▪Jozlynn & Cody▪

She's 22 and he's 23 From smalltown Wyoming to smalltown Kansas, parents to our three year old boy Hathan, and baby Hartley born May 26th. ♡♡♡

[briebdraw]

HAPPY SHARK WEEK!! enjoy some pastel sharks✨

You can also find these designs on my Redbubble!

[stay-yourself-0]

[angelrom]

I’m that kind of person who keeps letters and birthday cards, tickets from trains, parks or museums.

[lizzielethal]

Not birthday cards but everything else.

[writertobridge-deactivated20230]

Measles making comeback as parents opt out of vaccines

A Texas medical researcher is raising concerns about a potential large-scale comeback of the measles.

I am. So angry.

Listen to me.

I do not care whether or not you believe vaccines cause autism. Even though studies have shown time and time again that vaccines don’t cause autism and the original study stating that there was a link with autism and vaccines was fraudulent, it does not matter.

The reason that people are concerned about vaccines causing autism is because they’re not thinking of the long-term. Here’s the truth: when you are choosing to not having your child vaccinated because you’re afraid of autism, you are actively choosing death over a neurodevelopmental disorder. Let me phrase that in another way – you are either picking autism or death. It doesn’t have to be the death of your child. It can be literally any child. And death is the worst case scenario. Autism is not the worst case scenario. Death is always and will constantly be the worst case scenario.

There are children who are too young to get vaccines. There are kids who have compromised immune systems that cannot get vaccines. Your child getting vaccinated prevents these illnesses from spreading and keeps those children safe. It’s called community immunity and it’s important to maintain that so people don’t die.

tl;dr - Stop being a selfish asshole and get your kids vaccinated. There are worse things in the world than autism.

And before anyone starts coming to my inbox screaming about how “I don’t know how bad autism can be”, I know. Not only do I have a neurodevelopmental disorder, but I also had a friend with a severely autistic brother that could not talk when he was fifteen. I know. And even after witnessing him and being through my own shit, I would still get my kids vaccinated because I want them, and other kids, to live.

[shrewreadings]

WTF, people.

Why the fuck do you think that your fear of autism (ungrounded, btw), beats someone else’s RIGHT TO LIVE?!?!

You don’t want to vaccinate your kid. Goody gumdrops.

You expose your godchild - who’s too young to be vaccinated.

You expose your sister-in-law - who is going through chemo (because having cancer isn’t bad enough), and immunocompromised.

You expose everyone they come in contact with - BECAUSE MEASLES STAYS ACTIVE FOR UP TO TWO HOURS ON SURFACES AND IN THE AIR OF A SPACE.

Number of people killed by symptoms associated with autism diagnoses: 0.

Number of people killed by measles in 2015: 134,000

Number of people killed per annum before vaccination became widespread in 1980: 2,600,000 (paraphrased from WHO).

(Source: World Health Organization. http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/)

VACCINATE YOUR FUCKING KIDS.

[orgy-of-nerdiness]

Measles is not harmless. Researchers noticed that after the measles vaccine came out, kids started dying less from other diseases as well. It turns out that measles suppresses your immune system for YEARS (and no, no amount of vitamin C or zinc is going to make up for that).

Source (on mobile so these are going to be ugly links) NPR article (easier reading, you don’t have to be a scientist): http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/07/404963436/scientists-crack-a-50-year-old-mystery-about-the-measles-vaccine Article in Science (a very highly ranked journal): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6235/694

VACCINATE YOUR FUCKING KIDS

[buzzfeed]

This Woman Helped A Little Boy Overcome His Fear Of Sleeping Alone By Painting An Awesome Galaxy In His Room

[outspokenimperfection]

she tryna do this for me too or…

[maarjanichill-3-deactivated2017]

Honestly..

[abreher]

@timelordmama I want to do this! Omg it’s such a great idea ❤

[dddaannniii-deactivated20180801]

Yessssss @abreher

[raisingkansaskids-blog]

Happy Valentines Day from my beautiful babies 😍❤️

[rolaurenarchive-deactivated2014]

I love doing my thing while someone else is in the room doing their thing. Like if you come over and you want to sit by the window and read while I sit on the floor drawing something and listening to a cd that would be very nice.

[whospilledthebongwater]

YES!!!!!! THIS!!!!!!! Like I can’t be entertaining all the time and I don’t expect you to either. Just exist in a space with me.

[weedsoda]

Love doing this with my bff… only real interaction is passing the jay 💕

[flo-nelja]

Good books

So, the “worst book you had to read for school” thread makes me sad, since there’s so many books I love in the list.

So, do people want to play with me and say their favorite book they had to read for school?

[vergilliusrex-deactivated201812]

Antigone by Jean Annouilh

[skeleton-richard]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

[shredsandpatches]

Henry IV part 1.

[cakesandfail]

Macbeth

[lilliburlero]

Robert Browning, Men and Women

[arcadiaego]

The Tempest.

[poorshadowspaintedqueens]

Hamlet

[juushika]

William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying

[raiona-deactivated20191006]

I actually really loved Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea

[witchpieceoftoast]

bless me, ultima by rudolfo anaya

[holdouttrout]

Oh my gosh someone else said old man and the seaaaaaaa

[mylittleredgirl]

The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury

or East of Eden, John Steinbeck, I can’t choose

[trainingforstarfleet]

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Hamlet by William Shakespeare (literally this story is HILARIOUS)

[rush-keating-deactivated2018121]

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko. I had to read that for college. 

[nerdfishgirl]

A Tale of Two Cities

[shipperqueen93]

Jane Eyre

[tjmystic]

Dang it, I was gonna say A Tale of Two Cities. Umm… well, in that case, I’ll have to go with Sister Outsider.

[nothingeverlost]

Really hard to pick but one was Bridge to Terabithia.

[anonymousnerdgirl]

I actually liked Catcher in the Rye.

[margaretmoony]

The Devine Comedy

[curliestofcrowns]

The Crucible

or maybe A Man for All Seasons

and it’s not a book but A Rose For Emily changed my world when i was 12

[ghost-in-the-ujb-deactivated202]

The Awakening and Great Expectations

[anactofcaprise]

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Jane Eyre.

I was a budding nihilist by grade 11.

[the-library-kat]

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

[windycitylibrarian]

Ugh… There are too many!

Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights

[strangenewclassrooms]

A Tale of Two Cities, obviously. But since that’s been said I’ll go with Death in Venice.

[girlwithalessonplan]

I’m still emotionally wrecked from the first time I read “The Cold Equations.”  But that’s a short story.  Book? To Kill a Mockingbird. 

[jen-in-cleveland]

And Then There Were None

[ibelieveintheoxfordcomma]

Wuthering Heights and The Outsiders

[missfteacheshistory]

The Kite Runner and Lord of the Flies

[bbybepartofmyworld]

To Kill A Mockingbird and Fahrenheit 451

[janismarwood]

I am happy to see things like The Outsiders and Bridge to Terabithia. Really surprised I don’t see The Giver on this list though.

The Giver or Alas, Babylon 

[wherethewildlingsgrow]

Enders game!

[moon-sea-and-stars-deactivated2]

1984

[easypeasymotherhood]

Fahrenheit 451 and The Glass Castle

[hello-quentin]

The red badge of courage

[raisingkansaskids-blog]

The Cedar Post and Tears of Joy by Jack Rose

[lgmomconfessions]

[meadows-mommy-deactivated201412]

YES!

[hippy-potter-deactivated2017100]

Or 4 am

[destinyrush]

This damn thread!

[nevaehtyler]

!

[tumblethroughmythoughts-deactiv]

ALLL OF THIS👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[weavemama]

the GOP when a woman wants an abortion: but the children!!1!1!1!!!

the GOP when millions of academic futures are on the line: *choses literally the most unqualified and ableist person to be in charge of MILLIONS of children who go to public school*

[guruofawesomeness-blog]

also the GOP: of course children expressing themselves is important

*cuts the Arts & Humanities and Science & Math programs while funneling money into sports programs and belittle the importance of the Arts despite the correlation between its presence and availability in schools and academic success*

[momcode-blog1]

[mamawidesmiles-deactivated20210]

For reference. Nate still has 3 naps most days, 2 on days where he is in a good mood, but bed time is almost always 9pm 😫

[fiercefatfeminist]

It is our duty as feminists to protect and respect women in Hijabs

[fiercefatfeminist]

Now. More. Than. Ever.

[princeoftheplayground]

Question: if I see someone pull off a Hijab, what should I do? I know there are reasons they are worn so I want to if i should stand in between them and who did this, should i protect them from view somehow, or something else? This has been happening a lot so I feel it’s something everyone needs to know.

[protectnevillelongbottom]

Good question! I cannot correctly and effectively answer, as I am a white, non-Muslim person; however, I will reblog in case any of my followers can answer. 

[inquisitivespirit]

I asked my Hijabi friend, so here’s one Hijabi’s answer: 

“my opinion is, definitely try cover them or give them something to cover themselves with. And perhaps shoo off the person, without putting oneself in danger! God forbid, if that happened to me, I would like someone to come and comfort me and give me something to cover my hair with and then help me report it to the cops “

[animatedamerican]

(Followers, if any of you are hijabi and would like to expand on this answer or offer alternatives, please do.)

[scifibi77-deactivated20190412]

If u see it happen to 1 of us, pls cover our head + hair with a coat or shawl or any piece of cloth, while hugging us in comfort. Please don’t get hurt by lashing out @ the perpetrators in any way, coz if they dare to do that, they’re probably too far gone in their own hatred to listen to any reason. Much love + Thank You to anyone who supports us.

[meanieyards]

yes !! everything said here is important af. if you see someone pull off a girl’s hijab immediately cover her hair and provide comfort. don’t talk to the perpetrator but try to get the woman out of there if you can. maybe if you have a scarf on you at the time give it to her so she can wear it until she’s alone and can replace her hijab. please please protect muslim girls because we already had it hard before donald trump became president and now its gonna be worse with people going around thinking their violence and cruelty is justified 

[hollowedskin]

for my other white ppl who might have a hard time, it’s my understanding that a hijab is like a major item of clothing, not an accessory like a hat or a scarf. so think abt it more like if someone just ripped someone’s shirt or skirt off. u don’t want to be left there exposed or have to walk home without it.

everyone, even outside America needs to protect our Muslim sisters in these times.

[quadriparesis-deactivated201908]

as a man, what would be the best thing to do? should i turn my head and avoid looking at their hair? can i still offer a jacket or something similar?

[wear-it-like-armour-bastard]

^I’m hoping someone has an answer islamaphpbia is on the rise in my town and I want to be a good male non Muslim ally

[soul-angelos-deactivated2023102]

For men, yes please, we would prefer it if you avoided looking at our hair, and if we don’t have something to substitute as a hijab at that moment, anything you could lend us, a jacket, etc, would be very appreciated.

Also, since most girls avoid physical contact with men they’re not related to, please do not hug them, but rather shoo the offender away if you can, or at least escort the girl to a safe place. You can still offer words of encouragement and support. Furthermore, understand that the victim may not be very welcoming towards you because she’ll obviously be shaken, and won’t know where you are coming from. If that’s the case, please still give her something to cover herself (hijab is very important, think of it as someone ripping your shirt off) and stand some distance away until you are sure she’s in safe hands.

Thank you so much for your support, we really appreciate it, god bless all of you.

[clairethehuntress-deactivated20]

In the horrible climate we’re currently in, please take note of this.

[oak-antlers]

Reblogging this again for the guy-instructions

[geekandmisandry]

Same

[jesterlesbian]

Let this be a sign! Let this road be mine! Let it lead me to my past!

And bring me home at last!

[dovahhoe]

ANASTIA IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIES IM SO EXCITES

[raisingkansaskids-blog]

😍😍😍

[tchallahs]

Not the hero we expected, but a hero nonetheless

[shezablazinrecklesstexascowgirl]

[sheafrotherdon]

Remember

The present U.S. administration wants you to be overwhelmed.  They want you to burn out.  They want to swamp you with bad news so that you don’t know where to turn or how to fight back, or whether you have the energy to be effective.

A suggestion: for every piece of bad news you reblog, reblog something about resistance.  Reblog something about how people are building something, in direct contrast to those who are trying to tear us down.  Reblog something that lifts your spirits and reminds you why we fight.

Do not do their work for them.  Consciously choose to reblog light as well as the important news of what the administration is up to. 

They do not get to make us despair.

[laerugo]

yesterday and today were extremely hard for me with the deluge of constant terrible news, so i am trying very hard to remember that resistance is real, and it will continue to show up in unexpected but uplifting ways.

a list of some not-so-terrible things that happened today:

richard spencer got punched (again) // eta actually i’m unclear if this was the second time, both vid & pics look like they were taken at the inauguration. but now we have proof of both

a list of 24 (and climbing) “rogue” twitter accounts in response to the social media ban for govt science agencies

USDA lifted the gag order for agricultural departments IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC OUTCRY. it’s just one dept among many, but being loud and angry works!

in response to all the bullshit, scientists are planning on running for office. they’ve formed a group, 314 Action

feel free to add more. none of this is a reason to sit back and let other people take care of things for us, but remember a majority of the country hates this administration, and there’s power in numbers.