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niyarest

my kitten brought me sponge from the sink to play catch with 🤦 girl................

niyarest

she

niyarest

now rubber glove from the sink......... girl do you want me to do the fucking dishes.........

spaceshipsandpurpledrank

drsloppysawbonesmd

So CUTE C:

theriu

Top tier parenting!!!

dancinbutterfly

Teach meeeee

gyudons

lesbian velma is canon (+ more of her being a disaster gay)

80sdaily

ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988) - dir. James Signorelli

meme-theft

I know this isn’t a meme, but this doggo is so fricken cute that I can’t not post it 🐶

awed-frog

Spanish Flu, 1918. Family Portrait.

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goodreadss

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bemusedlybespectacled

This is actually, non-ironically, a great way of asking about benefits and company culture without asking about those things directly.

advicefromsurvivors

When your child says “Why can’t I get a puppy?”

Instead of defaulting to “My house, my rules”

Try “Any pet is a lot of responsibility. A puppy would have to be fed, walked, and taken outside to use the bathroom several times a day and taken for regular check-ups and vaccinations at the vet. You can’t do all of that by yourself, and I/we don’t have the time or money either.”

When your teenager says “Why can’t I come home at 2:00 this Saturday?”

Instead of defaulting to “My house, my rules!”

Try “The time you come home is a matter of respect and consideration. I/We will not only be concerned for your safety, but we would either be disturbed in the middle of the night when you arrive or forced to stay up for several extra hours waiting.”

When your child says “Why am I not allowed to do this thing?”

Instead of defaulting to “My house, my rules!”

Try actually communicating a legitimate reason, because children pick up on subtlety and on context and on the unspoken messages, and it’s better to teach children lessons like “You should think really hard before taking on new responsibilities” and “It’s important to show consideration for the needs of the people with whom you share a living space” than lessons like “It’s okay for people to demand your absolute obedience so long as you’re dependent on them for survival.”

shadywinters

TRUTH

blackwoolncrown

Also worth knowing: training your child to accept arbitrary ‘reasons’ for obedience like ‘because I said so’ and ‘my house my rules’ etc trains them to be more susceptible to peer pressure because in their mind, when someone who is at all an authority (older than them, bigger than them, more impressive than them, more confident than them) demands something, they should accept it and not think about it critically. Let them ask why, and give them a real reason. If not, don’t be surprised when they fall for lots of bullshit when they are older. You’re the one that made them believe ‘BECAUSE’ was reason enough.