(ish) way to build up a tiny savings pool. I found nickels the least noticed coin I took, even more than pennies, and taking two every few nights from where they’d be tossed on our countertop soon built up to a semi-reliable fund I passed off to someone to get me food for my stash without having to sneak it from the kitchen. As soon as I became “independent” in my food storage, I was subjected to much less scrutiny. I managed to build up a solid 1-2 week ration supply after hoarding change.

-you can tape SD cards to the inside of book dust covers(the part that folds inside the actual cover of the book), if you have a sewing kit or zipper on it inside the stuffing of your pillow (trim a corner, stuff it inside, stitch it closed) or (this is final resort) VERY CAREFULLY remove the covering from your outlet and tape it to the wall stud before replacing the casing. I kept mine inside part of my wooden bed frame that I hollowed out using, you guessed it, take out silverware knives and 4 nights without sleep.

-THE FLOOR IS LAVA WAS KEY TRAINING FOR ME AS A CHILD. I learned to take pillows with me, climb on furniture to disrupt my flow of movement, toss a pillow down, and use that to cushion any rattle our living room could give off as I crept to the kitchen from the side entrance so my mom’s dog wouldn’t bark or alert anyone. I highly suggest crawling around on all fours like some sort of beast to stay out of sight.

-can you run your house blindfolded?? If you can’t. Maybe you should try to learn. I suffered some heavy eye traumas growing up and had a collective 3-4 months just IN THE DARK. Eyes bandaged, left alone. It was terrible, but damn if I couldn’t navigate the whole place silently, without any visual cues. This helps a lot with the whole moving around in the dark thing, too. Listening is obviously key.

-if your parents start getting suspicious, or you’re suspicious they’re getting suspicious, watch out for traps. String on the ground that gets shifted when you walk on it. Baby powder or flour left to track footprints or doors opening/closing. My dad was partial to wrapping a bungee cord around my doorknob and attaching it to the closet across the hallway. I wouldn’t be able to open my door enough to get out, or if I did, I risked ruining the structural integrity of the wrappings he did, and he would notice.

-learn to tie some knots. Strong ones. They’ll come in handy at one point or another.

-remember that you’re not totally alone. There’s people out there for you. Wanting to make everything better. You don’t deserve what’s happening, it isn’t normal, and you will eventually find help. But staying safe is important, and you are important.

[live-like-ghibli]

It upsets me that people might need to know these but I know it could really help someone by reblogging

[minty-marshmallow7]

ALWAYS REBLOG

[thnksfrthmania]

Things that have helped me over the years:

•Keeping a $10 bill on the inside of my phone case for emergencies. My mother will search my wallet and bags but has not taken my phone case off when she takes my phone as of yet.

•stashing loose change I find in the soil of my potted plant. Very quiet hiding place for coins. All bills are quickly confiscated but coins I have managed to hold onto this way

•changing food stash locations constantly. A good stash I’ve found is buried in my mice seed mix. Small packages or granola bars can fit in there pretty easily and the wrappers are flushable (I know it’s bad to flush them but my trash is routinely searched)

• always deleting online traces in case of phone/computer search. This includes search history, forbidden apps, messages, pictures, notes, games, etc. I don’t know how many times I have deleted the tumblr app during the day only to re download it late at night to use it. My phone and computer are constantly confiscated and gone through with a fine tooth comb. I delete anything I might possibly get in trouble for after I use it and re download it when I need it again. Don’t delete all your browsing history though, they will notice if it’s suspiciously empty. Fill it with safe and approved stuff and remove anything you might get punished for.

•learning what each and every door in the house sounds like so I know who is where at all times without having to leave the room

•learning where those ‘sweet spots’ are in the house where you can notice anyone coming before they can see you or what you are doing

•always having a pre-approved cover. I use books and preaching videos as covers. I can hide a phone in a book or quickly switch apps to the one playing the video if surprised or discovered.

• always being aware of ‘the trail’. If I tell a friend something who tells their sibling who tells my sibling who tells my mom I get punished so basically tell no one and it won’t come back to bite you. This includes talking about tv shows/movies that are forbidden, forbidden foods/drinks, activities, apps, games, friends, political views, etc. Express an opinion and it’s bound to reach someone you don’t want it to.

•never take from your abuser’s personal stash of food or money. The family pantry is fair game to carefully pilfer from and so is loose change but never take from their personal purse/wallet, fridge, pantry, or stash. They WILL find out.

•beware of traps and manipulation . My mother will leave money and food unattended and wait for it to disappear. She will also act like she wants to do a good thing and help you out but in the end you will pay for it a hundred times over. Avoid this if at all possible.

• NEVER develop a false sense of security. I have made the mistake of not deleting an app (Pinterest) because there had been a few weeks between phone searches and I felt a little safer. I got caught and severely punished. ALWAYS COVER YOUR TRACKS. Don’t get too confident in your methods, eventually they will find something. Make sure it’s something minor.

[nonbinary-hawke-deactivated2021]

I just want to point out that when deleting apps, make sure to check that the app store you use doesn’t record what was recently installed. I know that the Google Play Store does this and allows you to delete things from your history, but I don’t know anything about Apple.

[holyshotpost]

Apple does, in the purchased section of an account, so don’t have a false sense of security for apple apps and always try to use websites with no cookies.

Apps for screeensharing to TVs (such as Samsungcast) also have search tools so if you clear your history you can also use that and make sure to clear it. Just don’t play a video or it might end up showing on the TV screen.

[postmortem-depression]

I feel so sad that so many of you guys go through this all the time. Rebooting to spread the word.

Stay safe my lovelies

[alpine-insurrection]

So, so unfortunately important. Reblogging because I would’ve loved to have had seen this growing up - I figured most of it out on my own, of course, but through an amount of trial, error, and traumatic consequences no child should ever have to go through.

[rozanov1221]

-if your bedroom door was anything like mine, there is a large enough gap from the floor to the bottom of the door that anytime I got out of bed or walked around the room, the door would jangle. Try putting a small but heavy object flush against the door.

-bring a large cup to pee in when it is not safe for you to leave your room or space. be sure to sneak it down a drain as soon as possible.

-other foods to stash away include trail mix, breakfast bars, fruits and veggies. a couple slices of bread and cheese aren’t as easily missed either.

-i have had luck taping paper money to the underside of our rug.

-be aware that you will likely carry the weight of this time with you for a long while. most of my nightmares still take place in my childhood home, where i haven’t lived in over five years.

-but above all else, this time won’t last forever. you will make it out. i’ve got faith in you.

[five-chaotic-beans]

Hey @mrsmamarhodey idk if you’ve seen this but it’s good advice? I hate that anyone would have to go through this but I feel it may help Honey? ~ Foxy

Bee I will protect you with everything. ~ A

[mrsmamarhodey]

For all of my kids in unsafe home situations. I love you, be safe.

[rwagzwriting]

Also, for those of you in situations where you are not believed: as tempting as it is do NOT try and prove it with your phone. Especially if they search it. Please, please don’t do that. Find another way if you absolutely must prove the mistreatment.

-Avoid plastic and paper. They russle a lot, especially when you’re trying to be quiet. As stated above pillowcases are a godsend.

-If you can access the kitchen during the day (and not get caught doing this) move things you might need, granola on the shelf you can only just barely reach? Pull one bar out and slip it to the lowest shelf in the whole kitchen. Put it somewhere no one will check.

-The bottom of a trash can is NOT a good hiding spot. Tempting I know. I’ve hidden a secret stash under a trash bag. Played it off a few times as being a good kid and taking out the trash. But you would have to be the one to always take it out if you did this. Always. You can’t rely on ‘probablies’.

-Self aid. Go to your school nurse and ask for Band-Aids. School computer lab have alcohol pads so you can clean off the mouse? Take some. They will hurt and burn but a clean wound is so much better than an infected one.

-For those of you with allergies to the Staples (peanut butter, bread, cheese, the like) Beans are your new best friend. They suck but hey, they work.

-AVOID SWEETS. This sucks I know. But sweets leave more behind than a chocolate colored tongue, including a sweetened breath (I got busted so badly once even after scrubbing my tongue.)

And finally,

-Find people you can talk to. My messages are always open, @mrsmamarhodey is here for people as well, and many other blogs will listen. Even if there is nothing else we can do. We will listen. We will believe you. We will be there for you in what ways we can. Please, be safe. Stay alive.

[song-of-fairies]

I can’t believe that there are actually kids who are forced to live like this. It makes me so upset. I am now very concerned about the people on this site. Please, all of you, stay safe.

[momokiiicos]

there are things in the list that i personally also have to do, some i don’t have to, and tips i could definitely take for the unknown future. anyways, reblogging this in hopes that it could offer a chance for some of you to stay at least a bit safer. remember, we’re all fighting this together

[obligatory-name-change]

oh, god.

[phantomhive-blue-deactivated201]

I know it’s the log-off protest but just before I left the app I saw this.

[chemicaaaaaal]

This was a pretty helpful post, but i do hope none of my followers need this.. 

[pyriteplates]

can i adopt you guys???? nobody should have to go through this, and it breaks my heart :/

just know that it WILL get better. maybe not now, maybe not for years to come but this will not last forever. ily ♥

[idontwannafeelfat]

I am sorry to see so many of you guys have gone through this, I wish you can all come live with me and not have to go through all this.

You guys are sooooooooooooo strong and I hope you guys are happy someday just know that this will all end one day and until then stay strong and please try and stay safe I don’t want any of you angles in more pain, I love you all and please message me if you want I am down to talk🖤

[juniebugsss]

Please, PLEASE reblog this. This might save/help a child survive in an abusive household

[paxyx]

To add on, learn to be selfish. If your parents are still together and they fight, don’t get in the fight. Don’t try to defend either of them. Don’t try to protect either of them. It may seem selfish, and I know it gave me so much guilt when my mother would get hit, but it saved my own skin. I know it made me feel guilty, but, trust me, it keeps you out of harm’s way, at least for that moment. I tried to defend my mom multiple times, and it always ended with both of us getting hurt.

[virgin-for-mountian-dew-red-dea]

@iswearimnotadannie

[wounded--dog]

> if you have a desk with a desk chair, and you’re allowed, move the desk and chair close enough to your bed so you can transfer from one to the other very quietly. i do this to avoid waking my mum at night and she gets woken by me turning over in bed.

> some switches can be quietened by flipping them very slowly, but some can’t, if you have the ability then test it out.

> i used to have my electronics confiscated from me every night at 10pm, but i always had something stowed away that she didn’t know about. i also kept two old phones with a sim that had credit on it so i could use that if needed.

[percycrackson-2]

here are some things that helped me out

hide more flat foods (fruit snacks, fruit leather and dried fruit) under you mattress but be careful about this don’t put to much in one spot

RUGS rugs are so helpful tape loose change and bills under the rug (preferably in the middle)

stuffed animals are great hiding places, cut or tear a small hole in the back or the bottom and stash small stuff inside of them

[becomingeclectic]

Sharing in case any of my followers need this. This makes me so sad! Please feel free to reach out to me and speak to me if you need someone to talk to.

[brmafkn]

It’s a small thing to add, but if you lock the bathroom door and need to leave quietly, use the pad of your thumb to cover the lock while you open the door; it will dampen the clicking sound it makes.

[pnw-lunawitch-deactivated202106]

It’s awful that such info is needed, but if you are in this situation I hope this helps. I also am here if you need/want someone to talk to.

[sparklypinkdragon]

I wish I had this info when I needed it..now I’ll reblog it everytime it appears because maybe one day one of you might need it

[lightning-anon]

God thank you so much for this, everyone.

If anyone needs this on my blog, I’m sorry you’re in this situation and I genuinely hope you get out of it, no matter who you are. 💕

[casppeon]

Guys, I’m here if anybody needs to talk. I promise that I will listen and I’ll try my very best to help you. For the meanwhile, please please please reblog this!! It could help someone out a lot.

[totalheatherisland]

I’m reblogging this again because I had to grow up like this and it was hell. If anyone needs to talk, even if I don’t know you, don’t hesitate to reach out.

[dqueakyinc]

You can also try hiding wrapped food in the bottom of a tissue box so if you get caught you can say the tissue was stuck. I hope nobody should ever need to do this good luck for all of you out there with abusive family’s and remember that there will always be people to talk to.

[trainsgenderfoxgirl2816]

God damn this is upsetting I knew some people have awful parents but….

[lemmesmokeandsayfuck]

If you’re going to steal prescriptions, look for SSRIs, pay attention to how many pills are in the bottle, never steal more than two at a time, never ingest more than one at a time.

If you use nicotine, the bottle rule applies to cigarette packs. However, if you’re able to go outside, check abandoned places, common “hangout spots, ” and alleyways around restaurants are great places to look for cigarettes.

If smell is an issue, lean towards vapes and carts because they’re easier to conceal due to lack of smell. If you are under 18 and still in school, make friends with these people. You will need them after you graduate.

If you are not allowed to gain your own income, start looking at under the table jobs (ie babysitter, residential remodeling) request cash; because cashing checks require a legal guardian and/or photo ID.

Make a runaway plan, keep a spare bag packed as close to always as possible. If CPS is not an option, homelessness is. And it’ll be easier getting your adult life together while couch hopping than stuck in an abusive situation. Especially if you live in an urban area. Your friendly neighborhood gang members might just be your saving grace; but never count on a cop.

[endoanarchy]

Hi I had to live like this as a kid.

If your parents have your phone locked down to where you can’t click links or download apps like mine was, try to convince them to let you get an app called Ibis Paint X. The text tool has a built in browser to look for fonts. You don’t have to stick with fonts, you can use it like a normal browser. I did that for years in order to access social media and other websites.

[necropolisbaby]

I also had to deal with this. I still have feeling of panic surrounding not having enough food to this day even though I'm stocked enough. I wish I had had these tips as a kid. Here are mine:

I saw it mentioned earlier, but DO NOT flush wrappers. In my experience, they float back up or clog the toilet. DO NOT try to hide wrappers in the yard

I grew up when smart phones were starting to become a thing but didnt get a cell phone (basically a jitterbug) until I was 17. I ran away and was able to take the battery and sim card out to avoid being tracked but know new phones dont offer this luxury. You can turn it off and put it in a chip bag. Or LEAVE IT. It is suspicious if you drop off the map. You can still buy flip phones, cheap(ish) smart phones and a prepaid card if youve been smuggling money. Beware of Bluetooth trackers like tiles being stored in your bag, shoes, etc. My phone has a feature to search for nearby tracking devices under "safety and emergency" settings

If in an emergency like being immediately hurt you can set us SOS mode on your phone under the same settings. You can set it up to take discreet pictures from the front and back cameras as well as your GPS location and send them to a chosen contact or authorities once you activate it. You can turn contacting authorities on or off but it gives you immediate in the moment proof without having to actually open your phone and record. It's activated by pressing the power button 5 times. It could save your life

When taking loose change, dimes are small and light- hardly noticed, easy to squirrel away but make sure if taking from piles to leave a variety of coins

Instead of a piss cup if youre able to handle it- use a bottle. If that cup spills youre screwed. Imagine trying to clean towels or bedding covered in pee. If they control the laundry they'll know. Make sure you keep track of draining and rinsing it often.

The stairs in my house were too creaky to butt slide down. You can absolutely distribute your weight in a crab walk like fashion but keeping to either side of the stair right next to the wall and avoiding the worse steps circumvented the creaky staircase

If your door has a crack underneath remember that any light from tech at night can shine under. If they dont check under the crack at night you can bunch up some clothes or a towel flush with the door. Make sure it's not poking under the door

Be careful of VENTS. Sound carries. When home alone I would do tests of what you coukd hear from which vents in the home. I also used this to spy on people in the home so I could be prepared for what was going to happen.

Most of all please never kill yourself. It is so hard to be a child without rights and autonomy. We are here to listen and there are so many people waiting to share kindness and communith with you

I tried so many times to tell people and they either didnt believe me, told my mom, or brought me back when I ran away. CPS was called multiple times and made things worse. Im not discouraging you from talking but be careful about it. I am always open if needed and will believe you.

Depending on your area there are organizations that help shelter runaways from their parents, offer assistance in finishing schooling and whatnot. Those that have expressed willingness to help can research for resources in your area so as to not muddy up search history especially if theyre tech savvy enough to look at internet traffic rather than device

Also not everyone offering a way out and a home has the best intentions for you. I got mixed up with bad people taking advantage of me because I was so desperate

[svinto]

i’m going to start calling american music a-pop. for no reason

[cordy-muses]

[necropolisbaby]

Is the state of US politics not an a-drama?

[necropolisbaby]

@secondlina your crows give me inspiration. This is going on my tree!

[qelflinq]

Girls joy & amusement drawing

[kaijuno]

[evilwizard]

[necropolisbaby]

I need this book

[nerdygaymormon]

A reminder that sell-buy dates or best-used-by dates are not the same as expiration dates.

I love that a food bank is providing this info as they are experts in stretching food budgets and knowledgable in shelf-stable food items

[etakeh]

So I followed the link to the website and found the longer list.

The website puts a link to the USDA site which links to foodsafety dot gov who really wants you to use the app, but you can bypass it.

Also a link to the Canadian government's advisory on best-before dates.

Both sites have links to pages that get more into food storage.

[sashaforthewin]

As it is food drive season I'd like to remind people that while food might be edible past these dates, food banks and food pantries will not use food past those dates, so please don't waste their time by donating things they will not use

[necropolisbaby]

I heavily relied on food pantries and getting food from dumpster diving for a few years. This is very good information.

[beemovieerotica]

[necropolisbaby]

Really putting the trans in trans-portation

[sparklylovegiver]

Okay so more random lore posting!!! I have described written Otel before but I thought i would make it it's own post. The written language is inspired by tendrilis a code I found online at this website.

The letters and number would look like this, with small two/ three letter words being left out (The, it, at, to, of, ect).

Here's a sample I pulled from the website.

Spark writes in their own language with pen and paper in their diary (which they keep regularly out of habit) and with their embroidery (The lines would loop around the fabric rather than stop and start a new line)

[amerlcanapparel-deactivated2020]

when she says she doesn’t send nudes

[straighthater]

when guys objectify women and expect them to send nudes

[timelordpillbug]

when someone asks you about your nuclear plans for russia

[hikingnerd]

When Russia sends you nudes

[dr-thackery]

[dismantlerepaired]

[ilovepretzelrods]

[thegingerbalrog]

[onwardwall]

[miss-jaxon-flaxon-waxon]

#what the fuck happened here

[her-eyes-dared-me-with-danger]

This is my favorite post in all of tumblr

[kyloschuyler]

reminder that this post is now illegal in Russia

[tree-of-blue-squirrel]

reblog it, because Russia can´t

[maradaisykat]

Thanks Obama 

[my-sisters-eyeball]

Wtf

[roomba-with-knives-taped-to-it]

When Russia makes this post illegal

[earthnicity]

I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS IN SCREENSHOTS

[dovahdez]

I will reblog this every goddamn time I find it on my dash

[sez-sez]

[pinklilyart]

cozy ✨🎃

[necropolisbaby]

I heard this described as "schrodingers socialism"

[tpwrtrmnky]

I fucking love saying "combat wheelchair rules in ttrpgs are fine actually" because inevitably it summons a Type Of Guy who simultaneously wants "gritty and realistic" storytelling, and absolutely refuses the idea that a typical ttrpg adventurer might suffer a leg-paralyzing injury and not have the option to just quit adventuring

[tpwrtrmnky]

"But what about the practical issues-" look I dunno how to break this to you but there are also practical issues with retiring and finding a serious replacement for Targroth Skullmuncher the level 11 barbarian. That guy dislocated a dragon's jaw from the inside with just his hands. He's arguably MORE dangerous in the chair.

[tpwrtrmnky]

"But what if the dungeon has stairs" your party member in a wheelchair is a seasoned adventurer, they can handle bumps.

"What if there's no space" didn't seem to be an issue with your battleaxe that's bigger than a grown man

"What if we have to climb" your wizard has strength as a dump stat and falls over in a moderate breeze then gets woozy from standing back up.

[sananaryon]

They say its bad worldbuilding for a medieval setting to have advanced enough manufacturing to make well-functioning wheelchairs. I personally think its worse worldbuilding to have a setting with flying ships and animated constructs and no one ever thought "hey what if we use this to make life easier?"

[tpwrtrmnky]

Plate armor (16th century) is fine, but chairs with wheels (archaeological evidence extends to the 6th century BC) are not, for historical accuracy of course

[necropolisbaby]

They have MAGIC. World breaking MAGIC. You can't tell me that there are no enchanted exoskeletons that aid in walking or cursed wheelchairs that float if you hold your breath. I can guarantee there is a wizard who thinks cursed mobility aids are hilarious, somehow to the benefit of others. That would be such a cool historical world building tidbit.

[crownedpatriot11]

Every 5 or 10 years they try to psyop us into thinking women and men can’t be friends. Don’t listen to this.

[tuxankhamun]

"It's always going to become sexual" sounds like a you problem!

[the-haiku-bot]

“It’s always going

to become sexual” sounds

like a you problem!

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.